Re: All Advantage Spyware

[MJK <mjk2k () HOTMAIL COM>]

Actually it is not in just those money making programs.  It is also in
common shareware and commercial application.  I have seen it in other
commercial applications.  It is usually embedded in programs.  You can
download an ad-aware program (Ad-aware v3.61) from the freeware section of
http://www.lavasoft.de/.  This program inspects your computer for this
spyware programs.  AD-aware includes the detection and removal of Web3000,
Gator, Cydoor, Radiate\Aureate, Flyswat, Conducent\TimeSink and CometCursor
(1.0 and 2.0).  A list of known spyware can be downloaded that same place.

--
MJK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Russel Smith" <carlos () ARKPACIFIC COM>
To: <VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: All Advantage Spyware


> Everyone who is upset and suprised about the spyware installed on their
system
> should read the fine print and agreements that they agree to when
installing
> all there software
>
> its all there, its all legal, but most of us don't bother reading the 10
page
> long agreements,
>
>
> At 05:54 PM 9/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >      See http://www.grc.com for additional
formation.    -----Original
> > Message-----
> > From: VULN-DEV List    [mailto:VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM]On Behalf Of
> Thierry
> > Sent:    Thursday, August 10, 2000 11:04 AM
> > To:    VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> > Subject: Re: All Advantage    Spyware
> >
> > Daehlie Owns wrote:    Attention AllAdvantage Users:      It has come to
my
> > attention, that All Advantage corp. 's software for
> > surfing the net for money, has some dll files that do some interesting
> > things.
> > They are detailed in this text file, written by acecww,
> > http://home.cyberarmy.com/acecww/advert.txt      , please read it, it
shows
> > many things, such as screwing with the      registery, and unregistering
> > dll's, replacing the code, then when your      browser closes, putting
> > everything back to the way it was. Anyone else      have any comments,
> > questions, or just plain outrage, please reply to      this email.
> > --Daehlie
> >
> > I have Advpack.dll,    Advert.dll, amcompat.tlb and amstream.dll on my
> > system. Though I NEVER    installed nor used ALLAdvantage.
> > Win98 SE    Thierry
> > http://www.Purge-it.com/?vulndev