-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Spyware

Don, besides subscribing, I also sent the url to my son who
likes to learn 
about new things and new applications.
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilcox" <dsw32952gmail.com>
To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:21 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Spyware


> I've subscribed to Gizmo for a long time and have even
encouraged members 
> to
> check it out.  You are the first to tell me you
subscribed.  A very good
> decision.  If you have several hours available, check
out the back issues.
> Great stuff, especially about free utilities and
computer/internet 
> security.
>
> Don
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2gmail.com>
> To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 4:47 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Spyware
>
>
>> Don, I did my research and found SandBoxie and have
it in my list of
>> favorites under tools.  I also subscribed to
Gizmo's newsletter as it
>> looks
>> really interesting.
>> Sandi
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Don Wilcox" <dsw32952gmail.com>
>> To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:41 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Spyware
>>
>>
>>> Download a utility like Sandbox.  It allows you
to download, install and
>>> otherwise do foolish things with your computer
and keep it isolated from
>>> your system.  Then when you are done playing in
the sandbox, you tell it
>>> to
>>> obliterate everything you did while there and
it is like you never did
>>> anything.
>>>
>>> I have never used this product or other similar
products so I can't say
>>> anything more about it.
>>>
>>> For details search for Gizmo's Best Utilities
list.
>>>
>>> Don
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2gmail.com>
>>> To: "pctechtalk" <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 10:22 AM
>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Spyware
>>>
>>>
>>>> Years ago I purchased (or got free in some
promotion)a CD called
>>>> Christian
>>>> Games or E Games which has Bible Ball and
other games on it.  When I
>>>> first
>>>> downloaded and ran AdAware I found that it
had put a bunch of spyware 
>>>> on
>>>> my machine.  Cleaned it all off of course
and removed the game.  In the
>>>> meanwhile every time the grandkids came
home they would ask for the 
>>>> game
>>>> and I would re-install it and after they
left uninstall and run AdAware
>>>> and now Spybot as well.  I thought they
would outgrow these games but
>>>> they
>>>> are still asking for it at age 14 and 17! 
So I am still doing this put
>>>> it
>>>> on, take it off routine every Christmas and
sometimes in between. This
>>>> last time Norton warned of Tsad-bot or some
such thing but I just
>>>> ignored
>>>> it.  My question is, can I somehow keep
this CD from installing that
>>>> stuff?  Being in a hurry this year I did
not read what Norton had to
>>>> say.
>>>> Maybe it would have told me to block it or
something.  And if there is
>>>> no
>>>> "fix" other than what I am doing,
wha
>>>> t is your opinion of the risk I incur for
the few days the spyware is 
>>>> on
>>>> my machine?
>>>> Sandi
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