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ad ware
Name: THIXOTRPIC Date: April 5, 2001 at 05:03:39 Pacific
Comment:
can anyone explain to me whats meant by ad-ware? and what it does?
Name: littlejon Date: April 5, 2001 at 06:10:20 Pacific
Reply:
Somewhere between freeware and shareware. Only sponsered by advertising. They show ads when you are using it. Go!Zilla for example is adware. Many adware programs also install small spy software programs that track your movements and phone home when you are connected to the net. These spies arent erased when you uninstall the adware. Good firewall will block them from phoning home. Ad-aware from lavasoft will get rid of the spies but this usually disables the adware.
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Response Number 2
Name: Tanked Date: April 5, 2001 at 06:11:30 Pacific
Reply:
Ad-ware, or spyware, includes any files which hide on your system (as cookies, in the regisrty, etc.) that monitor your web-surfing habits, enabling advertiing firms like Doubleclick to deliver personalized pop-ups and other assorted spam to your desktop. If you were referring to Ad-Aware, this is a program that scans your drive for spy software and removes it from your system. It is available for download at www.surecool.com.
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Response Number 3
Name: Blazer Date: April 5, 2001 at 10:51:46 Pacific
Please note: Removing the spyware can prevent some legitimate ad-sponsored programs from working.Read the manual before using this program.(RTSM or is it RTMS!)
Pop-up stopper: http://www.webwasher.com/
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Response Number 4
Name: print123 Date: April 5, 2001 at 18:27:00 Pacific
Reply:
doudleclick is a server this site uses i believe
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Response Number 5
Name: print123 Date: April 5, 2001 at 18:42:11 Pacific
Summary: I have some kind of spy ware in my computer and I have no idea how to get it out. It keeps copying all of My Documents folder to other folders and is trying to send them out with out look express. It ...
Summary: Under the same idea offered by Bryan I would suggest keeping them for a few days as they may be attached to a program that you may desire to keep working that require those keys. Many ad-ware programs...
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