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Ad-Aware and spyware
Name: Navyretire Date: May 28, 2003 at 19:53:15 Pacific OS: XP&98 CPU/Ram: 2000+ 512
Comment:
I just got off the phone with a good friend and he told me that ad-aware has spyware on it.
I told my friend that he was wrong but he assures me that he knows what he is talking about. However, this friend has been known to tell tall ones and stand and live by them. Anyway, considering the very small chance he might be right, I will remove the program off my computer.
So is there any truth to this rummer of his?? Thanks for any help.
Name: Paul Rosso Date: May 29, 2003 at 09:03:59 Pacific
Reply:
just delete your cookies and temporary internet folder after you surf and you have NO need for Ad-Aware
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Response Number 7
Name: efabes Date: May 29, 2003 at 10:31:49 Pacific
Reply:
If your friend was joking, he got you good. ------ Paul, spyware is often installed as part of a program or by itself, whether you wanted it installed or not. It is not merely a file in the temporary internet folder. Deleting these files does nothing to Spyware.
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Response Number 8
Name: JohnO Date: May 29, 2003 at 11:59:32 Pacific
Reply:
Saw a post on a different forum a month or so ago where a guy using AdAware told his buddy that SpyBot was spyware. I use both, so I only bad mouth Norton and McAfee products.
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Response Number 9
Name: Paul Rosso Date: May 29, 2003 at 17:55:31 Pacific
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