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Beware of Spyware...

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:00 pm
by me here
I know most of us regs already know this but as i was looking through the news today i noticed it was of enough importance for them to mention so for our ever growing population of newbies..(which we LOVE to help)..

Worst Spyware Queues Up
Published: December 21, 2004
CoolWebSearch is the most dangerous program on Webroot's latest list of the 10 worst spyware and adware threats. Webroot's list of top 10 threats also includes:

• PurityScan, a program that displays pop-up ads and claims that it can delete pornographic images on the person's computer.

• Transponder (vx2), an Internet Explorer "browser helper object" that monitors Web browsing and sends relevant advertisements.

• KeenValue, an adware program that collects personal information and sends advertisements to computer users.

• Perfect Keylogger, a monitoring tool that records Web sites visited, keystrokes and mouse clicks. It logs passwords, account numbers and other sensitive information.
For more on CoolWebSearch story go to:

http://news.com.com/Worst+spyware+queue ... g=nefd.top

and for Webroot's top 10 list:

http://www.webroot.com/spywareinformati ... topthreats

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:16 pm
by Freggle
Spyware is coooll!!!!!!!!!!!111 :D
/me worhips Spyware :D
I wanna eat Spyware every day!! :D
When I am old enough I'm going to make my own Spyware :D
And I also want lottsssss of botnets!!!! :D

I love it!! Don't we all?

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:11 am
by me here
ermmm...hu?

LOL...i think..hehe

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:15 am
by Freggle
mooohahhaha I forced you to reply... :twisted:

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:02 am
by battye
:lol:

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:01 pm
by me here
Yes now get the gun away from my head... giggles


After i posted this news guess what wonderful little goodies i found my kids had let get in my other puter... grrrrrrrrrrrr....lol

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:57 pm
by Freggle
Oooohhhh how sweeetttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I already knew they were cute but never could have even thought of something that nice!! They must have worked reallly hard for that.

And you must be realllyyy proud!!!!!!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:00 pm
by Red XIII
Ouch I think the kids should be grounded for that! :lol:

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:15 am
by quicksilver
Hmm pot, kettle and black ring a bell :lol:

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:21 pm
by Red XIII
I never got punished as a child with physical punishment, but I think Me Here could teach em a lesson by sneaking into their rooms with a chain saw and then turning it on! :lol:

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:02 am
by Joshua
errr..... spyware is good freggle? lol

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 3:35 am
by Freggle
Yes you want to borrow some of mine?!?

I'm a very generous person...