Earthlink: Your hard drive may be spying on you

Miami Herald ^ | 10/14/2003 | Peggy Rogers

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[EggsAckley]

Hey Doug!
Lately, everytime I go to Google, a popup comes up trying to sell me exactly what I am searching, or close to it. Is that spyware??

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[TheBigB]

My hard drive is not spying on me. However, I am suspicious of my toaster...

[DainBramage]

My wife is an undercover spyware agent...I'm sooo glad they didn't release her name.

She would be in sooo much danger!

[BlessedBeGod]

OMG! I thought it was just my toaster!

[ex-Texan]

Enigma Software offers a free download so you may check you computer for Spyware and Trojans. I purchased their Spy Remover because my computer was infected with two malicious Spying programs. One type allowed every keystroke to be monitored. You may test if for free. If your computer is infected with malware, you can remove it for $ 29. Go here:

Enigma Software

[Tree of Liberty]

Spybot Search & Destroy

[af_vet_rr]

I bet if even half the people reading this download Ad-Aware or a similar program and scan their system, they'll be shocked.

[Tree of Liberty]

BTW, Spybot is free and is the most widely used spyware removal program.

[scourge]

I installed spyhunter on my computer and it did find alot of high risk spyware, but when I went to delete the spyware, the spyhunter program wanted me to pay to remove it. I'm ethier to cheap, or I don't care enough about the spyware to pay, a little of both I guess. :^)

[Always Right]

Spyware/Adware is getting out of control. They can literally take over your computer. 'Ad-ware 6.0' and 'Spybot - Search and Destroy' are good free tools to fight against them.

[South40]

Earthlink is the spy.

I haven't been a subscriber for years and there is residual and unremovable Earthlink programming on my computer.

[Uncle Miltie]

If you line your toaster with tin foil, everything will be Okay....

[stainlessbanner]

1. get mozilla and stop the pop-ups

2. get ad-aware and remove the spyware from your pc

[Mannaggia l'America]

What would happen if one of the Spyware scanners/blockers turned out to be spyware!

[w_over_w]

bttt

[anton]

I can't imagine why anyone would surf the Net without Spybot Search & Destroy. Its free and effective. Further, Google's free toolbar and popup blocker makes it a lot more pleasant to visit sites with popups.