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To: Terpfen
Firewalls and AV will do nothing to combat adware. Adware is not a trojan or virus. It is a program like any other and you "voluntarily" download it..
66 posted on 02/05/2004 9:27:58 AM PST by tcuoohjohn (Follow The Money)
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To: tcuoohjohn
"Firewalls and AV will do nothing to combat adware. Adware is not a trojan or virus. It is a program like any other and you "voluntarily" download it.."

Agreed. I was responding to someone discussion how adware scanners should be used in conjunction with other programs for overall security. Context, please.
112 posted on 02/05/2004 11:20:40 AM PST by Terpfen (Hajime Katoki. If you know who he is, then just his name is enough.)
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