[Cicero]

Yahoo toolbar is constantly trying to sneak itself onto my computer. If you download other programs, you often have a box checked by default saying that you also want to install the Yahoo toolbar. It's a real pain, because it can easily get in under the radar screen.

I haven't seen Google do anything like that.

[Last Dakotan]

...Eric Goldman, a cyber law professor at Marquette University.

Wonder if he got his degree online?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

For any company that gets its spyware/adware onto my computer, I won't do business with them for a stick of gum. And I'll send their corporate office a letter telling them so.

[drt1]

These brain dead marketers obviously subscribe to the adage that any attention is better than none so I suspect we'll see more and more of these off-putting marketing tactics.

I guess they must work, like telemarketers, but not on me or, for that matter, anyone I know. So the question remains - Who are the idiots these tactics are directed to?

[backhoe]

 

Things you need--(all FREE)
Anti-Virus
AVG Anti-Virus version 7 (free) release available...

 Avast
Firewall
Kerio(Direct Download) Zone Alarm

 If are using zone alarm it may slow your PC. Try Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost or Sygate Firewall http://www.sygate.com/ both have FREE and Pro versions and are heads above ZA.
Misc.
IE Spyads SpywareBlaster Spyware Guard
Windows Update- you must keep updated, it is the start of a secure system-
get all CRITICAL Updates

Things you want(Still Free)
 

  I use Firefox. Click the link and give it a try.

 

 

Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D

SpywareBlaster
MS MVP Hosts file

Mike Lin's Homepage and get the Startup Control Panel and Startup Monitor tools.

 

The best forum for malware removal:

-SWI Forums-

 

 
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315720/posts

 Microsoft Releases Anti-Spyware Beta 1 To Public Today.
Microsoft.com ^

 

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 Browser Wars, take two
various FR links | 12-22-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1306815/posts

...and let your compiler of links drop out of Lurk & Link mode for comment and advice:


Keep your OS updated & patched.

Run a hardware firewall-- with today's LAN's, it's easy. You need a hardware firewall.