On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:14:38 -0400, L.D. Best wrote: > Is this as dangerous and I think it is? They even give instructions on > how to bypass the dozerware firewall to allow them to download and run > their "cleanup" software on your system.
> Paranoid I may be, but I think this sort of thing should be illegal ... > can you imagine how many computers could be trashed -- after being > stripped of personal data -- from a single mass spamming? > I've always known that "for the children" was a horrendous threat, but > the potential destruction this type of activity offers scares me far > worse than sadam-who's-insane > l.d. > ==== <snip> I fired-up Linux NS to give it a try. No go. It requires IE. They give a link to D/L IE. But since I'm not about to do that... I'll just have to remain in the dark as to what it actually does. <g> -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm http://www.thispagecannotbedisplayed.com/
