> on 12/10/03 7:21 PM, zippy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Well, I bought and installed Aladdin's Internet Cleanup 1.0 because I >> thought some sneaky people may have zapped my iMac with a >> spyware tag of some sort. After running the software it got a clean >> bill of health, so to speak - no spies. > > Good to hear! > > I know some anti-virus programs have a command that lets you view a list of > all the viruses in its database, some even give a shot description of each > one, and what it does. > > Did you notice if Internet Cleanup has such a feature that lists the > different types of spyware it is able to detect? > > I'm just curious what kind of bad stuff is out there, I haven't read much > about Mac spyware. > Norton's will list viruses and hits as you said, but this anti-spyware software doesn't seem to work in the same way.
I've only ran it once, so don't remember the details well, only that it went through about eight "packages" of which each had anywhere from two to seven sub categories it checked. It appeared to be very thorough, and took about five minutes, maybe a bit more, to complete its survey. In any case, it appears that the folks on this list were correct when they said Macs are very unlikely to be zapped with spyware. Zippy -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
