We have this and run it everyday. I thought it only got rid of the ads. We also have spybot which got rid of a LOT of spyware we had our machine - came in through KaZaa. We run this everyday also.
----- Original Message ----- From: "wim prange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 9:51 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Advertising box > There is an excellent spyware killer called "ad-aware", latest version is > 5.83. I could recommend it to everyone. It tries to strip the spyware part > from a program without interfering with the program itself. Some programs will > not function after this but if you still want it you easily install it again > (incl. the spyware). You can then instruct ad-aware to ingnore this spyware. > > Ad-aware can be downloaded at http://www.lavasoft.nu/index.html > > Wim > > [-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > [Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Jim Winfrey > [Verzonden: zondag 15 december 2002 15:35 > [Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Onderwerp: Re: [LegacyUG] Advertising box > [ > [ > [Hi Mary, > [ > [These "pop-ups" can be caused by several things. If you use a high speed > [internet connection and are on-line all the time, the pop-ups can occur > [anytime your internet browser is active. The cure here is to shut down the > [browser when you're not using it. > [ > [The second most common reason is a variant of spyware where some > [unscrupulous advertiser installs software on your computer that can > [periodically bring these things up. You can download free spyware killers > [at www.download.com > [ > [Third thing I can think of is that your ISP (sympatico.ca) may be doing > [this. Some ISPs "sell" advertising and exhibit it on your computer without > [your knowledge or consent. Juno is a great example of this. > [ > [Finally, there are several free software packages available that can zap > [these pop-up ads. You still get them but the software keeps them from > [showing up on your screen. While these programs work pretty well, I would > [start with the the checks I outlined above and see if they work for you > [before adding yet another program that that eats up system > [resources to your > [computer. > [ > [Regards, > [ > [Jim > [----- Original Message ----- > [From: "Mary Lorraine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [To: "Legacy Users Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:58 AM > [Subject: [LegacyUG] Advertising box > [ > [ > [> I know this is not Legacy related but it is driving me to distraction > [while > [> working in Legacy. > [> > [> Every so often this gray box appears advertising things ~ it shows up > [> overtop of Legacy or any other software I happen to be using. I don't > [know > [> how to stop this from happening. Perhaps my security isn't high enough. > [If > [> anyone has had this happen I would appreciate knowing if you were > [successful > [> in eliminating this and how. I am not very computer literate. > [> > [> I am running XP, Norton 2002 not sure if you need anything else. > [> > [> Thanks for any possible assistance. > [> > [> Mary Lorraine. > [> > [> > [> Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > [> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > [> > [> To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > [> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > [> > [> To unsubscribe please visit: > [> http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > [ > [Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > [http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > [ > [To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > [http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > [ > [To unsubscribe please visit: > [http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
