Michael, Generally speaking, if you don't have any spyware on your computer, the pop ups you'll get are generated by the website (or web seminar) you visit. Not all pop ups are bad, in fact, I keep my pop up blocker turned off because I need or want most of them. However, when I sign on to some sites, such as cbs.marketwatch.com, it's inevitable that they automatically send an advertisement. Doesn't matter if it's a Mac or PC. Hope this isn't repetitive.
Jeff Slyn, Owner SLYN Systems & Peripherals (502) 426-5469 serving Kentuckiana clients 7 days a week since 1985! -- Michael Robertson <mikefoto at mac.com> wrote: I bought this program a few weeks back primarily because of my paranoia of spyware, and the fact that this program was supposed to search your hard drive for it. I have used it with some success, but I found that the "pop up blocker" seems to interfere with Ebay's opening pages, ect. When ever I run the search for spyware, none has been found, so I guess I'm ok there. On Jan 31, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Rob Kersting wrote: > Well, I figured, what the heck, and installed it. > > It really doesn't have much that couldn't be done with Applescripts, > with the possible exception of finding the spyware (if any). But since > the spyware button is disabled in the trial version, we'll never know > how that works unless we fork over the $$. > > I'm sure there are other utilities that do the same thing, possibly as > shareware or freeware. Firefox blocks popups very, very well, so that > function of IC is unnecessary. > > I once used Aladdin (Allume's) preference cleaner, it trashed a number > of preferences for apps I regularly used and caused a great deal of > damage. It's difficult to think that a company can safely create a > utility like this that fits every profile imaginable. > > If I were to use it, I would use it with a great deal of caution. > > rob > > Carl Wimmer wrote: > >> George: >> >> I am not familiar with IC 2.0, but am with 1.1 which effectively only >> works well with Internet Explorer and Mozilla browsers. I assume you >> are using OS X, so remember the base OS is very stable and not so >> easy to contaminate. >> >> If you use Safari or Firefox as your browser, they are capable of >> blocking pop-ups ads. You can manually remove your history cache, >> browser cache, and determine your cookie policy yourself. If you use >> one or even two browsers, this takes little time, but you must >> schedule it or remember to. >> >> If you fear spyware and use Internet Explorer, it may be worthwhile >> and you get the other utilities with it. >> >> Finally, if you are using a company/university machine, your system >> administrator should be consulted re: policy and may have to install >> it for you depending on your user privileges. >> >> Carl Wimmer >> >> On Jan 30, 2005, at 4:55 PM, George H. Yankey wrote: >> >>> Allume Systems is pushing the program " Internet Cleanup 2.0 " Is >>> this a program I should have in my utilities folder ? >>> >>> Thanks, George Yankey | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
