[Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread Chuck Israels
So, if this is not too involved a subject, how do you find and get rid of spyware on your computer (Mac, OS 10), and then how do you distinguish between spyware you don't want, and cookies that identify you on sites where you want auto log ins etc. If this is too involved a subject, a referral to

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread Darcy James Argue
Chuck, Spyware on the Macintosh is not a problem. Cookies are not the same thing as spyware. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 23 Mar 2005, at 2:07 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: So, if this is not too involved a subject, how do you find and get rid of spyware on your computer (Mac, OS

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread Phil Daley
At 3/23/2005 02:07 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: So, if this is not too involved a subject, how do you find and get rid of spyware on your computer (Mac, OS 10), and then how do you distinguish between spyware you don't want, and cookies that identify you on sites where you want auto log ins etc.

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Chuck Israels / 05.3.23 / 02:07 PM wrote: So, if this is not too involved a subject, how do you find and get rid of spyware on your computer (Mac, OS 10), There is no known spyware to Mac, and it will stay that way, I'd think. On the other hand, on Windows side you need two things: Ad-Aware:

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread Chuck Israels
Thanks, I know you guys would know. Nice to know this is not a Mac problem for those of us on this side of things. The sun is shining and it's a beautiful Spring day in Bellingham. I rest easy. Chuck On Mar 23, 2005, at 11:16 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Chuck, Spyware on the Macintosh is

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread Phil Daley
At 3/23/2005 02:20 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Chuck Israels / 05.3.23 / 02:07 PM wrote: So, if this is not too involved a subject, how do you find and get rid of spyware on your computer (Mac, OS 10), There is no known spyware to Mac, and it will stay that way, I'd think. It will stay that way as

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Phil Daley / 05.3.23 / 02:30 PM wrote: It will stay that way as long as Mac has a minuscule % of the market space. I am sorry. It might be my English problem, but I don't understand your point of this post. By the way, you should understand the problem on this subject is VBScript. It only

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread Phil Daley
At 3/23/2005 02:50 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Phil Daley / 05.3.23 / 02:30 PM wrote: It will stay that way as long as Mac has a minuscule % of the market space. I am sorry. It might be my English problem, but I don't understand your point of this post. Virus writers only write viruses so they

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread David W. Fenton
On 23 Mar 2005 at 14:16, Darcy James Argue wrote: Spyware on the Macintosh is not a problem. But they *could* be, as much of the spyware on Windows machine is installed along with programs that one desires to install (like Kazaa or WinAmp). Cookies are not the same thing as spyware. But

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread David W. Fenton
On 23 Mar 2005 at 11:27, Chuck Israels wrote: I know you guys would know. Nice to know this is not a Mac problem for those of us on this side of things. There are two classes of Windows spyware: 1. the things that are installed without your knowledge because of vulnerabilities in Internet

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread David W. Fenton
On 23 Mar 2005 at 14:50, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Phil Daley / 05.3.23 / 02:30 PM wrote: It will stay that way as long as Mac has a minuscule % of the market space. I am sorry. It might be my English problem, but I don't understand your point of this post. By the way, you should

Re: [Finale] Re: OT spyware

2005-03-23 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 23 Mar 2005, at 4:23 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 23 Mar 2005 at 14:16, Darcy James Argue wrote: Spyware on the Macintosh is not a problem. But they *could* be Sure, it *could* be, David, but right now it isn't. For example, RealPlayer for Windows installs spyware as part of its