I also use Spybot, excellent program to kill spys. In addition to Spybot,
Norton Internet Security, and Norton Systemworks, and a firewall, I also use
Mailwasher. Mailwasher does a better job at filtering spam than Norton
Internet Security.
Fred - SSF, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Sedlack" <msedlack@neo.rr.com>
To: "Tim Waltz" <printner@comcast.net>; "Tom Hendricksen"
<tom@fransfancies.com>; "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Datsun
Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Ad-Aware, Norton etc
> Another app that I use is Spybot Search & Destroy. I finds the gators,
etc.
> and lets you immunize against them. I run both Ad-aware and Spybot, and
one
> often finds things the other does not and vice versa. Spybot also lets
you
> lock the MSIE contrrol panel and home pages to prevent malicious scripts
> from changing any of your settings.
>
> Roadster content - my dad dropped off a replacement passenger side quarter
> over the weekend. I bought it from Craig Halstead who was kind enough to
> deliver to my dad's hotel during the recent Hershey show and swap meet.
> Thanks again Craig!
> Mark Sedlack
> ZROC
> Cuyahoga Falls OH
> 66 1600 http://www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/
> 77 280Z http://www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Waltz" <printner@comcast.net>
> To: "Tom Hendricksen" <tom@fransfancies.com>; "datsunmike"
> <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Datsun Roadster List"
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 1:26 PM
> Subject: RE: Ad-Aware, Norton etc
>
>
> > Ad-Aware does that for you, for free. It even gets rid of tracking
> cookies,
> > etc. It's pretty nice. You can be amazed how much junk you can collect
> on
> > your computer.
> >
> > If anybody wants to buy a brand-new copy of Norton Internet Security
> > (Anti-virus and firewall), I bought some off ebay and got double-charged
> and
> > double shipped. Only $15
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Tom
> > Hendricksen
> > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:05 AM
> > To: datsunmike; Datsun Roadster List
> > Subject: RE: Ad-Aware, Norton etc
> >
> >
> > In addition to Norton Anti-Virus (only)
> > I have gotten into the habit of running
> > the Windows registry editor and
> > searching for things like GATOR, KAZAA,
> > and any other program I hear reports
> > your activities back to someone you
> > never heard of. I delete all references
> > to these programs in the Windows
> > Registry, then search out their files on
> > my hard drives and manually remove them
> > as well.
> >
> > If you are not comfortable in the
> > registry you might ask for help from
> > someone who is. If you don't have a
> > registry file backup and delete the
> > wrong thing you can cause enough damage
> > to Windows to end up re-installing the
> > program.
> >
> > Since I am not always the only person to
> > use this computer, and others cannot
> > seem to resist a "free" program, I have
> > found spy programs like Gator installed
> > a couple of times. Like Mike says,
> > Ad-Aware is a very good program, and I
> > was not aware version 6 was available.
> > Thanx for the tip mike, I will install
> > the newer version.
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