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If you hate those doubleclick cookies. goto www.analogx.com and get their cookie wall. Its a firewall for cookies. You can set it to stop accepting cookies from doubleclick. Also you might want to check out POW, its a pop-up killer. Both are free and really small.
This is a great util. I have seen this app before but I probably wouldn't have installed if it wasn't for you boys finding all kinds of garbage.Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!
oh yeah found 6 http://greg.simplenet.com/mad/spies/thinking.gif
wow, i have never felt so violated in my entire web-life. even using firewalls, blocking cookies, etc over the past 6 months i have manged a whopping 81 evil-ware references. i think i am going to take a hot shower now and try to get rid of this dirty feeling **shudder**
thanks for this proggie guys
I ran it and found none!...WHOO HOO!
I guess that my Naviscope combined with my firewall is keeping that stuff out pretty well. <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0">
Wow, this a good utility, found 8 referances to bad stuff on my computer and 86 on the wifes. She uses iwon.com, go figure.
35 here, some with subjects I never look up..
Somebodies been using MY PC... lol, maybe, maybe not, who knows?
Seriously, this is a great thing. One of the best tips I have seen lately. Thanks!
Ran the program, had 67 hits! <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> This on a clean install one month old. <IMG SRC="smilies/mad.gif" border="0">
thanks for the heads-up.
<IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> When I bought this computer. I bought it for one reasion.(FOR MYSELF) To do what I like and to but on it what I want.Never new that I bought it for the WHOLE WORLD. To put things on it without asking.
Herer's the bottom line thanks to Ad-Aware I removed all the little SPY tools.All 130 of them.Thanks for a well made program. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
I've been recommending this program to all and sundry for months now. It can dramatically improve your system and internet performance to get rid of all this crud running in the background...
What I want to see someone program next is AdScrew, which sends back demographic information to these bozos that is all wrong and messes up their databases to the point of unusability.
Kinda like that idea... <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">Quote:
Originally posted by Wayward Clam:
<STRONG>I've been recommending this program to all and sundry for months now. It can dramatically improve your system and internet performance to get rid of all this crud running in the background...
What I want to see someone program next is AdScrew, which sends back demographic information to these bozos that is all wrong and messes up their databases to the point of unusability.</STRONG>
>> Adscrew
What a top idea...time to fight back? <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0"> Perhaps we should all mail Lavasoft to request an additional option to AdAware...Quote:
Originally posted by Sowulo:
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Kinda like that idea... <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"></STRONG>
Thanx Found 9 at work, and we have a pucker Firewall.
Can't wait to try it at home
Kiz
Great find! I found nine on my PC and I thought I was. Thanks for the tip!! <IMG SRC="smilies/confused.gif" border="0">Quote:
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Be careful, because some of those legitimate programs have spyware in them. My friend was telling me that he had a matel game on a computer for his daughter, and it registered as spyware. After a bit of research, he discovered that not too long ago, Matel got into a lot of consumer trouble when it was discovered that they had setup spyware in their game. I can MAYBE understand some in a downloadable file, but NOT in something I purchased!!Quote:
Originally posted by Fubar:
<STRONG>Great tool. But it ain't perfect. It found the spyware on my system but incorrectly identified some legitimate programs as spyware. Be careful when using it.</STRONG>
That Double click cookie opt out says that it will not place a cookie on your pc "in the future", no specified time frame - I guess that means forever? Also, they have an email opt out and a catalog opt out as well.