[CC] possibly of interest... (fwd)

[Alan Sondheim]

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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:13:50 -0400
From: Mari L Schupp <schuppm@earthlink.net>
To: Philosophy and Psychology of Cyberspace <CYBERMIND@listserv.aol.com>
Subject: possibly of interest...

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Subject: (Spyware warning) News.com: "Web surfers brace for pop-up
downloads"
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 12:56:42 -0400
From: Carl Counts <carl-counts@heurglyphics.com>

Just in case you didn't see this yet, Gator is trying something even
sneakier than usual.  For more info:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-877568.html

If you haven't already, I recommend that you download and install
Ad-Aware.  It's free (donation-ware) and they just released a new
version.  It will remove all of the known spyware, not just Gator.  For
more info/to download:

http://www.lavasoftusa.com  (they have been real busy, so you may get
redirected to a mirror site)

If it does find spyware on your system, be careful removing the
spyware files - removing them may stop the app that originally
installed them (like Kazaa) from working anymore.  The rest of your
computer will still run normally, if not better.

Later,
Carl "Chicken Little" Counts


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Carl Counts
carl.counts@heurglyphics.com
AIM: korovaone

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