spyware in Off Topic

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Jul 20 2005, 11:50 am (Edited on Jul 20 2005, 11:59 am)
They need to make spyware illeagel, if virus's are then spy/ad ware should be illeagel.

this is my record

#1 Jul 20 2005, 12:23 pm
Yeh, spyware gets horribly intrusive, there needs to be a law.

In th emeantime, i suggest disabling the activeX controls that often instal spyware from your browser.
#2 Jul 20 2005, 12:48 pm
In response to Kunark (#1)
I think mozilla doesent except active x. I have no clue how i got that much spyware.
#3 Jul 20 2005, 12:53 pm
I HAVE ADAWARE ALSO AND WHEN I FIRST GOT IT I ALMOST CRAPPED ALL OVER MY SELF IT FOUND OVER 3000 YES I SAID THOUSAND NOT A TYPO AFTER THAT MY COMPUTER WAS LIKE A CAR SPINING TIRES IT WAS SOOO FAST ALSO ONCE IT GOT SO BAD I HAD TO DUMP MY COMPUTER THAT PISSED ME OFF AND I THINK SPYWARE SHOULD BE SOOOOOOOOO ILLEAGLE :)
#4 Jul 20 2005, 12:59 pm
I ran Ad-aware on this HIGHLY-infected computer sometime last year. It came back finding 6,969 items. I told it to clean it up, and I walked away after waiting for a good 10 to 15 minutes for it to finish. I never returned to see if it did. I have yet to see any computer come close to matching that figure.
#5 Jul 20 2005, 1:23 pm
In response to CableMonkey (#4)
CableMonkey wrote:
I ran Ad-aware on this HIGHLY-infected computer sometime last year. It came back finding 6,969 items. I told it to clean it up, and I walked away after waiting for a good 10 to 15 minutes for it to finish. I never returned to see if it did. I have yet to see any computer come close to matching that figure.


how did you get all that spyware, i could go on a spyware spree for like a week and i wouldnt have more than that.


edit: i guess you were using internet explorer
#6 Jul 20 2005, 1:57 pm
In response to Xx Dark Wizard xX (#5)
heheheh.
I probally have none.
I'm a good old linux user. =)
#7 Jul 20 2005, 2:02 pm
In response to Xx Dark Wizard xX (#2)
Isn't there already a law? I heard it on download.com and the news.
#8 Jul 20 2005, 5:05 pm
Because it has legal uses as well, such as Shareware, but the degree to which it's done now is insane, it was devised for broke programmers to make a few bucks to support their software with a few small banner or text ads, nothing like this. Most forms of harmful Spyware are on the chopping block, and companies that endorse it have been shut down recently. But you can't expect to stop seeing banner ads and the sort in programs, since it's perfectly legal.
#9 Jul 20 2005, 5:24 pm
In response to CableMonkey (#4)
CableMonkey wrote:
I ran Ad-aware on this HIGHLY-infected computer sometime last year. It came back finding 6,969 items. I told it to clean it up, and I walked away after waiting for a good 10 to 15 minutes for it to finish. I never returned to see if it did. I have yet to see any computer come close to matching that figure.

I ran adaware on my friend's aunt's computer. Just over 21,000. I wish I saved a screen shot :-\
#10 Jul 20 2005, 6:38 pm
In response to Airjoe (#9)
Yah, I've had around 20k on my old computer.