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Spyware/Adaware on Esato? |
HyperiaBlue
Joined: Jan 09, 2005
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From: Outerspace!
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WEll MS Antispyware is still in BETA so its not perfect...
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laffen
Joined: Aug 07, 2001
Posts: > 500
From: Oslo, Norway
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Well. Both Esato and the banner hosting company are filetering the ads. The US IP database is not bullet prof causing the ads to be viewable for very few other visitors as well. |
djkizlive
Joined: Dec 22, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: E. Midlands, UK.
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Seems quite strange to me that you guys are suffering Spyware/Adware issues with Esato.
I'm running a fairly unprotected PC, i have nothing installed on my PC at all. The only protection i have is the Windows Firewall on my LAN connection. I'm behind a router, but my computer's IP address is within a DMZ (De-Militised Zone - Unprotected).
I'm using IE6 and i dont get any popups at all, never have a problem. You just need to be careful what you download, and what sites you visit.
If you browse a lot of sites with popups then i suggest you use Firefox, it seems to handle it all very well.
I'm not sure if i'm just extremely lucky, but this Router seems to keep me very well protected, and i have a 'full' connection to the internet, as all connection attempts are forwarded to my machines IP address.
Perhaps it's something you could try. I find the software a waste of time, they don't detect half the stuff that gets on your system, you're much better off monitoring it yourself. Check Task Manager regularly, remember what things are normally running, and locate & remove dodgy files from your PC.
I've been running the same installation of Windows for well over a year now, with no protection, just windows firewall. Seems fine to me.
If you want more information about my configuration, feel free to PM me 
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Cycovision
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: England
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Yeah, I was thinking that pop-ups whilst surfing Esato must be coming from adware acquired elswhere. I would advise people to look at add / remove programs in control panel and task manager and search for things like GAIN, GMT, Bullseye network, 180search etc.
Bit of a plug, but I wrote a little article about spyware for my website: http://www.fastfixcomputers.co.uk/spyware.htm
It's aimed at beginners rather than seasoned computer geeks, so don't expect any in-depth technical discussion 
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Posted: 2005-02-14 13:40
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