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I don't think it's Tektips!
Many spam companies will load files into your startup somewhere that add thing at random intervals. So you "agree" to use their software (by having a computer apparently) and every week or 10 days the bar or software reappears. Delete it... a week to 10 days later it's back!
Couple Adaware with Spybot. Spybot will find things adaware doesn't, it's also free and will destroy the programs causing that little hiccup.
I *hate* spammers.
They attacked my computer yesterday and I spent an hour cleaning it and updating with every security patch available. I also loaded Adaware, Spybot and McAfee.
Take that spammers!
Many spam companies will load files into your startup somewhere that add thing at random intervals. So you "agree" to use their software (by having a computer apparently) and every week or 10 days the bar or software reappears. Delete it... a week to 10 days later it's back!
Couple Adaware with Spybot. Spybot will find things adaware doesn't, it's also free and will destroy the programs causing that little hiccup.
I *hate* spammers.
They attacked my computer yesterday and I spent an hour cleaning it and updating with every security patch available. I also loaded Adaware, Spybot and McAfee.Take that spammers!
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It's back"
Yep, and they always will be.
There's hardly anybody who can keep up to date.
I have McAfee virus scan. It doesn't catch the spyware coming onto my machine, but when I do a scan it does. So, I just clean it up once in a while.
Anne Troy
VBA Coders, please help:
Yep, and they always will be.
There's hardly anybody who can keep up to date.
I have McAfee virus scan. It doesn't catch the spyware coming onto my machine, but when I do a scan it does. So, I just clean it up once in a while.
Anne Troy
VBA Coders, please help:
I knew a System Administrator who use to have contact with the spam circles and they have teams of programmers dedicated to finding new ways to get these things on to your computer.
Seriously.
Clusters of computers operating on a bank of a few hundred IPs sending spam so if one IP gets blocked... who cares?
Scary part: it works.
They get maybe a .5% hit/purchase rate. So 5,000 sales on 1,000,000 popups or items of spam mail with nothing but the setup cost of the computers. They honestly think the public wants these ads (because they do get sales) and so only try to reach a larger and larger "market".
*shiver*
Seriously.
Clusters of computers operating on a bank of a few hundred IPs sending spam so if one IP gets blocked... who cares?
Scary part: it works.
They get maybe a .5% hit/purchase rate. So 5,000 sales on 1,000,000 popups or items of spam mail with nothing but the setup cost of the computers. They honestly think the public wants these ads (because they do get sales) and so only try to reach a larger and larger "market".
*shiver*
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