MessageMike:
I tracked it down to her email. Pest Patrol picked it up. I have no probl=
ems with these things because I have blockers. However, it is an impositio=
n. Maybe it came from Yahoo, maybe not. I sent the warning because it aff=
ected my system. It is possible that the tool you used to examine the emai=
l missed it. Norton and other anti-virus programs don't even see adware. =
There was no attachment.
Ted Peterson
Earth-Wise/Spirit of the Earth
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Bosko
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: RE: [compost_tea] adware pest warning and Fungi questions
WHOA
I just searched back through Dr E's messages, long past and current, and =
I had found no indication of ad- or spy-ware attached to -any- of Dr E's me=
ssages.
However, something you might be confusing for a spyware attachment is tha=
t each message sent to Yahoo Groups can get appended with the text for one =
of Yahoo's sponsors ad's. This is by design. This is how we get this serv=
ice for free. Nothing different than your standard channel TV programs at =
home - advertising pays for it. So, it is not Adware or spyware adding thi=
s. I know your intentions are good, but this could be what you are thinkin=
g of as adware?
I am not concerned about receiving, and reading, messages from Dr E. I h=
aven't seen any signs of adware attachments.
((but then... you shouldn't be executing any attachments that you didn't =
request anyway -- OK? (i love that) ))
Mike
JMT SYSTEMS CONSULTING
Systems Development & Network Administration
509 968-9015 / Fax: 509 968-9016
PS:
Since the worm's out on the table anyway ...
Here are the two good, and free, ad- and spy-ware removal programs that I=
use - these can be trusted (DON'T trust all messages or programs that stat=
es its an Ad killer or blocker - most are fronts for adding even more of th=
is crud to your systems). These are what the techs use:
Spybot Search & Destroy (
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10194058.html)
Ad-Aware (
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10214379.html?tag=lst-0-1)
So you know too, people's systems get infected by not having auto-protect=
virus protection, not keeping their virus defs up to date, not having a fi=
rewall and not keeping up with your MS security updates (if you have a Micr=
osoft OS).
Again, sorry for the off-topic post - but I think it was important to jum=
p in here.
Mike
Received on Wed Dec 31 2003 - 19:41:45 EST