Re: Any feelings on Windows Defender (sic!) beta 2?

"POP" <[email protected]> Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:34:38 -0400
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"Mike Easter" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> POP wrote:
>
>> Interesting.  I only say this because I know you're 
>> experienced
>> enough to not panic about it, but I'll bet if you download and
>> run Adaware (lavasoft.com) or Sypbot Search & Destroy
>> (spybot.com, I think), that they will find about 25 "hits" for
>> varying degrees of imortance on your system.
>
> Cookie management is an entirely different subject than 
> spyware.

Basically true, but ... some malware use AND create cookies 
besides finding cookies placed there by other sites. Wider info 
dispersal that way.
   But, I only meant that in conjunction with Winpatrol anyway.

Pop


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