[AccessD] Virus mail

Symantec was slated to included spyware detectors in their 2004 line-up. I
don't know if it made it or not because they are being sued by Gator over
the issue.

One cable company installs monitoring software (which is the positive term
for spyware). I read through their EULA and its looks like they left the
door open to use it as spyware if they so decide.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of David McAfee
> (Home)
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 11:36 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Virus mail
>
>
> "Mailicous spyware is not a virus..." is the reply that I have
> received from
> AV companies. And technically they are true, but I have seen Gator (a
> spyware) cause more grief on my brothers computer than any virus
> ever did to
> him.
>
> So since spyware is not a virus, AV software do not scan or detect them
> (although most of the later AV software packages are starting to include
> spyware detection) :)
>
> D
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Keith
> Williamson
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:19 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Virus mail
>
>
> I actually, also, have Spybot.....which is doing a good job of getting rid
> of stuff that made it to my hard drive.  I'm just trying to find
> out how it
> made it to the hard drive....if my virus protection does
> recognize the code
> as malicious.  It is supposed to be scanning everything that is flowing to
> my computer.  I liken this to catching the terrorists on the runway, with
> weapons.  How did they get past the gate, in the first place.
> Yeah...it is
> great that we caught them....but they aren't supposed to get this far,
> first.   :)
>
> Keith E. Williamson
> Ashland Equipment, Inc
> phone # (410) 273-1856
> fax #     (410) 273-1859
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
> Beach Access Software
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 11:45 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Virus mail
>
> Keith:
>
> I have used both Adaware and Spybot successfully to keep my
> machine clear of
> spyware and other nasties.  You might give them a try.  Both free.
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Williamson" <kwilliam at ashlandnet.com>
> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 5:45 AM
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Virus mail
>
>
> > I seem to be getting quite a few at home, where suddenly my Norton
> Antivirus
> > blares at me that a virus (or malicious code) was detected in my IE temp
> > folder.  The odd thing is that I may not have been doing anything in IE
> for
> > some time, prior to that.  So....why is it suddenly found?  Why
> wasn't it
> > detected when it was downloaded?  Or....is my computer surfing
> the net, in
> > the background, when I'm not looking?  I do weekly scans...and Norton
> > antivirus AND firewall are on my machine.  I am perplexed how the code
> > managed to get past these, to even make it to my hard drive
> (being as how
> > Norton appears to recognize it as malicious code....albeit, only after
> being
> > downloaded.)
> >
> > Don't know what is happening here.
> >
> > Keith E. Williamson
> > Ashland Equipment, Inc
> > phone # (410) 273-1856
> > fax #     (410) 273-1859
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan
> Carbonnell
> > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:00 PM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Virus mail
> >
> > On 23 Oct 2003 at 19:21, gus withington wrote:
> >
> > > you are not alone!!  even as a lurker I am getting too many to count!
> > > and it seems to have increased in amount since I joined this list
> >
> > It's not coming from the list. I can promise you that.
> >
> > I haven't been getting any at all and I don't have any filtering
> > going on.
> >
> > --
> > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca
> > If you never fail, you're not trying hard enough.
> >
> >
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