spyware

[Boon]

hi ok let me ask this what is spyware im thinking its to see what kind of programs i use and is placed by market research companys? ok well i keep getting this cookie called my name@doubleclick2, now ad-aware4.5 finds it, i cleaned it out of my pc but as soon as i go to my isp homepage its back, right i cleaned it again went to a site not going to my isp page just useing favorites and no cookie all clean still, click isp homepage again and there it is, so now i thought id type in http://www.doubleclick.com cleaned the cookie again and its back cleaned it im still at there site and the spy cookie is back again, so ive found whos behind this spyware and its linked to my isp maybe its spying on all the people that use my isp or go to there site what should i do about this is this lawful and should i ring my isp and tell them about this?

[Boon]

Doubleclick file:C:\WINDOWS\Cookies\myname@doubleclick[1].txt

Suspicious files found : 1

Scan complete.
Total spyware references found on this system:1

it knows my windows name my friend also has same isp and it says same msg with hes windows name

[ 02-04-2001: Message edited by: Boon ]

[keeper]

Boon; Go to Control Panel > Internet Options, then click on; Restricted Sites, then on 'sites box' just below it.

Type in; *.doubleclick.net
*.doubleclick.com

type in *.gohip.com and any others you don't want.

Be sure to use the '*.' hope this helps.

[Boon]

thanks for your time i typed this *.doubleclick.com it did not stop it what did i do wrong im new to pc,s

[Matt615]

Its not supposed to stop it or block it, but it is supposed to use very High security settings so that nothing harmful should happen to your comptuer. you also should type in "*.Doubleclick.net", just without the quotes. They are both the same site, so you need .com and .net

The same thing happend to when I ran ad-aware. I deleted it and I also just put it under the blocked sites list after reading this post.

[ 02-04-2001: Message edited by: Matt615 ]

[Boon]

it has stopped it i typed in the net as well as com and its not been back, also ken if you do find that list please post it thanks

[youbecha]

Go to the Steve Gibson website to get a program called OptOut. It will remove any spyware stored in your computer (free).
http://grc.com/default.htm

[rmrucker]

Jeez! Steve Gibson came out 2 months ago and said OptOut is NOT being updated and is being abandoned. He recommends using AdAware!!

Do not go BACKWARDS to OptOut -- use AdAware as Steve recommends.

[rmrucker]

Hopefully to end all these referrals for OptOut, here is the EXACT quote from Steve:
___________________________________________

3. OPTOUT and AD-AWARE:

I decided that my long-term plans for OptOut were wrong: Rather than scanning the user's system for Spyware, I should check the user's system for its firewall's VULNERABILITY to known AND unknown spyware. This is the initiative I am now launching with LeakTest.

But there is STILL a very pressing need for a high-quality spyware scanner. I can recommend -- without reservation -- the EXCELLENT, comprehensive, and completely FREE Spyware scanning and removal tool by LavaSoft: 'Ad-Aware'

<a href= "http://www.lavasoft.de/aaw/index.html" >Ad-Aware</a>

--Steve Gibson Tue 12/12/00 6:01 PM

[JimboF]

Originally posted by Boon:
yep AdAware is the one im sticking with i got my friend to dl it last night, he found 8 spy files got rid of them all, and i showed him how to stop them like one of these post shows he thinks im a pc master hahaha maybe ill tell him the speedguide url

Hey Boon! LMAO (It's Ken, I'm on my bro in laws box, setting him up with the SG folding team.)

Tell him to come and visit us!! He will still believe that you are the man because you know the best forums!!!!

;)

[Boon]

yep AdAware is the one im sticking with i got my friend to dl it last night, he found 8 spy files got rid of them all, and i showed him how to stop them like one of these post shows he thinks im a pc master hahaha maybe ill tell him the speedguide url

[youbecha]

rmrucker

Thanx, first I heard of it.

[Croc]

:) Try CookieWall!
It's free, easy to configure and stops cookies from getting into the system.
You can program acceptable cookies to stay. temporarily accept one to access a site or set to never accept the bad ones like doubleclick,akamai and so on.
It's from AnalogX and downloadable from WebAttack (http://www.webattack.com).

[ 02-08-2001: Message edited by: TheCroc ]

[rmrucker]

youbecha- I didn't mean to jump on you, but a lot of people have been recommending OptOut recently and I wanted to clarify this. I have NO idea why Steve leaves OptOut up on his site...

[Radio-]

I think I've come to sum it up, most all 'Freeware' programs that are by big corporations with ad's generally contain Spyware...

[Scoot]

Originally posted by Radio-:
I think I've come to sum it up, most all 'Freeware' programs that are by big corporations with ad's generally contain Spyware...
Well not all.....
Here is a site devoted to spyware free "Freeware" :)
Pricelessware (http://www.sover.net/~whoi/Priceless.html)
Enjoy!

[ 02-13-2001: Message edited by: Scoot ]