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Subject: Re: Somewhat off-topic: Aureate Spyware hoax

Author: Tina Long

Date: 03:15:29 03/24/00

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On March 24, 2000 at 00:43:51, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>For those of you who are worried by recent discussions:
>
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/000323-000027.html
>
>-Tom


Thanks for the link Tom.  Like Robert I went & got the utility & have deleted 24
files.

Today we got McAfee "guard dog", which among other things checks for computer
invaders (my word).

I have been on the net for 15 minutes and 11 (eleven!!) places I have never been
have tried to place Cookies in my computer.  Club Kasparov also tried to place a
cookie.

Call me naive, I'd never heard of cookies until today, and I'm amazed &
disgusted.  I've never heard of these companies or websites & they're planting
"listening devices" in my computer.

Thanks again for alerting me to this Spyware mob!   "....we assure you that this
information is never used...."

Bloody Wow!

Tina Long

PS: I blame Eelco for my newfound awareness & short term computer paranoia  ; )



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