On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 0125 -0400, siljaline <siljaline@invalid.com>
wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 03:19:02 GMT, "Tom Grelinger" <sptgrelam@com.rr.kc> wrote:
>
>>Having gotten bored with the themes that came with XP, I went looking on the
>>web for inexpensive, read $0, and came across www.aaathemes.com. When I
>>started installing, it mentioned installing some advertising. Has anybody
>>installed this and then had to clear out any spyware or anything like that?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Tom
>
>Tom,
>The site is loaded with ad servers for starters, that's not a "good thing" to
>begin with. If it's freeware, it likely contains adware or some sort of privacy
>violation. Unless you can be more specific regarding the "advertising" that was
>installed, it is difficult to assist you further.

Ad servers don't bother me really, especially on a site like
this...They don't charge for the themes so they have to cover hosting
and bandwidth/download costs somewhow...Now if it was popping up
suggestions you install Gator or some search bar every 5 seconds then
I'd be concerned

>
>A suggestion would be to check the installation log file, if there is one.
>The installation log file will reveal what was installed, to your files and
>registry - hopefully. No install log file? Another reason to seriously doubt the
>install.

The last few skins I downloaded, (it was so long ago I forget if it
was from there, though I think it was), gave me the option to install
the bundled spyware and it actually did as I said and didn't install
it...

>
>Avoiding the obvious, try running Ad-aware or SpyBot against your machine now
>post-installation of the suspect software.
>
>>> Some regulars have not been posting URL's of late! [Take note please].
>
>SpyBot here: http://www.safer-networking.net/files/spybotsd12.exe
>
>Ad-aware here: http://www.lavasoft.de/res/aaw6.exe
>
>HTH