I save some projects or tasks for rainy days, and since many rainy days are
soon to come, I may test out a few different options/programs. Being a
member of the support team on an Aussie tech help site, I was given a
license for AdShield, but never bothered installing it. Maybe I'll test it
out tomorrow. I don't recall seeing many, if any, tracking cookies detected
with Spybot for the longest time. Maybe I oughta have a peek at my settings
again the next time an update is available. Thanks.

siljaline wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 03:33:52 GMT, "Jeff N."
> <nortonjjjr@nomorespamhotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well actually there was a lot to sift through there not really
>> finding the
>> answer I was looking for. I just was curious what specific folders
>> were
>> most likely to contain spyware components/files besides Program
>> Files. I
>> think I'm pretty squared away though. The only thing I really have
>> ever
>> found was tracking cookies which I like to keep on top of and block.
>>
>> I like to check out new programs all the time and I think you have
>> posted
>> update info on Spyware Blaster which I have never used or looked at
>> before.
>> What others do you use besides AdAware, Spybot S&D, and HijackThis?
>>
> Spyware is more likely to be Registry resident than anywhere else but
> not always.
> You can override your automatic cookie handling in IE by blocking
> first and third party.
> SpyBot probably does a better job at the "tracking" stuff than
> Ad-aware [opinion]...
>
> What else to I use other than what you mention, Mike Burgess' HOSTS
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm This I really like, just a
> Browser tweak that
> filters DNS lookups through a filter, or HOSTS file.
>
> AdShield I also run but it no longer available in freeware, but it is
> still public domain
> so I'll give you a link and a block list link for you to try, at your
> option.
> http://ftp.ural.ru/home/index/window...utils/AdShield The
> v1.2 version.
> [Allow third-party Browser extensions, in IE Advanced Properties].
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/adshield.htm
> Block list, from Mike Burgess, http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/block.zip
>
> Ad-aware is really good though, if you are still not quite sure that
> your settings are
> spot-on, just post a query at Lavasoft Support.
>
> Regards!