Possible spyware

[Paul]

I have a program that gives me a list of possible spyware on my
computer. Some are obvious from the name, like gator, but others are
not. Is there a web site I can go to that might help distinguish which
ones are spyware. Some are programs and some are registry keys.

[Vanguard]

Paul wrote:
> I have a program that gives me a list of possible spyware on my
> computer. Some are obvious from the name, like gator, but others are
> not. Is there a web site I can go to that might help distinguish which
> ones are spyware. Some are programs and some are registry keys.

Sounds like your "program" is so untrustworthy that you don't even want
to mention it. What good is your unnamed program that lists suspected
spyware programs if you don't believe their list is correct? Use
Ad-Aware and/or SpyBot.

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[Roy]

In article <1w%pb.78068$mZ5.527843@attbi_s54>, no-email@post-reply-in-
newsgroup.nix says...

> Sounds like your "program" is so untrustworthy that you don't even want
> to mention it. What good is your unnamed program that lists suspected
> spyware programs if you don't believe their list is correct? Use
> Ad-Aware and/or SpyBot.
>

He may be using Spybot, which is very hot on reporting tracking, and
confusing those items with spyware.

Spybot requires a little more knowledge on the part of the user, but the
explanations which pop up when a suspicious item is clicked on should
allow a clueful user to decide.

Cheers,

Roy

[Paul]

"Vanguard" <no-email@post-reply-in-newsgroup.nix> wrote in message news:<1w%pb.78068$mZ5.527843@attbi_s54>...
> Paul wrote:
> > I have a program that gives me a list of possible spyware on my
> > computer. Some are obvious from the name, like gator, but others are
> > not. Is there a web site I can go to that might help distinguish which
> > ones are spyware. Some are programs and some are registry keys.
>
> Sounds like your "program" is so untrustworthy that you don't even want
> to mention it. What good is your unnamed program that lists suspected
> spyware programs if you don't believe their list is correct? Use
> Ad-Aware and/or SpyBot.

I have used ad-aware but it doesnt remove it completely. The program I
didnt mention was because it wasn't a spyware program, just a start up
manager that shows all programs and registry keys loaded for different
users at startup. Some I recognised as spyware ie. gator, others I
recognised as programs or services I used. Others I didnt recognise so
I wanted to check if these were the few programs/registry keys that
were spyware and adware. As it happens said "untrustworthy program"
was startup control center.

[data64]

> I have used ad-aware but it doesnt remove it completely. The program I
> didnt mention was because it wasn't a spyware program, just a start up
> manager that shows all programs and registry keys loaded for different
> users at startup. Some I recognised as spyware ie. gator, others I
> recognised as programs or services I used. Others I didnt recognise so
> I wanted to check if these were the few programs/registry keys that
> were spyware and adware. As it happens said "untrustworthy program"
> was startup control center.
>

These are the ones I refer to:

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup...tartup_all.php
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html

data64

[Robin T Cox]

paulh99uk@aol.com (Paul) wrote in
news:45481a27.0311041812.67d3134c@posting.google.c om:

> I have a program that gives me a list of possible spyware on my
> computer. Some are obvious from the name, like gator, but others are
> not. Is there a web site I can go to that might help distinguish which
> ones are spyware. Some are programs and some are registry keys.

See:
http://www.spychecker.com/

[Paul]

Robin T Cox <robin2803@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns942A95F14B8B9robin2803@194.168.222.40>...
> paulh99uk@aol.com (Paul) wrote in
> news:45481a27.0311041812.67d3134c@posting.google.c om:
>
> > I have a program that gives me a list of possible spyware on my
> > computer. Some are obvious from the name, like gator, but others are
> > not. Is there a web site I can go to that might help distinguish which
> > ones are spyware. Some are programs and some are registry keys.
>
> See:
> http://www.spychecker.com/

Thanks found all of these sites were helpful