On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:11:47 -0400, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "pixi"
<pixi@hardynet.com> wrote:
>
> I thank everyone for replying to my post.
>
> Ad-aware says I have a cookie with the following info about it.
>
> Vendor-tracking
> Type-IE cache
> Category-data miner
> object-cookie ( and then it gives my real name)
[snip]

That is very probably not a "major infection" in and of itself; but it *is* an
indicator of a larger problem.

You are running MSIE. That is a gilt-edged engraved invitation to all sorts
of nasties, most of them MUCH more serious than this one.

Go download a *decent* web browser (I generally recommend Firefox, K-Meleon,
and certain earlier versions of Opera) and proper e-mail and newsreader
client(s) (Calypso 3, early -- meaning pre-4.3, preferably pre-4.x -- versions
of Eudora Lite & Eudora Pro, and Forte Agent being excellent choices), install
them, then get rid of MSIE & Outleak Excuse entirely:

<http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html>
<http://www.litepc.com/98lite.html>
<http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html>

(Pick whichever of the above is appropriate to your system/needs.)

Once you have completed this change, the problem you cited above will also
have been fixed -- permanently.

--

Jay T. Blocksom
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