I actually started a packet capture before I went to the site and
continued it throughout the testing until I closed the browser. The
result was that there was no unexplained connections during the entire
visit to onguardonline.gov . The reason for the packet capture was to
find out whether or not they kept track of right and wrong responses
to the test, and *not* because I distrust the motives of the site
operators. ;-)


Quwen Qyiz wrote:

>Considering that the government spies on pretty much everything you do,
>I have no respect for them when it comes to spying programs that they
>probably helped develop.
>
>(Yes, that last comment was a joke.)
>
>
>
>Andy Walker wrote:
>> I was recently introduced to the web site http://onguardonline.gov/ ,
>> which is a site paid for by US Tax Dollars and designed to make it
>> easier for the "average joe" to learn and understand how to protect
>> themselves online. I tried their "Spyware Test"
>> http://onguardonline.gov/quiz/spyware_quiz.html and became somewhat
>> impressed with it after second time through - once with all right
>> answers and once with all wrong answers - the one thing I would change
>> is to not be so obvious in some of the wrong answers. I thought the
>> correct information was very useful when the question was answered
>> wrong.
>>
>> I think a thorough examination of http://onguardonline.gov/ would be
>> time well spent for almost anyone interested in personal security
>> online.
>>
>> YMMV