Spyware Terminator affiliate listed in HOSTS file?

[mike]

After reading posts [here] regarding the SpywareTerminator product, I
thought I would give it a try. I noted, however, when I click the link
on the "Downloads" page:

http://www. spywareterminator. com/dnl/landing.aspx

for the Web Security Guard product:

http://www. websecurityguard. com/

that it does not load.

I then discovered an entry in the MVPS hosts file which suggests that
the Web Security Guard is not "good". Seems there may be a toolbar or
other such reason. Is there more to this story or just the toolbar?

Comments?

[use_a_hammer@yahoo.com]

On Sep 28, 6:56 am, mike <m...@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> After reading posts [here] regarding the SpywareTerminator product, I
> thought I would give it a try. I noted, however, when I click the link
> on the "Downloads" page:
>
> http://www. spywareterminator. com/dnl/landing.aspx
>
> for the Web Security Guard product:
>
> http://www. websecurityguard. com/
>
> that it does not load.
>
> I then discovered an entry in the MVPS hosts file which suggests that
> the Web Security Guard is not "good". Seems there may be a toolbar or
> other such reason. Is there more to this story or just the toolbar?
>
> Comments?

Apparently SWT has added something similar to "McAfee Site
Advisour" (Web Security Guard) which is a browser add-on...if you look
down to the second download on this page http://www.spywareterminator.com/dnl/landing.aspx
under 'FREE Spyware Terminator'
there is a download for SWT W/O the Web Security Guard.

I don't know why some software manufacturers have to mess with a
product that is just fine the way it is.

Maybe the Web Security Guard works fine, but I'll stick with McAfee
Site Advisour.

[siljaline]

"mike" wrote:
> After reading posts [here] regarding the SpywareTerminator product, I thought I would
> give it a try. I noted, however, when I click the link on the "Downloads" page:
>
> http://www. spywareterminator. com/dnl/landing.aspx
>
> for the Web Security Guard product:
>
> http://www. websecurityguard. com/
>
> that it does not load.
>
> I then discovered an entry in the MVPS hosts file which suggests that the Web Security
> Guard is not "good". Seems there may be a toolbar or other such reason. Is there more
> to this story or just the toolbar?
>
> Comments?

(http://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/ar...rime-time.aspx)

Silj

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