On Jun 9, 2:38*pm, "jen" <j...@example.com> wrote:

> <Merry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:82b9133a-8382-4c27-910e-a875921f3c7e@i36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> On Jun 7, 10:00 am, Merry...@gmail.com wrote:> Can OLE be used in conjunction with spyware programs?
>
> "I asked the above question the other day because OLE keeps popping up
> on my system of late when I navigate from one website to another,
> which it never did before. *I realize this is a harmless exe but am
> just asking if there's been an evolution w/it in the last six months
> or so.
> C'mon guys, help assuage this old gal's paranoia...."

Jen replied:

> Not enough info in your post to be able to answer...
> By "OLE" do you perhaps mean Outlook Express by any chance?
> OLE or Ole may refer to:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLE
>
> -jen


Hi, Jen, thank you for responding. I was referring to the Win32
application, which, everybody has on their systems and which is
normally safe:

http://www.cgoakley.demon.co.uk/prog/oleaut.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_..._and_Embedding

But, it can be programmed to do other things, from what I understand.
I am an absolute novice, so know little. Just wondered if someone had
come up with a way to use it to hijack browser history.

Cheers!

M