Spyware, Adware,

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Spyware, Adware, Spam

• What it is and how to get rid of it.

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Spyware

• Keeps and eye on where you go.
• Sends information back to a database.
• Information is usually sold to third parties.
• Nothing personal or private is sent (supposedly).
• Often bundled with Adware.

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Adware

• Some give you even more popups.
• Some add banner ads to free programs.
• Hijacks your home page.
• Often bundled with Spyware.

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What's Wrong with This Stuff?

• Privacy concerns.
• At best Annoying.
• At worst Your machine slows to a crawl or
  crashes.
• Who knows what else they installed?
• Do you really trust someone who's so sneaky?

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Where SA Come From

• Installed with Good Programs
• Hotbar
• Kazaa
• Weatherbug
• Check out the license agreement.
• The price you pay for some free stuff.

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Getting Rid of SA

• AdAware (http//www.lavasoftusa.com/)
• Free for non-commercial use.
• Spybot-SD (http//spybot.safer-networking.de/)
• Completely Free
• Some Anti-Virus Packages
• Trend Micro
• Manually
• http//www.pchell.com/

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SA Warnings!

• You may break something by removing them.
• Like zombies, they may not really be dead.
• Beware of warnings from web sites!
• Beware of deceptive anti-spyware products!

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Spam

• Date Sun, 22 Feb 2004 045815 0200
• From bettie moore ltcrayp_at_qualitymail.comgt
• To Burt Sims ltcharlie_at_ews.comgt
• Subject A Business, which lets you control your
  destiny
• Spam Junk Mail UCE
• No Need To Explain This. If you haven't gotten
  spam, tell me your secret!

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Tools to Stop Spam

• POPfile (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• http//popfile.sourceforge.net/
• SpamBayes (Windows and Linux)
• http//spambayes.sourceforge.net/
• Commercial products
• McAfee, Trend, Cloudmark.
• Filters in Outlook 2003, Eudora (pay version),
  Mozilla Mail.

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Techniques To Stop Spam

• Don't put your e-mail address on web sites (use
  forms).
• Create one account for friends family, another
  for business, and others for signing up on
  mailing lists, posting messages, buying products,
  filling out surveys.
• Use free accounts, like Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail
  to do this.
• Just plain avoid giving your e-mail address out.
  If it's optional, don't put it.