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Hi Bob,

Thankyou very much for your reply.

As I said I don't know much about computers and the way Spyware etc and Trojans work. I guess I knew really that Trojans came in stuff you downloaded but I just panicked, (just went and got my vest outta the bin also hee hee)

While I'm here could you tell me where best to get Java runtime environment from. I know this is a daft question but I've just been reading another thread about naughty B*****d hoax Limewire sites. (I know these ppl were conning others out of money but I'm scared incase I go to the wrong place (if that's possible)

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Dear Lindyloo

You can download the latest Java Runtime Environment from the Sun website, no need to worry about being ripped off because it is FREE.

Here's the URL:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp




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i noe this is off topic but i got a question how do u clear search history in limewire?
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Thanks Bob,

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i noe this is off topic but i got a question how do u clear search history in limewire?
Sorry infamouzballa41st. I haven't a clue
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Hi UK Bob,

Just had a thought about the Trojan "Bankash-A". The Trojan cleaner I have doesn't have it listed in the data base, so it wouldn't be able to detect it. I run AVG free edition and the last time I ran it over something before installing, it said no viruses found. Then when I tried to install, it found a Trojan.

What do you think?? I know you can only get Trojans if you download something, but if this Trojan is targeting MS Spyware thingy then would it not be best to leave it until the find a fix

Yours, (who hasn't a clue but can waffle a lot), Lindy x
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Dear Lindyloo

I don't know about AVG but if it is anything like Norton Anti-Virus it must be updated regularly, so it may not have this Trojan in its database now but it soon will. As long as you keep your virus/Trojan definitions/database up to date you have very little, if anything, to worry about.

If you want extra safety then use Prevx Home V2.0 as well, this is an anti-secret installation software that stop things creeping into your PC and installing themselves. It is FREE and available from here:

http://www.prevx.com/prevxhome.asp

Lindy, there is something you must understand about protection software and that is every popular protection application is a target. The aim is to disable your computer's protection and then steal information from your PC, such as your banking or credit card details. However, throwing away your protection does not make you safe, like the man who threw away his bullet proof vest, it only makes you more vulnerable.

And also, please remember, a Trojan, virus or spyware does not seek out a protected PCs, they find careless owners and vulnerable PCs.

Here is something that recently happened to me:

A few months ago my teenage son downloaded something onto my PC, what it was he wont say (he his now banned). Whatever it was it targeted both my Norton AntiVirus and Firewall, it rendered both of them useless and locked me out of their controls

It took me the entire day, from 9am to about 7pm, to get my anti-virus and firewall working again, and back in my control.

Now, I realise that because of my son's download, which had this hidden crap in it, some of my protection apps were hit (and hit hard) but I and my PC were not deliberately targeted it was just a trap that was set for the unwary, and my son fell into it.

However, that will not stop me from putting the protection back in place because it is there to protect my privacy and, to an extent, my family's way of life.

One other thing, remember the Sasser worm, nearly all the unprotected PCs in the western world were hit, I know of friends, friends of friends, and relatives that fell victim to this worm. However, while this worm was crawling into PCs all over the world I did not even get a sniff of it. Because I had my firewall in place, which makes my PC invisible to the internet, and my anti-virus, which eliminates anything that comes in via e-mail or embedded in a web page.

I consider that my entire arsenal of protection software, anti-virus, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention, firewall, port checker, etc., is there for my benefit and I will not uninstall them just because some miscreant may have targeted one or two of them.




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Hi UK Bob,

Your reply was definitely not too long.

I really appreciate the time you took to write what you did.
As I've said B4 I'm not too clever when it comes to computers but I do enjoy learning. My main worry is my Boyfriend, who knows even less than me and may download & install something infected. I did get some information about Spyware etc and the effects it can have on computers and he did seem to take a little notice. I think I know a lot more about this kind of stuff than I dd a year ago (or even since B4 Christmas when my Brother put WinXP in for me).

I guess I'll just have to go back and take administrative rights away from my B/F (he probably won't notice.....lol.....)

As I said, I really do appreciate the time you have take to reply.

Regards, Lindy xx
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All I know is, I just ran noadware, and it totally nuked Limewire.

I believe there *is* in fact spyware in there somewhere, why else would noadware catch it?

Do you guys mean no spyware in the free version, or do I have to buy it to get no adware?
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Can you be more specific .

What version of Limewire was "totally nuked" and btw what do you mean by that ?
What spyware was found ?
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Almost on topic is a statement by an antispy softw programmer: http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/art...ontentid=32206 That only two antispy softw's are reliable AND can be fully trusted!

In another article I read noadware has only recently had spyware taken out of it.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!

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