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Spyware & Adware Seekers
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC
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Anyone want to suggest their favorite software for this purpose?
Is there any decent "free" Mac software available so that I can even check and see if I need it?
Can spyware get installed on a Mac?
Duh...
I am running 10.3.9 on a G4 iMac...
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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There is currently no anti-spyware/adware software on the Mac because there is, currently, absolutely no spyware or adware on the Mac. Limewire came with an adware-like thing a while back (Lime Shop or something?), but the backlash was so intense that they took it out.
For now, just enjoy the situation of there being zero viruses, adware, or spyware for Mac OS X!
tooki
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC
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waitaminute
a co-worker claimed to have "secretly installed" spyware on my Mac to see what sites I was browsing during my luinch hour... was this person bs-ing me> was I suckered?
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada
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Safari Menu --> Private Browsing --> Yell "BooYAH!" in your co-worker's face.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Chile
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Tell him that's an illegal invasion of privacy, that you spoke to your lawyer about it, and have decided to sue.
Grounds: Inconstitutional Invasion of privacy.
Tell him, you have also contacted the beaureu for better business practices and they will be contacting him shortly in order to investigate if he installed the software to gather and sell trade secrets to the competition.
That should do it.
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:: frankenstein / lcd-less TiBook / 1GHz / radeon 9000 64MB / 1GB RAM / w/ext. 250GB fw drive / noname usb bluetooth dongle / d-link usb 2.0 pcmcia card / X.5.8
:: unibody macbook pro / 2.4 Ghz C2D / 6GB RAM / dell 2407wfp - X.6.3
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC
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Originally Posted by Sarc
Tell him that's an illegal invasion of privacy, that you spoke to your lawyer about it, and have decided to sue. Grounds: Inconstitutional Invasion of privacy.
Tell him, you have also contacted the beaureu for better business practices and they will be contacting him shortly in order to investigate if he installed the software to gather and sell trade secrets to the competition.
That should do it.
wellllll he's kind of a friend... we like to bust each other's chops... could he have done what he claims he did?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Sitting in front of computer
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If he had admin access, or access to your account.
It doesnt mean its spyware. he could just have set it to upload your history or something. Adware installs without telling you and does naughty stuff. Your friend physically on your computer with your login installign what he wants is not ad-ware. you should learn to lock your computer when you are not there.
Sure its possible
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I free'd my mind... now it won't come back.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC
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Originally Posted by RevEvs
you should learn to lock your computer when you are not there.
mmmmmm.....
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