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Cykon · May 12, 2003, 09:43 PM

Can anyone recommend a good program that detects and removes spyware?

Yoda's Erotic Piggyback · May 12, 2003, 09:47 PM

Mac's don't really have any spyware.

OpenStep · May 12, 2003, 09:48 PM

don't worry about spyware on os x, it basically doesn't exsist.

Mr. Blur · May 12, 2003, 09:50 PM

i don't think you've got too much reason to be concerned either....but if you're looking for something to try out there is macscan , although i'd read the comments and keep in mind it's a beta.....

Adam Betts · May 12, 2003, 09:57 PM

Just avoid Proteron Software.

SSharon · May 12, 2003, 10:49 PM

http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

iRebound · May 12, 2003, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Just avoid Proteron Software.

what's wrong with Proteron Soft?

Don Pickett · May 13, 2003, 12:51 AM

My spyware story:

I installed WMP this afternoon to try and play one file. I tried to play the file, and was hit with a pop up ad for some Asian porn site. I have never, ever had this happen before.

I removed all traces of WMP from my machine.

Stradlater · May 13, 2003, 02:14 AM

Originally posted by Don Pickett:
My spyware story:

I installed WMP this afternoon to try and play one file. I tried to play the file, and was hit with a pop up ad for some Asian porn site. I have never, ever had this happen before.

I removed all traces of WMP from my machine.

How does that make it spyware?

Mastrap · May 13, 2003, 02:52 AM

Originally posted by Stradlater:
How does that make it spyware?

Spamware yes, spyware no.

Stradlater · May 13, 2003, 03:17 AM

Originally posted by Mastrap:
Spamware yes, spyware no.

exactly

Don Pickett · May 13, 2003, 03:49 AM

Originally posted by Stradlater:
How does that make it spyware?

Perhaps not spyware in the strict sense, but WMP allowed that banner ad through my firewall, which was enough for me.

GENERAL_SMILEY · May 13, 2003, 04:15 AM

Originally posted by Don Pickett:
My spyware story:

I installed WMP this afternoon to try and play one file. I tried to play the file, and was hit with a pop up ad for some Asian porn site. I have never, ever had this happen before.

I removed all traces of WMP from my machine.

Well to be honest this is a 'feature' of Media player, you can set it to open URLs in the timeline - so it probably just opened the popup in your browser - so not your firewalls problem unless you use content filtering. A lot of adult webmasters use this technique figuring it's fair game if a person file shares their videos, then they deserve to be sent to the originating/sponsors website.

Don't know if this can be done in Quicktime, would have thought so - maybe you should delete it too?

eno · May 13, 2003, 04:36 AM

Originally posted by Don Pickett:
Perhaps not spyware in the strict sense, but WMP allowed that banner ad through my firewall, which was enough for me.

You're a fool.

I can't stand the paranoid.

Why don't you just unplug your gay machine from the Internet and then we'll all be better off?