Originally posted by: herkulease
any free anti-spam stuff? One the things I like norton internet security for. I get so much spam, tired of blocking them all the time.
Originally posted by: herkulease
any free anti-spam stuff? One the things I like norton internet security for. I get so much spam, tired of blocking them all the time.
Originally posted by: herkulease
any free anti-spam stuff? One the things I like norton internet security for. I get so much spam, tired of blocking them all the time.
Several months ago I put together that uses noahdfear's smitrem tool & secured2k's antipuper. I included a ccleaner and a readme in the kit as well. They remove Trojan-Spy.HTML.Smitfraud.c malware infection and it?s variants, AntivirusGold, PSGuard Spyware Remover, SpySheriff, Spy Trooper, SpyAxe, Security Toolbar, WinHound, SpywareStrike, etc.
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
It has come to my attention that a freeware version of Kaspersky has been floating around under the AOL badge. If this does not have a "catch" then this could be the best freeware antivirus out there, as Kaspersky is regarded by many (and backed by detection rate tests) as the best antivirus product out there. Here is the thread. I may add it to the OP if the positive reports keep coming in
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=33&threadid=1907329&enterthread=y
The EULA also keeps you from using adblocking software:"If it actually does any of the things stated in the EULA, we would actually flag it as spyware," said Christina Olson
In addition, AOL can send you spam email via your email address that you used to register it."If you have any ad-blocking software up, you're basically violating their EULA, which is ridiculous," she said.
"We are reserving the right solely to send periodic marketing e-mails that users will have the choice to opt out of."
Adding to AOL's troubles is the fact Active Virus Shield's security toolbar is based on a product with a questionable reputation. An earlier version of this software, known as the Softomate toolbar, is flagged as adware by Kaspersky's own antivirus products.
"I don't understand how a legitimate company like AOL provides software that can be classified as rogue," said Aviv Raff, a security researcher based in Israel.
After examining AOL's toolbar, Raff discovered a flaw in the software that would allow hackers to change the toolbar's configuration options. While the flaw does not in itself present a security risk, it could be used in combination with other types of malicious software to do things like pop up bogus search results, he said.