From: John Beckett 

"Geo"  wrote in message
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> I also understand that all the stuff that stinger, adaware, and spybot
> remove do not require admin to infect your machine. That sort of makes the
> point moot, does it not?

Are you actually sure that "all the stuff" removed by spybot etc
requires only user privilege to infect the computer (not administrator)?

On reflection, I really doubt that. I've only seen worms etc infect managed
computers, where the user was a USER only. The malware was exploiting an
unpatched system bug. The spyware infected machines I've seen were typical
home computers where the user is an admin.

OTOH I lead a pretty sheltered life, and welcome comment from others.

John

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