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to: Glenn Meadows
from: Rich
date: 2005-02-21 12:53:54
subject: Re: spyware techniques

From: "Rich" 

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   Yep but this just keeps the lazy folks away.  If you let malware run =
as root or administrator it can win.

Rich

  "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message =
news:421a4317{at}w3.nls.net...
  But you can reject the registry entry, which probably is part of the =
auto=20
  start the next time you boot your computer, and it does alert you that =

  something IS going on. (As the MS AntiSpyware will do as well).  I've =
not=20
  downloaded the beta of that program yet, so I have no experience with =
using=20
  it.

  --=20

  Glenn M.
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:421a412e{at}w3.nls.net...
     Microsoft AntiSpyware does the same.  The problem is that this can =
be too=20
  late as the malware is already running on your machine.

  Rich

    "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message=20
  news:421a3ec7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Consider running SpyBot S&D "Teatimer" resident registry track=20
  program...it
    will popup anytime anything attempts to make a registry entry, and =
allow=20
  you
    to accept the registry change or not.  It can also log the change =
for you,
    so you know exactly what keys were added or changed by the changing=20
  program.



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   Yep but
this just keeps =
the lazy folks=20
away.  If you let malware run as root or administrator it can=20
win.
 
Rich
 

  "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow{at}comcast.net>">mailto:gmeadow{at}comcast.net">gmeadow{at}comcast.net>
wrote =
in message=20
  news:421a4317{at}w3.nls.net...Bu=
t=20
  you can reject the registry entry, which probably is part of the auto=20
  start the next time you boot your computer, and it does alert you =
that=20
  something IS going on. (As the MS AntiSpyware will do as =
well).  I've=20
  not downloaded the beta of that program yet, so I have no =
experience with=20
  using it.-- Glenn
M."Rich" <{at}> wrote in =
message=20
  news:421a412e{at}w3.nls.net...&nbs=
p; =20
  Microsoft AntiSpyware does the same.  The problem is that this =
can be too=20
  late as the malware is already running on your=20
  machine.Rich 
"Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow{at}comcast.net>">mailto:gmeadow{at}comcast.net">gmeadow{at}comcast.net>
wrote =
in message=20
  news:421a3ec7$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
 =20
  Consider running SpyBot S&D "Teatimer" resident registry track=20
  program...it  will popup anytime anything
attempts to =
make a=20
  registry entry, and allow you  to accept the
registry =
change or=20
  not.  It can also log the change for you,  so
you know =
exactly=20
  what keys were added or changed by the changing=20
program.

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