[VV-talk] Re: <VV> EBay heads up (no Corvair but very useful if you buy or sell Corvair stuff on eBay!)

[Charles Lee]

"Anti-Virus" software doesn't work because these programs, destructive as 
they are, are not viruses ! ("Viri" ?)

Anyway, Norton "Anti-Virus" is not designed for this job, although they 
might make yet another product that will eradicate spyware from your system, 
but it's a different thing altogether.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <v>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [VV-talk] Re: <VV> EBay heads up (no Corvair but very useful if 
you buy or sell Corvair stuff on eBay!)


>> Just clicking on the button connects them to your computer, and in less 
>> time than it takes to say "I shouldn't have done that !" they have 
>> installed Spyware on your computer that "echoes" your key strokes to 
>> them, and so your "encrypted" passwords are sent to them, because they 
>> can see each key you press.
>>
>> The blank screen probably just makes you wait for something to show up, 
>> while it's installing its spyware.
>
> That's what I am worried about. I have run Norton and changed all my 
> passwords since, but Norton didn't pick anything up.
>
> So am I safe?
>
> Cheers
>
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