Re: Project Box (spyware)

sory about the popup from hell link to budindustries.com the proper
link is http://www.budind.com

-- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Goldberg" <jeff@w...>
wrote:

> Spyware is the term used for tracking (and occasionally malicious)

software

> that is put into place through cookies in you browser or registry

changes.

> Most of it is used by companies like Doubleclick to track your

movements for

> marketing reasons, but it slows your browsing down, invades your

privacy and

> is a security risk.
> My recommendation:
>
> Download AdAware (is free and pretty good) from www.lavasoft.de
> Run it and save the spyware found log as a text file. In Internet

Explorer,

> under Tools, Internet Options, go to the Privacy tab
> Cut and paste the sites from your log and block them. Please note

that the

> www portion of the name will not show. Some sites end in .com,

some in

> .net, etc. You can be especially sure if you look up the sites

found in

> your cookies and copy the exact names from there.
>
> They post regular updates to the lookup list, so update the

software and run

> it from time to time to make sure you haven't acquired a previously

unlisted

> one.
>
> You will be amazed at the crap it finds on your computer the first

time you

> run it if you use the internet on a regular basis.
>
> Let me know how you make out.
>
> Regards,
> Jeff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: turbulatordude [mailto:davemucha@j...]
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:46 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Project Box (spyware)
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "William Scalione"
> <wscalione@n...> wrote:
> > DO NOT go to the budindustries website shown below. it opens lots
> of windows
> > in your browser and downloads tons of trash and spyware to your
> computer.
> >
> > Bill
>
>
> I have heard of this and tried to monitor it once, for a couple
> weeks, but with no 'hit's or 'no spyware found" I deleted the
> software figuring it was all hype.
>
> Can you elaborate about spyware ?
>
> ONE post please then drop the thread as it is off topic, but Bill
> (Mom) has OCCASIONALLY allows something that effects us all to pass.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "sparkness2001" <mark@c...>
> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 6:50 PM
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Project Box
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > try
> > > http://www.alliedelec.com/ ,www.budindustries.com
> > >
> > > good stuff here
> > > --later
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "volitan712003"
> > > <volitan@o...> wrote:
> > > > Can anyone share a source for project boxes? I've googled

until

> my
> > > > eyes got buggy and I couldn't find anything. Radio Shack only
> has
> > > > small ones.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > David
> > >