"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:07:34 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:04:59 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Oh please...freeware is not automatically equal to spyware. If you don't
trust Tucows, visit www.download.com (cNet) instead. It's somewhat more
businesslike, and they really do check things carefully.

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CNET has come in for their share of grief also. I was a downloader
par excellence at one time but I've backed off after a few bad
experiences. If someone is charging decent money for the software, at
least there's an organization to go after if it messes up your
computer. I prefer to let others do the beta testing.


If you had a real firewall, you wouldn't give a damn about spyware, John.
What firewall do you use?


I wasn't the one worried about the spyware. I'm the one who suggested the
program to
be downloaded. I use McAfee, spybot, and adaware. So far I've been pretty
lucky.
--
John H

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*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

McAfee *what*? Does it include a firewall which controls *outbound* nasties?
The one that's included with Windows XP only deals with inbound stuff.