On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:02:32 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:


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


McAfee Personal Firewall Plus. You specify, for each program, what it can do. You can
allow or block inbound or outbound or both.
--
John H

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