RE: Ad-aware installs spyware

["Joe George" <j.george () conservation org>]

Please note for the record: I did not state that Spybot S&D detected
Ad-Aware as spyware, but rather I heard a rumor of it doing such and
never experienced it as detecting as such! I was simply commenting on
Leon's initial comment of Ad-Aware installing an additional component
that may/may not be malicious.

Keep handy a few other anti-SW apps with you.  Sometimes along with
running these apps, some manual registry hunting is in order as well.
Worst case scenario's I've had to do complete rebuilds.  

Thanks!

Joe 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Parrish [mailto:RyanP () foxracing com] 
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 11:21 AM
To: Joe George; Mike Fetherston; Leon; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Ad-aware installs spyware

Spybot doesn't detect it because Ad-Aware is a competing product, it
detects the files that  ad-aware quarantines (spyware it finds).  In
fact Spybot tells you just that fact when you install it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe George [mailto:j.george () conservation org]
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 8:54 AM
To: Mike Fetherston; Leon; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Ad-aware installs spyware


Not to sound like the poster-child for Ad-Aware, but I've read articles
stating the power of Ad-Aware (free version) compared to others freeware
anti-spyware apps.  I've heard rumors before that Spybot S&D would
detect Ad-Aware as spyware because it being a competitive product, but
I've never experienced that firsthand. 

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Fetherston [mailto:mike_sha () shaw ca] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 11:44 AM
To: 'Leon'; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Ad-aware installs spyware

Could you maybe be thinking of any of the sponsored links that appear
when
you query for 'ad-aware'?

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=ad-aware&btnG=Search&meta=

If you suspect that certain anti-spyware products are indeed making the
situation worse, check here:

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#products

Specifically, read this note about noadware (which is one of the
sponsored
links appearing in that query):

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#naw_note

Mike Fetherston


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leon [mailto:roastin () yahoo com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 6:14 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Ad-aware installs spyware
>
> Maybe my memory miserves me but I thought I remember
> reading in the news that a few months back people
> found that ad-aware was installing something along
> with it.  I have been looking for articles on this and
> found nothing.  Is my mind failing in my old age?
> Does anyone know what I am talking about and perhaps
> has a link to an article from a news site?
>
> Thx
>
>
>
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