Guest guest Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hi everyone, Recently I have been receiving 4-5 Spam emails for every legitmate one (approx 200 spam emails for every 40-45 emails from Diabetes_Int, or any of the other Yahoo groups I belong to). The email address I personally use for discussion lists is also via Yahoo. I have been a Yahoo customer for at least 8 years and it's never been this bad before. I used to get the reverse ratio, with legitimate emails by far outnumbering Spam. A friend told me that Yahoo has been bought out by some bank and I'm wondering if this might be the reason. Has anyone else noticed this flood of Spam, or did I somehow visit an evil website? Thanks, Dianne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Recently I have been receiving 4-5 Spam emails for every legitmate one > (approx > 200 spam emails for every 40-45 emails from Diabetes_Int, or any of > the other > Yahoo groups I belong to). The email address I personally use for > discussion > lists is also via Yahoo. > > I have been a Yahoo customer for at least 8 years and it's never been > this bad > before. I used to get the reverse ratio, with legitimate emails by far > outnumbering Spam. A friend told me that Yahoo has been bought out by > some bank > and I'm wondering if this might be the reason. > > Has anyone else noticed this flood of Spam, or did I somehow visit an evil > website? > > Thanks, Dianne I'm getting about the usual amount of spam. No recent increase. Sorry. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Yahoo does not make email addresses available to spammers. Period. In fact, they do one of the best jobs of fighting spam. You're getting spam because yahoo.com is a huge target, because your user name is easily generated by word generators and probably because you've accidentally allowed it to become visible via one yahoo (or other) service or another. I used to get hundreds of spams a week when I used my bellsouth.net account. Then I registered my domain and started getting mail there and spam stopped. Essentially completely. I might get one a week but probably less. It's always to some random string (at) johngsbbq dot com. Never to jgd. The reason is a) my domain is a tiny with only a couple of active email accounts and I never ever allow my email address to be used where it might be exposed to spammers. When I do e-commerce I use either something like spamtrap (at) johngsbbq dot com or the company name (at) johngsbbq dot com. Unless I'm expecting mail from those addresses - I've just bought something or asked a question - they're directed to the bit bucket at the POP. If I ever do get spammed at jgd, I'll simply bit-bucket that one and create a new userid. That's why my .sig line says to check my web site for my current email address. You can stop spam flat in its tracks but not by spreading rumors about Yahoo. Simply register a domain name and then zealously protect it. Use a throwaway yahoo or hotmail account for things that might get exposed to the net. I use neon_john@... for that purpose. I go in once a month and bulk delete everything. I'm registered at godaddy.com. Web hosting with a gig of storage, the email proxy with hundreds of userids and all their optional privacy protection and statistical options costs me about $100 for 3 years. That's about a tank of gas these days. Surely a spam-free environment is worth that. BTW, avoid the " cheap " domain registration services. These services typically register your name for you but with them as owner. you just get to use it as long as you use their service. You can't take it with you. Plus your registration record with your name, address and contact info will be publicly available. Anyone including spammers who can do a " whois " (everybody, pretty much) can access this record. I pay extra to have my registration done by a proxy agent. if you do a " whois johngsbbq dot com " , you'll get only the proxy info from my privacy company, domainsbyproxy.com. This is absolutely essential for avoiding spam. You can do a " whois " here: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jhtml Do it on a domain of a small local outfit that doesn't know about proxy protection and see how much personal info is available. On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:56:40 -0700 (PDT), Kore wrote: >Hi everyone, > >Recently I have been receiving 4-5 Spam emails for every legitmate one (approx >200 spam emails for every 40-45 emails from Diabetes_Int, or any of the other >Yahoo groups I belong to). The email address I personally use for discussion >lists is also via Yahoo. > >I have been a Yahoo customer for at least 8 years and it's never been this bad >before. I used to get the reverse ratio, with legitimate emails by far >outnumbering Spam. A friend told me that Yahoo has been bought out by some bank >and I'm wondering if this might be the reason. > >Has anyone else noticed this flood of Spam, or did I somehow visit an evil >website? > >Thanks, Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Yahoo does not make email addresses available to spammers. Period. In fact, they do one of the best jobs of fighting spam. You're getting spam because yahoo.com is a huge target, because your user name is easily generated by word generators and probably because you've accidentally allowed it to become visible via one yahoo (or other) service or another. I used to get hundreds of spams a week when I used my bellsouth.net account. Then I registered my domain and started getting mail there and spam stopped. Essentially completely. I might get one a week but probably less. It's always to some random string (at) johngsbbq dot com. Never to jgd. The reason is a) my domain is a tiny with only a couple of active email accounts and I never ever allow my email address to be used where it might be exposed to spammers. When I do e-commerce I use either something like spamtrap (at) johngsbbq dot com or the company name (at) johngsbbq dot com. Unless I'm expecting mail from those addresses - I've just bought something or asked a question - they're directed to the bit bucket at the POP. If I ever do get spammed at jgd, I'll simply bit-bucket that one and create a new userid. That's why my .sig line says to check my web site for my current email address. You can stop spam flat in its tracks but not by spreading rumors about Yahoo. Simply register a domain name and then zealously protect it. Use a throwaway yahoo or hotmail account for things that might get exposed to the net. I use neon_john@... for that purpose. I go in once a month and bulk delete everything. I'm registered at godaddy.com. Web hosting with a gig of storage, the email proxy with hundreds of userids and all their optional privacy protection and statistical options costs me about $100 for 3 years. That's about a tank of gas these days. Surely a spam-free environment is worth that. BTW, avoid the " cheap " domain registration services. These services typically register your name for you but with them as owner. you just get to use it as long as you use their service. You can't take it with you. Plus your registration record with your name, address and contact info will be publicly available. Anyone including spammers who can do a " whois " (everybody, pretty much) can access this record. I pay extra to have my registration done by a proxy agent. if you do a " whois johngsbbq dot com " , you'll get only the proxy info from my privacy company, domainsbyproxy.com. This is absolutely essential for avoiding spam. You can do a " whois " here: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jhtml Do it on a domain of a small local outfit that doesn't know about proxy protection and see how much personal info is available. On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:56:40 -0700 (PDT), Kore wrote: >Hi everyone, > >Recently I have been receiving 4-5 Spam emails for every legitmate one (approx >200 spam emails for every 40-45 emails from Diabetes_Int, or any of the other >Yahoo groups I belong to). The email address I personally use for discussion >lists is also via Yahoo. > >I have been a Yahoo customer for at least 8 years and it's never been this bad >before. I used to get the reverse ratio, with legitimate emails by far >outnumbering Spam. A friend told me that Yahoo has been bought out by some bank >and I'm wondering if this might be the reason. > >Has anyone else noticed this flood of Spam, or did I somehow visit an evil >website? > >Thanks, Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Yahoo does not make email addresses available to spammers. Period. In fact, they do one of the best jobs of fighting spam. You're getting spam because yahoo.com is a huge target, because your user name is easily generated by word generators and probably because you've accidentally allowed it to become visible via one yahoo (or other) service or another. I used to get hundreds of spams a week when I used my bellsouth.net account. Then I registered my domain and started getting mail there and spam stopped. Essentially completely. I might get one a week but probably less. It's always to some random string (at) johngsbbq dot com. Never to jgd. The reason is a) my domain is a tiny with only a couple of active email accounts and I never ever allow my email address to be used where it might be exposed to spammers. When I do e-commerce I use either something like spamtrap (at) johngsbbq dot com or the company name (at) johngsbbq dot com. Unless I'm expecting mail from those addresses - I've just bought something or asked a question - they're directed to the bit bucket at the POP. If I ever do get spammed at jgd, I'll simply bit-bucket that one and create a new userid. That's why my .sig line says to check my web site for my current email address. You can stop spam flat in its tracks but not by spreading rumors about Yahoo. Simply register a domain name and then zealously protect it. Use a throwaway yahoo or hotmail account for things that might get exposed to the net. I use neon_john@... for that purpose. I go in once a month and bulk delete everything. I'm registered at godaddy.com. Web hosting with a gig of storage, the email proxy with hundreds of userids and all their optional privacy protection and statistical options costs me about $100 for 3 years. That's about a tank of gas these days. Surely a spam-free environment is worth that. BTW, avoid the " cheap " domain registration services. These services typically register your name for you but with them as owner. you just get to use it as long as you use their service. You can't take it with you. Plus your registration record with your name, address and contact info will be publicly available. Anyone including spammers who can do a " whois " (everybody, pretty much) can access this record. I pay extra to have my registration done by a proxy agent. if you do a " whois johngsbbq dot com " , you'll get only the proxy info from my privacy company, domainsbyproxy.com. This is absolutely essential for avoiding spam. You can do a " whois " here: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jhtml Do it on a domain of a small local outfit that doesn't know about proxy protection and see how much personal info is available. On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:56:40 -0700 (PDT), Kore wrote: >Hi everyone, > >Recently I have been receiving 4-5 Spam emails for every legitmate one (approx >200 spam emails for every 40-45 emails from Diabetes_Int, or any of the other >Yahoo groups I belong to). The email address I personally use for discussion >lists is also via Yahoo. > >I have been a Yahoo customer for at least 8 years and it's never been this bad >before. I used to get the reverse ratio, with legitimate emails by far >outnumbering Spam. A friend told me that Yahoo has been bought out by some bank >and I'm wondering if this might be the reason. > >Has anyone else noticed this flood of Spam, or did I somehow visit an evil >website? > >Thanks, Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 > > Has anyone else noticed this flood of Spam, or did I somehow visit an evil website? > > > > Thanks, Dianne > > I'm getting about the usual amount of spam. No recent increase. Sorry. > Edd I read DI from the web-site. My Yahoo address gets about one spam a week. I think you may have been " harvested " on a different site, Dianne. Have you recently subscribed to anything or answered a poll anywhere? Cheers, Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 I don't get ANY spam - none at all - since I switched from AOL (where I got plenty) to Quik.com as my server. I've been with Quik.com for almost 2 years now. Love it! If you want to switch, you can learn more at their website, www.quik.com (duh). Wish I had stock in the comapny - but I don't, smile. They also have this nice thing where you get a reduced rate if you pay a whole year up front. And their regular rate is competitive anyway. Quik.com is a national company with local franchises all over the United States. Whenever I've had problems, a real person answered the phone - no half- hour-long holds as used to be with AOL either. Vicki, happy Quik.com customer Re: OT/SPAM Abounding > Kore wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Recently I have been receiving 4-5 Spam emails for every legitmate >> one >> (approx >> 200 spam emails for every 40-45 emails from Diabetes_Int, or any of >> the other >> Yahoo groups I belong to). The email address I personally use for >> discussion >> lists is also via Yahoo. >> >> I have been a Yahoo customer for at least 8 years and it's never been >> this bad >> before. I used to get the reverse ratio, with legitimate emails by >> far >> outnumbering Spam. A friend told me that Yahoo has been bought out by >> some bank >> and I'm wondering if this might be the reason. >> >> Has anyone else noticed this flood of Spam, or did I somehow visit an >> evil >> website? >> >> Thanks, Dianne > > > I'm getting about the usual amount of spam. No recent increase. > Sorry. > > > Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 >I think you may have been " harvested " on a different site, Dianne. Have you recently subscribed to anything or answered a poll anywhere?< Thanks, Alan. I guess that's the next step, figuring out how I opened the flood gates... Dianne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: > >I think you may have been " harvested " on a different site, Dianne. > Have you > recently subscribed to anything or answered a poll anywhere?< > > Thanks, Alan. I guess that's the next step, figuring out how I opened > the flood > gates... > > Dianne How well does Yahoo's spam filter work? Can you mark those e-mails your getting as " spam " so Yahoo can recognize them (or their type) in the future and automatically shunt them to the Bulk Mail Folder? For what it's worth, I've been very happy with Netscape's alternative, rebel e-mail program, Thunderbird. It allows you to " train " it to recognize spam. You mark things as spam and that teaches the program learns to recognize those kinds of things as spam in the future. You have the choice of having Thunderbird automatically delete that spam or shunting them to a folder where you can glance at them to assure no real mail gets misidentified. Most of the Russian spam I get anymore automatically gets filtered out. Yea!! I'm mentioning Thunderbird as an alternative, because I recently found an add-on freeware program called Freepops (www.freepops.org) which you to download Yahoo (or other web-based e-mail like Netscape.net or Hotmail.com and many others) from the web into Thunderbird. I find reading e-mail in an e-mail program much more convenient that on a web page. The program also works with MS Outlook and other programs, but I like Thunderbird's spam filtering. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: > >I think you may have been " harvested " on a different site, Dianne. > Have you > recently subscribed to anything or answered a poll anywhere?< > > Thanks, Alan. I guess that's the next step, figuring out how I opened > the flood > gates... > > Dianne How well does Yahoo's spam filter work? Can you mark those e-mails your getting as " spam " so Yahoo can recognize them (or their type) in the future and automatically shunt them to the Bulk Mail Folder? For what it's worth, I've been very happy with Netscape's alternative, rebel e-mail program, Thunderbird. It allows you to " train " it to recognize spam. You mark things as spam and that teaches the program learns to recognize those kinds of things as spam in the future. You have the choice of having Thunderbird automatically delete that spam or shunting them to a folder where you can glance at them to assure no real mail gets misidentified. Most of the Russian spam I get anymore automatically gets filtered out. Yea!! I'm mentioning Thunderbird as an alternative, because I recently found an add-on freeware program called Freepops (www.freepops.org) which you to download Yahoo (or other web-based e-mail like Netscape.net or Hotmail.com and many others) from the web into Thunderbird. I find reading e-mail in an e-mail program much more convenient that on a web page. The program also works with MS Outlook and other programs, but I like Thunderbird's spam filtering. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: > >I think you may have been " harvested " on a different site, Dianne. > Have you > recently subscribed to anything or answered a poll anywhere?< > > Thanks, Alan. I guess that's the next step, figuring out how I opened > the flood > gates... > > Dianne How well does Yahoo's spam filter work? Can you mark those e-mails your getting as " spam " so Yahoo can recognize them (or their type) in the future and automatically shunt them to the Bulk Mail Folder? For what it's worth, I've been very happy with Netscape's alternative, rebel e-mail program, Thunderbird. It allows you to " train " it to recognize spam. You mark things as spam and that teaches the program learns to recognize those kinds of things as spam in the future. You have the choice of having Thunderbird automatically delete that spam or shunting them to a folder where you can glance at them to assure no real mail gets misidentified. Most of the Russian spam I get anymore automatically gets filtered out. Yea!! I'm mentioning Thunderbird as an alternative, because I recently found an add-on freeware program called Freepops (www.freepops.org) which you to download Yahoo (or other web-based e-mail like Netscape.net or Hotmail.com and many others) from the web into Thunderbird. I find reading e-mail in an e-mail program much more convenient that on a web page. The program also works with MS Outlook and other programs, but I like Thunderbird's spam filtering. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: >> I think you may have been " harvested " on a different site, Dianne. > Have you> recently subscribed to anything or answered a poll anywhere?< > > Thanks, Alan. I guess that's the next step, figuring out how I opened > the flood gates... Dianne: Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam You may not even be aware they are on your machine. There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature. yoyo9@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: >> I think you may have been " harvested " on a different site, Dianne. > Have you> recently subscribed to anything or answered a poll anywhere?< > > Thanks, Alan. I guess that's the next step, figuring out how I opened > the flood gates... Dianne: Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam You may not even be aware they are on your machine. There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature. yoyo9@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: >> I think you may have been " harvested " on a different site, Dianne. > Have you> recently subscribed to anything or answered a poll anywhere?< > > Thanks, Alan. I guess that's the next step, figuring out how I opened > the flood gates... Dianne: Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam You may not even be aware they are on your machine. There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature. yoyo9@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 > Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam< You know, I've been wondering about that very thing. > You may not even be aware they are on your machine.< That really sounds insidious! I hate sneaky stuff like that. I've been having the devil of a time with my computers. Apple finally replaced my G-4 as it kept having directory problems. I use Norton and Disk Warrior, but neither one seems to check for spyware. >There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature.< Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's true that it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as I found out a couple of years ago. Thanks for suggesting a new avenue to explore!! Hugs, Dianne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 > Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam< You know, I've been wondering about that very thing. > You may not even be aware they are on your machine.< That really sounds insidious! I hate sneaky stuff like that. I've been having the devil of a time with my computers. Apple finally replaced my G-4 as it kept having directory problems. I use Norton and Disk Warrior, but neither one seems to check for spyware. >There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature.< Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's true that it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as I found out a couple of years ago. Thanks for suggesting a new avenue to explore!! Hugs, Dianne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 > Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam< You know, I've been wondering about that very thing. > You may not even be aware they are on your machine.< That really sounds insidious! I hate sneaky stuff like that. I've been having the devil of a time with my computers. Apple finally replaced my G-4 as it kept having directory problems. I use Norton and Disk Warrior, but neither one seems to check for spyware. >There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature.< Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's true that it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as I found out a couple of years ago. Thanks for suggesting a new avenue to explore!! Hugs, Dianne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 > Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam< You know, I've been wondering about that very thing. > You may not even be aware they are on your machine.< That really sounds insidious! I hate sneaky stuff like that. I've been having the devil of a time with my computers. Apple finally replaced my G-4 as it kept having directory problems. I use Norton and Disk Warrior, but neither one seems to check for spyware. >There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature.< Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's true that it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as I found out a couple of years ago. Thanks for suggesting a new avenue to explore!! Hugs, Dianne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 > Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam< You know, I've been wondering about that very thing. > You may not even be aware they are on your machine.< That really sounds insidious! I hate sneaky stuff like that. I've been having the devil of a time with my computers. Apple finally replaced my G-4 as it kept having directory problems. I use Norton and Disk Warrior, but neither one seems to check for spyware. >There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature.< Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's true that it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as I found out a couple of years ago. Thanks for suggesting a new avenue to explore!! Hugs, Dianne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 > Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam< You know, I've been wondering about that very thing. > You may not even be aware they are on your machine.< That really sounds insidious! I hate sneaky stuff like that. I've been having the devil of a time with my computers. Apple finally replaced my G-4 as it kept having directory problems. I use Norton and Disk Warrior, but neither one seems to check for spyware. >There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature.< Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's true that it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as I found out a couple of years ago. Thanks for suggesting a new avenue to explore!! Hugs, Dianne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: > Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's > true that > it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as > I found > out a couple of years ago. You're probably right that there're fewer spywares infecting Mac's but it's really gotten to the point that anti-spyware and anti-adware programs are a necessity. I think the first time I ran such a program, it found 200+ infections. Most are minor and unimportant, but the ones that monitor your keyboard make nervous. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: > Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's > true that > it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as > I found > out a couple of years ago. You're probably right that there're fewer spywares infecting Mac's but it's really gotten to the point that anti-spyware and anti-adware programs are a necessity. I think the first time I ran such a program, it found 200+ infections. Most are minor and unimportant, but the ones that monitor your keyboard make nervous. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Kore wrote: > Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's > true that > it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as > I found > out a couple of years ago. You're probably right that there're fewer spywares infecting Mac's but it's really gotten to the point that anti-spyware and anti-adware programs are a necessity. I think the first time I ran such a program, it found 200+ infections. Most are minor and unimportant, but the ones that monitor your keyboard make nervous. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 http://www.unwantedlinks.com/macsupport.htm You might find some answers at the above link Dianne Also suggest deleting cookies and Offline files after every browser use - but have no clue how to do that with a Mac CJ Original Message: Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:22:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Re: OT/SPAM Abounding > Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam< You know, I've been wondering about that very thing. > You may not even be aware they are on your machine.< That really sounds insidious! I hate sneaky stuff like that. I've been having the devil of a time with my computers. Apple finally replaced my G-4 as it kept having directory problems. I use Norton and Disk Warrior, but neither one seems to check for spyware. >There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature.< Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's true that it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as I found out a couple of years ago. Thanks for suggesting a new avenue to explore!! Hugs, Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 http://www.unwantedlinks.com/macsupport.htm You might find some answers at the above link Dianne Also suggest deleting cookies and Offline files after every browser use - but have no clue how to do that with a Mac CJ Original Message: Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:22:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Re: OT/SPAM Abounding > Have you checked your computer for SPYWARE?? Sometimes a spyware outfit will harvest your name and multiple advertisers will then send spam< You know, I've been wondering about that very thing. > You may not even be aware they are on your machine.< That really sounds insidious! I hate sneaky stuff like that. I've been having the devil of a time with my computers. Apple finally replaced my G-4 as it kept having directory problems. I use Norton and Disk Warrior, but neither one seems to check for spyware. >There is free 'anti-spyware' available which checks for spyware and deletes. Your anti-virus program may also have an anti-spyware feature.< Unfortunately, there is very little out there for the Mac. While it's true that it's much more difficult to infect a Mac than a PC, it does happen, as I found out a couple of years ago. Thanks for suggesting a new avenue to explore!! Hugs, Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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