From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Feb 23 2003 - 16:11:59 MST
BillK wrote:
> PC Magazine's 10th Annual Ultimate Utility Guide awards PestPatrol five
> stars, calling it the most mature product reviewed and praising the
> easy-to-use interface and broad range of malware detection and removal.
>
> PestPatrol does detect ISPYNOW as well as many other pests.
Thanks, that one looks the most promising for the moment. Price is no
object.
> (I remove everything, but I'm paranoid about security!)
I'm actually pretty paranoid about it myself, in case anyone has the
opposite impression. Though I was connected 24/7 by DSL, I was and am
still running the complete suite of McAfee internet security tools,
including firewall and antivirus. The antivirus app watches for suspect
email attachments, yet even then I very rarely execute them. And yet my
low-security password was still hacked remotely. I can only hope and
pray that my hi-security password wasn't.
>. And even if it was installed, your firewall
> should stop that program accessing the web unless you specifically give
> it permission to do so.
Yes, and I suspect I may have been tricked by a "friend" into giving
something permission to bypass my fire-wall.
One of the most important things I've learned from this is that today's
friends might turn into tomorrow's enemies. (Or, to put that another
way, today's friends may not actually be genuine friends.) The damage
to my personal life is serious, and it could only have been inflicted
by someone who knows me.
This is a very upsetting situation. I've barely slept in three days.
Another thing I've learned, in reflecting at how I have responded to this
situation, is that I have only the utmost admiration and respect and trust
for the people here. This group was the first place I turned to for help.
Thank you everyone.
-gts
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