[DM-MUG] What is Spyware?

[jim]

Actually, there are key stroke recorders, etc for Mac OS X, and that is
considered spyware, but it's method of delivery is different than the PC
variants. Generally, with the mac stuff, it's suspicious spouses. :) The
firewall helps, but I also block a lot of outgoing ports(1000's or them) on
my NAT firewall/cable modem router. You should do the same, if you have one.


on 7/24/04 2:59 PM, Doug & Joni Tonnemacher at djtonnema02@mac.com wrote:

> Not sure if I ever heard of spyware being installed on a mac.  Mac OS X
> requires a password when anything is installed onto the system.  That
> fact alone shows how superior the Mac OS is to Windows.
> 
> My understanding is Spyware is software that is installed onto your
> system and then "spies" on you and the web pages you visit.  It then
> reports it back somewhere.  It installs and operates all in the
> background.  Most of the time, users are not aware that is it running
> nor installed.
> 
> My suggestions is to activate your firewall in your system preferences.
> 
> If anybody else can contribute to this, please do.  If my understanding
> of spyware is not accurate, please let me know.
> 
> Doug
> On Jul 24, 2004, at 2:35 PM, Bill Smith wrote:
> 
>> I just closed DMRegister site, and a pop-up screen appeared on my
>> desktop with: "Warning, we have detected your PC is infected with
>> Spyware . . ." Message goes on to describe Spyware briefly and then
>> offers a free download of a scanner to detect if your PC has been
>> infected. My iMac has the .Mac  antivirus software installed, but not
>> any of the other .Mac features. I did not accept the offer to download
>> the free Spyware scanner. Has anyone else received this pop-up screen
>> when exiting a web site, and is it legitimate or not? Thanks. -- Smith
>> 
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