I'm sure some of these other tools work pretty well, but I've never seen anything better than Spybot Search & Destroy. It's incredibly simple to use, too... http://security.kolla.de/ Hersh Forman wrote: >I'm aware of ad aware: > >http://www.lavasoftusa.com > >But who knows what it installed? I find this a very >sneaky thing to do. > >PS: I wrote the e-mail below in a hurray without >proofreading it. I just noticed I used the words >"sort of" three times! D'oh! > >--- Jocelyn Geboy wrote: > > >>~~~~ad aware is an awesome program for getting rid >>of >>all sorts of data miners/spyware/cookies that you >>might not even REALIZE are on your computer. to my >>knowledge, it's a free program?? adaware.com? >> >>you run it every week or so (or as often as you feel >>necessary), and it tells you what data miners are >>there, and then you delete them. lovely. >> >>jocelyn >> >> --- Hersh Forman wrote: >> >> >>>This happened to me when I loaded the Radiohead CD >>>into my computer. I did click "yes" and it >>>installed >>>some sort of player that started playing the CD. >>> >>> >>I >> >> >>>wish I hadn't done this if it's some sort of >>>spyware. >>> >>>If indeed this is some sort of monitoring device, >>>does >>>anyone know how to uninstall it? >>> >>>Thanks. >>> >>>PS: Exact Audio Copy ripped it without problem. >>>Same >>>for the new CD by "The Music". >>> >>>--- Stewart Mason wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Mando Diao's BRING 'EM IN (out next month on >>>> >>>> >>Mute) >> >> >>>>has a new >>>>copy-protection device that I hadn't seen >>>> >>>> >>before. >> >> >>>>When I put the disc in >>>>my computer, a screen comes up that says that my >>>>computer must "update" >>>>some files before the record can be listened to. >>>> >>>> >>>In >>> >>> >>>>other words, they want >>>>to install a data miner on my hard drive to >>>> >>>> >>>monitor >>> >>> >>>>what I do with their >>>>CD. Monitor this, Mute: your disc is now in my >>>>wastebasket, and the print >>>>review you solicited by sending me the disc in >>>> >>>> >>the >> >> >>>>first place is entirely >>>>about this new device of yours (which crashed my >>>>computer the first several >>>>times I tried to listen to it) and the fact that >>>>making me feel like a >>>>criminal while I'm basically DOING YOU A FAVOR >>>> >>>> >>by >> >> >>>>drumming up some advance >>>>press for your new baby band is not the way to >>>>endear me to you, no matter >>>>how much I agree philosophically with your >>>> >>>> >>>aversion >>> >>> >>>>to copyrtight theft. >>>> >>>>S >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>__________________________________ >>>Do you Yahoo!? >>>SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >>>http://sbc.yahoo.com >>> >>> >>__________________________________ >>Do you Yahoo!? >>SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >>http://sbc.yahoo.com >> >> > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >http://sbc.yahoo.com > > -- ___________________________________________________________ Sam Smith 1020 Jersey St. #2 Denver CO 80220 303.321.0515 /h | 303.981.4398 /c orb@colorado.edu | sam@lullabypit.com http://www.lullabypit.com ...it's a lonesome thing to be passing small towns with the lights shining sideways when the night is down, or going in strange places with a dog nosing before you and a dog nosing behind, or drawn to the cities where you'd hear a voice kissing and talking deep love in every shadow of the ditch, and you passing on with an empty, hungry stomach failing from your heart. - John Millington Synge