Post by thread:[OT]: FTP software revisited...

At 03:08 PM 7/22/02 -0500, you wrote: >Just spoke with the folks at CuteFTP who claim that their product has not >had any >spyware or adware since version 2.6. Can anyone prove this wrong? No, not me. But knowing that they did in the past is a good reason to never use their products now or in the future. Just my opinion. As for everyone else, your mileage may vary. > >Cheers, >-Neil. > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

At 03:38 PM 22/07/02 -0500, you wrote: >Agreed. I did remove the trial version I had from a week ago, >but wanted to know if to invest the time in downloading ad- >removal programs etc. That in itself worries me. > >Cheers, >-Neil "just call me Mr. Paranoid" N. Get Adware, it will open your eyes to how much junk they hide on webpages. And there are a few spywares that you won't be able to remove without it. Kazaa is one. If you get rid of it by hand you usually toast your winsock setup and have to reinstall. Adaware does it in a minute with no damage. Used it on a computer and it found 380 spy programs. They were just about to replace their "slow" computer. Ran about 10x faster afterwards. Run it once a week or more with your antivirus. It's a good thing. Dave -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Just today I installed FileZilla from sourceforge.net. It worked great all day. I have to work on a site that must share their ftp server with 40000 sites because more programs time out. I have tried cuteftp, wsftp (it was ok, but shareware message gets old), and powerdesk. All of them failed to juggle the timeout errors. FileZilla was free, installed on win2k great and no spyware at all. I prefer Linux but sometimes don't have a choice. {Original Message removed}

Holy kerappp....380 spy programs!?!?!? I'm amazed that these can get onto a computer w/o being intercepted by the Virus trapper. I might have to try it just to see what it comes up with on my computer. I'm one of those nervous types who knows that I don't know enough about this to feel safe. So with the fear of viruses, spyware, and installing anything on my machine that I'm not super-familiar with (such as this adware), I usually use the best sure-fire method of system cleanup that I know -- I reinstall the OS every 30-60 days. Yes, I actually do. However, I do have a (non-critical) app that requires that re-registration everytime it's installed, and there is lots of red-tape when it's been installed previously -- I have to call and explain myself and beg. Cheers, -Neil. -----Original Message----- Get Adware, ... Used it on a computer and it found 380 spy programs. ... Dave -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Hi dude, you could re-install the OS plus your normal progs and then take a snapshot of your windows /prog files /root dir using the free xxcopy (or probably lots of other utilities) then every 30-60 days just copy the snapshot in and start afresh.... Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pic Dude" <spam_OUTpicdudeTakeThisOuTPILOTTOOLS.COM> To: <.....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: FTP software revisited... {Quote hidden}> Holy kerappp....380 spy programs!?!?!? I'm amazed that these > can get onto a computer w/o being intercepted by the Virus > trapper. I might have to try it just to see what it comes > up with on my computer. > > I'm one of those nervous types who knows that I don't know > enough about this to feel safe. So with the fear of viruses, > spyware, and installing anything on my machine that I'm not > super-familiar with (such as this adware), I usually use the > best sure-fire method of system cleanup that I know -- I > reinstall the OS every 30-60 days. Yes, I actually do. > However, I do have a (non-critical) app that requires > that re-registration everytime it's installed, and there is > lots of red-tape when it's been installed previously -- I > have to call and explain myself and beg. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Get Adware, > ... > > Used it on a computer and it found 380 spy programs. > ... > > Dave > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.