How to get spyware on your computer

Island Girl · 02-25-2005, 08:08 AM

I have noticed that a few people here are using Smiley Central to put smilies in messages. I had that on my computer because I thought the animated smilies would be fun. It was not so much fun.

I had a terrible time getting rid of it. It put code on my machine that kept re-inventing itself after I removed it. I spent two full work days finding and removing all of its related software such as funwebsearch, etc. These free programs not only install themselves they install other more malicious software. I believe it to be a browser hijacker and spyware.

Judge for yourself.

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02-25-2005, 08:08 AM	#1
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	How to get spyware on your computer I have noticed that a few people here are using Smiley Central to put smilies in messages. I had that on my computer because I thought the animated smilies would be fun. It was not so much fun. I had a terrible time getting rid of it. It put code on my machine that kept re-inventing itself after I removed it. I spent two full work days finding and removing all of its related software such as funwebsearch, etc. These free programs not only install themselves they install other more malicious software. I believe it to be a browser hijacker and spyware. Judge for yourself. http://computercops.biz/postt63087.html http://www.thundercloud.net/infoave/spyware/index2.htm http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/434-p1.php __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade