Thanks for the recipes so much Mama.
You're very welcomed! I've got tons of recipes - so instead of collecting spyware - give me a holler first. If I've got it - I'll share it.
jglass wrote:I know active x leaves computers open to picking up spyware and addware but some websites are unusable without it.
You are ALWAYS prompted to install an activeX program, if you are not prompted then either you have actively disabled this checking in IE, or you already have some sort of trojan/spyware installed that is disabling the prompt.
jglass wrote:Im running a very up to date antivirus ...which I obviously need to switch. Im running SpySweeper, Tracks Eraser, XoftSpy, Malware Scanner and 2 different firewalls. I had updated my antivirus to a newer version of Kaspersky a few months ago and it is not protecting me as well as the old version. This makes twice I have gotten busted by this sort of thing.
If you were as protected as you say, this thread would have never been started. Obviously something is inside. I run minimal AV and anti-spyware yet Kraft did not install on my PC.. They are a huge corporation and are not going to bother with such slime tactics.
jglass wrote:You do have websites install the spyware/addware on your pc through the door left open via active x when you visit some sites. Kaspersky asks me about some sites when Im surfing but it is obviously letting some get through. But you DO get spyware/addware from websites and you do not have to click to install them. Active x controlls allow them to put the junk into your temp and temp internet files. Jon has active x disabled and he has never had a problem with this sort of thing.
Again, this is incorrect. You already have a problem if ANY active X program can execute without your permission. You could have picked up a million different spyware packages by now.
jglass wrote:I remember the good old days when you had to open a file to get a virus/addware. Now you get them from surfing.
Only if you are already vulnerable. Your door needs to have been opened first.
I have been building and repairing computers since about 1985, and continue to develop/modify online applications. This is part of what I do for a living.
Your data needs to be first, backed up, second, scanned thoroughly, and if the problem persists (i.e. active X is still installing without your perms), you need to wipe out the hard drive, reinstall your OS, immediately check for boot sector viruses/trojans, and systematically re-install your software.
Sorry, but this is not Krafts fault, they did not install any spyware on your machine. I have checked the site myself and there is nothing there to do it.