Hi There,
I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I looked
this company up on the internet and found that they are either known to
have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount of tracking cookies on
your computer. Can anyone recommend a safe animated cursor and ecard
site?
Thank You Very Much,
Willoughby




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willoughby

willoughby wrote:
> I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
> my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I looked
> this company up on the internet and found that they are either
> known to have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount of tracking
> cookies on your computer. Can anyone recommend a safe animated
> cursor and ecard site?

In general - 'cutesy stuff' like that attracts the people who want to infest
machines - because they assume the owners of said systems are not 'computer
aware' and will be more apt to not even know they are infested.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Shenan Stanley Wrote:
> willoughby wrote:-
> I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
> my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I looked
> this company up on the internet and found that they are either
> known to have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount of tracking
> cookies on your computer. Can anyone recommend a safe animated
> cursor and ecard site?-
>
> In general - 'cutesy stuff' like that attracts the people who want to
> infest
> machines - because they assume the owners of said systems are not
> 'computer
> aware' and will be more apt to not even know they are infested.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Hi There,
Thanks very much for your reply but i have one other
question. Would you think that an online company like American Greeting
Cards could be safe because Mcafee's site advisor gives it a green
light? If you absolutely give it a thumbs down i will not ask this
question again and that will tell me not to trust anyone.
Thank You Very Much Mr.
Stanley,
Willoughby




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willoughby

willoughby wrote:-
> I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
> my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I
> looked this company up on the internet and found that they are
> either known to have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount
> of tracking cookies on your computer. Can anyone recommend a
> safe animated cursor and ecard site?

Shenan Stanley Wrote:
> In general - 'cutesy stuff' like that attracts the people who want
> to infest machines - because they assume the owners of said
> systems are not 'computer aware' and will be more apt to not
> even know they are infested.

willoughby wrote:
> Thanks very much for your reply but i have one other
> question. Would you think that an online company like American
> Greeting Cards could be safe because Mcafee's site advisor gives it
> a green light? If you absolutely give it a thumbs down i will not
> ask this question again and that will tell me not to trust anyone.

I would not trust it merely because 'McAfee' gives it a green light.

I would be more likely to trust it knowing it is a large company - whose
profits would be hurt (since their reputation would be hurt) if they did
anything 'underhanded'...

You also could use Google to research and find reviews on such things - this
is the best method to prevent infestation through such thing. Extensive
research on any product/company before you go about 'trusting' them.

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Shenan Stanley Wrote:
> willoughby wrote:--
> I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
> my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I
> looked this company up on the internet and found that they are
> either known to have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount
> of tracking cookies on your computer. Can anyone recommend a
> safe animated cursor and ecard site?-
>
> Shenan Stanley Wrote:-
> In general - 'cutesy stuff' like that attracts the people who want
> to infest machines - because they assume the owners of said
> systems are not 'computer aware' and will be more apt to not
> even know they are infested.-
>
> willoughby wrote:-
> Thanks very much for your reply but i have one other
> question. Would you think that an online company like American
> Greeting Cards could be safe because Mcafee's site advisor gives it
> a green light? If you absolutely give it a thumbs down i will not
> ask this question again and that will tell me not to trust anyone.-
>
> I would not trust it merely because 'McAfee' gives it a green light.
>
> I would be more likely to trust it knowing it is a large company -
> whose
> profits would be hurt (since their reputation would be hurt) if they
> did
> anything 'underhanded'...
>
> You also could use Google to research and find reviews on such things -
> this
> is the best method to prevent infestation through such thing.
> Extensive
> research on any product/company before you go about 'trusting' them.
>
> Search using Google!
> http://www.google.com/
> (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Dear Mr. Stanley,
Thank you for your second reply. I have done some
research already but it really boils down to how much you can trust the
company that Mcafee site advisor recommends and i guess i will have to
be the one to make that choice.
Thanks For All Your Help,
Willoughby




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willoughby