posted on August 31, 2005 12:38:08 PM new
I found this site. Weird name, Ewido? But good junk detector. They are out of Germany. This found some things spybot and adware did not.
?? so it says..
Has a free download and trial for 20 days(or somehthing) Thought I'd share it with you all.
(Glassgirl, you gotta try this one! Its good. Detects the keyloggers that most others miss.)
http://www.ewido.net/en/buy/
And here's a good free cleaner tool (cleans firefox, and also has an uninstall utility) case anybody wants it.
posted on August 31, 2005 04:16:58 PM new
I think I've read good things about Ewido actually.
I dl'd it and ran it and it only found one cookie myaffiliate which I added to my tools/options/privacy list to block.
BTW I've used Spamfighter for a month and I'm now on the free plan (they insert a message in your emails + you lose some of your controls) but I have to say it has virtually stopped all of the spam once I've blocked all the domains and email addy's.
I'm seriously considering buying a newer version of Outlook since it's easier to block domains - I currently am running Outlook 2000 and you can still do it - it's just harder to find.
In other words - if you have/use Outlook, whenever you get a SPAM email use the right click options and see who the email addy/domain is from. If it's yahoo, you will probably want to add the whole email address to the junk senders block list - otherwise you can add the whole frigging domain to it. These people aren't shopping Ebay and if they are - I don't want them for a customer.
from the microsoft website:
"
Adding domain names to your Junk Senders list
A lot of you asked: Can I add domain names to my Junk Senders list?
Yes, but you have to be careful. First, let's examine the problem: Junk e-mail senders try to work around your junk e-mail filters by varying the names in the From field each time they send out a mass mailing. For example, you may receive junk e-mail from:
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
In addition, most junk senders only use a given name once, forcing you to add each version of a name to your Junk Senders list. That makes for long lists and a lot of time spent maintaining them. You can work around the problem by adding the domain name (the text that follows the @ symbol — in this case, adventureworks.com) to your lists. That way, the junk senders can vary names until they're blue in the face, but you won't see their messages.
Think twice before you do that. Adding a domain to your Junk Senders list blocks everyone on the domain, including possible legitimate users. Here's a rule of thumb:
If a domain name is obviously objectionable or commercial, such as a name with adult content, a name that is always associated with adult content, or the name of a known retailer, add it to your Junk Senders list. Otherwise, use techniques such as Inbox rules to deal with the messages.
To add a domain name to your Junk Senders list
Important If you haven't worked with the junk e-mail filter in Outlook, review the article Manage Junk and Adult Content Mail in Outlook 2000 before you start. The article explains how to turn on the filter and lists other proactive steps you can take to stop junk e-mail.
On the Standard toolbar, click Organize .
Click Junk E-Mail.
Click the For more options, click here link.
In the second bulleted item, click either Edit Junk Senders or Edit Adult Content Senders, depending on the type of e-mail messages you want to block.
Click Add, type the domain name in the Type the e-mail alias or domain of a sender to be added box, and then click OK twice. Don't type the @ symbol, just the domain name."
posted on August 31, 2005 07:40:19 PM new
thanks, i'll try that spam control. Glassgirl, you know what caught me offguard with Ewido? Was the firefox/mozilla tracker. Not that they wouldnt be doing it like all the others, but that it showed up as a "malware". They also flagged google as a tracker, but i think you wrote a column (lol) about that (the toolbar) here right?
posted on September 1, 2005 08:20:43 AM new
huh? why would you automatically want to block the entire yahoo domain? i have plenty of good customers who use hotmail and yahoo addresses.
posted on September 1, 2005 08:39:27 AM new
I said the first list is the domains you can block.
Maybe I wasn't clear on the yahoo email addy's. I said you would want to add the Yahoo email whole address because otherwise (I meant to say) that you would be blocking the whole domain.
take the first domain name from the first list. I didn't say [email protected] - I just said netvigator.com. That's a domain that I don't want mail from. Nowhere on that list do you see yahoo.com.
However the second list is sender specific. I do not want mail from [email protected] so I add the sender's name in there.
Some of the domains I actually noticed are business addresses - web sites. Busy day at work huh?
I wouldn't block Yahoo email addy's unless it's someone I have gotten spam emails from.
posted on September 1, 2005 09:37:37 AM new
your internet service provider can block emails coming from certain server if enough subscribers complain and they trace these emails coming from certain server.
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posted on September 1, 2005 03:02:19 PM new
I purchased XP Professiopnal frpm them. Really prompt delivery. This was not an OEM copy, it was for resale & that is why I wanted it.
posted on September 2, 2005 07:44:36 AM new
Sparkz, I was talking the mozilla/firefox alert. Guess I say google because I have the preset home page with google toolbar. But the thing is, I dont think you can quite use mozilla functionally without that tracking cookie. (Its like here and ebay, with the tribal fusion and double click.) There really is no way to surf the internet and not get tracked, imo.
