Spyware (also called sneakware and stealthware) is software that comes hidden in free downloadable software and tracks you online movements, while it mines the information stored on your computer, or uses the information stored on your CPU and storage for some other task like displaying banner ads. Shirley -------------- Original message -------------- > They aren't harvesters, Rich, they are called spy-ware. They get your email > addy & sell it to anyone & everyone. > > JanC > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RichBoyd" > To: > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: [ClanBoyd] spam > > > > > > My problem is different than many. My email address was on my web site. > > They are harvester programs that go to web sites and reap all the email > > addresses. > > > > I have taken my email address off the site and put it in a graphic which > the > > harvesters can't see. But it is a little late. > > > > Speednet picks up all the junk and spam and puts it in a separate file. > But > > you still have to spend time to go in there and delete it. > > > > Rich > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:15 AM > > Subject: Re: [ClanBoyd] spam > > > > > > > I get very little spam. AOL has a pretty good screener and an icon on > > their > > > letter where we can click on to report spam. I also have Norton > > Security, > > > which helps. > > > > > > Virginia > > > > > > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > > > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > > BOOKS http://clanboyd.info/books/forsale > > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > BOOKS http://clanboyd.info/books/forsale > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees > > > > > > > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > BOOKS http://clanboyd.info/books/forsale > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees >