ADAWARE CHECKER - survey please

**^dAvEy^** · April 26th, 2002, 04:57 AM

Been reading on other forums about this new little proggie as a result of the Radlight - Adaware CRIME...

My trust lies here, VDr...
What say you on this little protector of the protector, doc?

ADAWARE CHECKER

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^dAvEy^

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**jmtjet** · April 26th, 2002, 08:39 AM

I've been using it for quite a while now without any problems. It finds the spyware and gives you a chance to get rid of it.

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If first you don't succeed-visit the DR.

**Buffalo** · April 26th, 2002, 10:13 AM

Haven't tried the 'checker' yet. I will hold off until the 'AdAware removal by spy programs' becomes more widespread.
Has anyone else had a problem?

but

**^dAvEy^** · April 27th, 2002, 06:06 AM

THanks for the replies, jmtjet & Buffalo

jmtjet:
the checker is a new little program that is intended to help to secure the security of the adaware program itself from malicious
attacks.

Buffalo:
Actually, yes, but as I understand, nothing much more than a bit of work had been necessary for this little <think this is right> beta-stage program.

I'm getting Info overload on this, as I've come across a few different fixes <?>. out and about. Another is an updated restricted zone .reg file <like nasties.reg?> called IE-SPYAD: Restricted Sites List for Internet Explorer that apparently takes care of the security problem in some way.

I would really like to find out what you people think about these or other preventative strategies for protecting adaware on our systems.

TIA...

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^dAvEy^

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**Kleinkramer** · April 27th, 2002, 06:18 AM

As Ad-Aware as of the latest signature file is immune to attemps by RadLight toremove it, installing this Ad-Aware checker seems a little unneccessary.

Besides that, after what we know about RadLight, who would install this 'rogue' program anyway?

So let's not get carried away.

Cheers, Tony

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**^dAvEy^** · April 27th, 2002, 07:03 AM

Thanks for the reply, Kleinkramer.

My understanding is that ADAWARE-CHECKER is not about protection from radlite...

Rather, it is intended to protect ADAWARE from the method that radlite used.

I don't think the program can do that on its own just yet.

I'll just leave it there...

EDIT: LAVASOFT info and moderator's comments

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**Kleinkramer** · April 27th, 2002, 07:31 AM

RadLight has sofar been the only program that has targeted Ad-Aware, and as matter of fact Radlight no longer targets Adaware

In my view, to install a program that protects only Ad-Aware from a program that might one day want to attack it again, is a little unneccessary.

I also believe it has been superseded by this one: http://wilderssecurity.com/filechecker.html

Filechecker will allow you all files you'd like to be protected (your antivirus software, your firewall, Ad-Aware, etcetera), and this sounds much more promising.

Cheers, Tony

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**^dAvEy^** · April 27th, 2002, 02:57 PM

Thanks again, Kleinkramer.

I don't know that radlite is the only one that has targeted adaware, but I understand it is the first to succeed.

ADAWARE-CHECKER is certainly not <just?> about protecting from radlite...

I noticed that at least ADAWARE-CHECKER is endorsed by LAVASOFT...
and both ADAWARE-CHECKER & FILECHECKER are both endorsed by WILDERS.ORG.

Both programs are only days old.

Those of you who might have tried either or both, please post back.

TIA...

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^dAvEy^

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**^dAvEy^** · April 27th, 2002, 07:09 PM

^bump^

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^dAvEy^

**call2** · April 28th, 2002, 05:15 AM

A very interesting post....

I looked up all the links a was amazed at what I found. I was totally unaware that there have been sucessful attacks on AdAware and ZoneAlarm. I knew that it would be only a matter of time before spyware/firewalls/antivirus software was breeched but the info posted at wilders.org has really opened my eyes.

Definitely worth a read!!

**^dAvEy^** · April 28th, 2002, 05:18 PM

glad the thread has proven helpful, call2...

do to the lack of responses to my request for feedback on these programs, it would appear you are not alone ...

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**Buffalo** · April 28th, 2002, 07:21 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ^dAvEy^:
Thanks for the post. I enjoyed it and learned.
Now, do you know where I can find a good,free program that will let me convert HTML into PDF?
Thanks again.

**^dAvEy^** · April 28th, 2002, 08:01 PM

Originally posted by Buffalo:
Thanks for the post. I enjoyed it and learned.
Now, do you know where I can find a good,free program that will let me convert HTML into PDF?
Thanks again.

You're welcome, Buffalo...

I'm sorry I do not know whether or not any programs I am familiar with could meet your needs...

I suggest you post your question for fielding in a fresh thread - the subject line will likely attract the kind of response that will be helpful to you.

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