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In reference to Spyware Blaster ....
"Heather" <figgs@invalid.invalid> wrote in
news:uEBxshcWFHA.3396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:
> I have used it for a long time....it is a very valuable tool. It
> doesn't do anything that you would notice, but it prevents a ton of
> spyware from downloading onto your computer. It also protects
> Firefox, which is the only browser I use now......other than for IE
> updates.
>
> Cheers......Heather
>
While I agree that Spyware Blaster is a very valuable tool, and I
wouldn't surf without its protection either, please note the following.
SpywareBlaster will NOT prevent malware from getting onto your host. It
only prevents the control from being registered in the registry (so its
path is known if the program that calls it doesn't know where to look to
use it directly). SpywareBlaster adds a registry key by the class ID name
of the malware control. It then sets a killbit in the value for that
class ID. If and when the malware control shows up, its install WILL
proceed (so you still end up with the files) but cannot register its
control. The installed program (and others) cannot call that control if
they use the registry to find it (but that doesn't prevent a program from
accessing it directly wherever the file for the control was saved on your
drive).
SpywareBlaster does not prevent the download, installation, or existence
of malware on your drive. It tries to prevent its registration and
execution.
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Neither had a mother-in-law.
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