DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

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Spyware: Ann please note: As you dig for DD you visit many websites and very strange pages. This may prove a valuable resource.

Ann, You might consider keeping those passwords, etc, on a few index cards or a rollidex. It's not a bad idea to run a check once in awhile on your computer for these pests.


http://www.spychecker.com/home.html

ANN the program you mentioned -- Gator -- had this description.

Full Name: Gator Websearch
Type: Adware
Danger Level: 2 [Explain]
Official Description: Gator is a software product that can automatically fill in passwords and other form-elements on Web pages. But its main purpose is to load an advertising spyware module called OfferCompanion, which displays pop-up ads when visiting some Web sites.

Gator boasts that since it's software is always running, it can spam users with "Special Offers" and other ads anywhere they go (even competitors' sites) with remarkable targeting capabilities, since it can spy on what sites the user is visiting.

Information URL: http://www.gator.com/

Properties: Stays resident in background
Stealth: hides itself from user
Show advertisments
Makes changes to browser settings
Connects to the internet by itself


Above from spychecker.com search on the name gator.

Another quirk of the microsoft browser is the "Install on Demand function. The sad part is it's not your demand. It's that online casino or some other garbage. Check your browser settings and uncheck install on demand. You will then be asked before anything is installed.

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