spyware/adaware query

In article <vuv04edg989b57.DeleteThis@corp.supernews.com>, mel.DeleteThis@prodigy.invalid.net
says...
> OK -- Every so often I run adaware. If I run it say every 6 weeks, it comes
> up with about 30 items. They are all termed "data miner." What does that
> mean? I keep eliminating these files.
>
> Also, clearly these items keep coming back. How can I figure out from where
> they are coming from?
>
> MB
>
>
>
Some data miners (cookies , ads) can show from another programme.For
example i use naviscope which has its own ad list/cookie blocker and a
default selection of ads and cookies to block in its database (also
stored in registry).Adaware scans and fins the list stored in the
registry and doesnt know if its good or bad really and classes it as data
miner.You should be able to right clcik the data miner files and click
details and it will tell you what they are and from what programme.You
can then put on ignore list if its a legetimate list/programme used by
some other prog like naviscope or a pop up blocker etc.
me
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Bitstring <vuv04edg989b57 DeleteThis @corp.supernews.com>, from the wonderful person
MB <mel DeleteThis @prodigy.invalid.net> said
>OK -- Every so often I run adaware. If I run it say every 6 weeks, it comes
>up with about 30 items. They are all termed "data miner." What does that
>mean? I keep eliminating these files.
>
>Also, clearly these items keep coming back. How can I figure out from where
>they are coming from?

IIRC you can right click them and get more information. Most of them are
probably just cookies that track where you've been on the Internet, and
sundry other items about your PC.

You can eliminate a lot of those by telling IE6 to use 'custom' privacy
level, and dump third party cookies, while allowing 1st party ones -
that means when you go to www.fred.com you'll accept the cookies you
need from 'fred', but not the 'www.doubleclick.net' ones they try to
stick you with.

You can also try spybot S&D (www.security.kolla.de) which has an
'immunise' feature to stop a bunch of these data miners ever making it
onto your PC in the first place, regardless of how IE6 is set up.

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"MB" <mel.DeleteThis@prodigy.invalid.net> wrote in
news:vuv04edg989b57@corp.supernews.com:

> OK -- Every so often I run adaware. If I run it say every 6 weeks, it
> comes up with about 30 items. They are all termed "data miner." What
> does that mean? I keep eliminating these files.
>
> Also, clearly these items keep coming back. How can I figure out from
> where they are coming from?
>
> MB
>
>

Most likely, these are cookies, which are a result of going to any of
many, many web sites.
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>"MB" <mel.RemoveThis@prodigy.invalid.net> wrote in message
>news:vuv04edg989b57@corp.supernews.com...

>Every so often I run adaware. If I run it say every 6 weeks, it
>comes up with about 30 items. They are all termed "data miner."
>What does that mean? I keep eliminating these files.
>
>Also, clearly these items keep coming back. How can I figure out from
>where they are coming from?
>
> MB

The Lavasoft support forum at www.lavasoftsupport.com will answer
your questions and provide a solution.

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