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Old 1st Feb 2007, 17:37
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Do we REALLY stand a chance against Spyware?
Here's a strange one:

We recently installed some commonly available software to keep an eye on our kid's net surfing habits. This software records all URLs visited, and its key logging facility records everything typed. Cleverly, it is invisible in that it doesn't appear in the Programme Files folder or the Start folder! (how do they do that?).

Anyway, knowing that the programme is in essence SPYWARE, I was shocked that McAfee antispyware along with ZoneAlarm Pro and Spybot Search & Destroy completely failed to flag it up when installing it or when running a check. What??

If this one is undetectable, then what chance do we have against the really malicious stuff we may inadvertantly download onto our systems?
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