After every visit to Yahoo, I've found between 30 and 40 spy bots that Yahoo has attached to my system. I run 3 different spy bot programs to find and delete them, but it sure seems to be a dirty trick on the part of Yahoo to do this to people! It's also very dangerous to allow the spy bots to remain in your system because of the possibility of ID theft.
Has anyone else noticed this problem?!
2007-11-16 03:18:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Technology
For those who don't know what spy bots are. They get into your computer on the websites you visit. I know mine are coming from Yahoo because I narrowed it down and Yahoo was the ONLY site I visited for 1 week and had 30 to 40 spy bots to delete every day.
They can detect anything from telling the person who attached them which sites you visit, right down to your credit card number if you buy something and don't have firewalls in place.
I truly feel it should be illegal and Yahoo shouldn't have to use them for ANY reason. But they do.
The only way to rid your system of them is to run a program designed to detect them. I have 3 different programs because just one program doesn't always find all the types of bots. So I run at least 2 every day I visit Yahoo.
It's VERY annoying!
2007-11-16 09:07:35 · update #1
Yes, you told me that in your e-mail. I was wondering where all mine were coming from. So far my Panda Security software that I've only had since this past Sept. has found and deleted over 14,000 of them! I lie not. I can't say they are all from yahoo but I'd bet my life most of them are because for the most part I hang out on this site.
2007-11-16 09:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spy Bots sound simular to cookies.
2007-11-16 10:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by chapel247 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too need information what is spy bots!??!
2007-11-16 06:27:35 · answer #3 · answered by litl m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep, it seems some viruses have got into my system as well, but I cannot pinpoint if they might of got in through the firewall or what is the exact reason.
2007-11-16 05:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by Lynn C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for bringing into light about these spy bot programs
2007-11-16 03:47:01 · answer #5 · answered by kachamuchakabali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a matter of fact, I have!
2007-11-16 03:29:29 · answer #6 · answered by Kristen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No didnt know and actually , i run spyware and such always but........what about these spybots.......can you elaborate futher Please ?
Thank You !!
2007-11-16 03:50:37 · answer #7 · answered by hghostinme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you check for spy bots? Can you email me and let me know please, thanks.
2007-11-16 03:40:10 · answer #8 · answered by John 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋