BleepingComputer.com: Hi

hi all, my name is keith 45/uk. after a visit to windows bbs site i was given links to improve security
http://temerc.com/hddncounttuts.html......

the ie-spyad was one of the sites, i think i installed the files ok because my resticted sites in options in now preety full.

but how do i keep it up to date, is there an up date site. if u guys can tell me how to use this programe effectiflly i would be gratefull

IE-SpyAd is a great tool. There are programs that claim to autoupdate - but none of them have worked for me.

I'd suggest that you mark your calendar to visit the site periodically to update.

Also, another option is the MVPS Hosts file: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

It basically does the same thing as IE SpyAd - but does it through the HOSTS file rather than the Restricted Zone. And there are autoupdate utilities for it that work.

This post has been edited by usasma: 15 October 2006 - 09:43 AM

it looks good but complicated

it talks about using user key or local key, sorry but this is all a biyt over my head maybe i need a litle explanation. if used do i delete the spyad plus i can not remember where the site was that i got the programe from
keith

This post has been edited by hfdsguy: 15 October 2006 - 02:38 PM

IE SpyAd adds sites to the Restricted Zone in Internet Explorer.
MVPS Hosts file adds entries to your HOSTS file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc)

They can co-exist without problems.

When you download the MVPS Hosts file, it comes with a batch file that you can click on to load it into your HOSTS file (Download, extract the ZIP file, double click on the BAT file and you're done).