
is spyware sent by e mail?
#1
Posted 27 May 2004 - 02:52 PM
I recently sent an e mail and the recipeint claimed my e mail infected his computer with spyware. My outgoing e mails are scenned by norton. After this complaint I checked with ad aware and did in fact have spyware in my computer.
THanks, Al Johnson
#2
Posted 27 May 2004 - 07:18 PM
what spyware did you have?
jmho
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#3
Posted 28 January 2005 - 09:27 PM
http://encyclopedia....ary.com/Spyware
Edited by wilsmic85, 28 January 2005 - 09:29 PM.
#4
Posted 29 January 2005 - 03:56 AM
When a program attaches itself to an email, it crossed the boundaries of virushood and will be classified as a virus.
Be wary though that a contact could email you a spyware program, just as they can send you something else.
#5
Posted 29 January 2005 - 04:49 AM
You could program spyware to attach itself to an email message. But it wouldn't be classified as spyware if it did. Spyware only gathers information and redirects you rather forcefully to other links than you had in mind.
When a program attaches itself to an email, it crossed the boundaries of virushood and will be classified as a virus.
Be wary though that a contact could email you a spyware program, just as they can send you something else.
It would be a worm actually.
But it could drop other components that are spywareish in nature of course.