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| 183522 | 2003-10-15 03:00:00 | I just scanned my xp machine with Spybot and it detected the following: 1. Alexa Related 2. DSO Exploid and 3. Windows Media Player - client I/D Are these safe to remove? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 183523 | 2003-10-15 03:26:00 | I usually let Spybot remove everything it finds. (It hasn't let me down yet) I figure the worst that can happen is one of my programs stop working and if it requires the spyware to run then I probably don't want it anyway. There is also the "Recovery" option within Spybot to backtrack if you need to. Capt Jimbo |
Capt Jimbo (17) | ||
| 183524 | 2003-10-15 03:26:00 | Yeah quite safe. 1 and 3 are to do with the ability of identifying your PC by a unique number. 2 is a possible exploit that could be used by some unscrupulous person. | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 183525 | 2003-10-15 03:35:00 | > I just scanned my xp machine with Spybot and it > detected the following: > 1. Alexa Related This is part of IE (every computer which has windows & IE has this) > 2. DSO Exploid Yep! (But I am not too sure, but it sounds doggy) > and > 3. Windows Media Player - client I/D Not too sure on this one |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 183526 | 2003-10-15 04:01:00 | Alexa related only comes with IE 6 actually (May be only SP1, not too sure) The DSO Exploit allows a hacker with a carefully written script on their page to run an application on your PC. The third is simply from WMP9 AFAIK, You will have allowed a few things when setting it up that SpyBot S&D doesnt deem 100% safe. Remove the lot! You should be able to click on each file and click "Description of this Product" and it'll tell you more about it AFAIK :-) |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 183527 | 2003-10-15 07:16:00 | Thanks, everyone. Have got rid of all of them. cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 183528 | 2003-10-15 07:35:00 | Be aware that Alexa returns whenever a repair or update of Internet Explorer is performed. | tommy (2826) | ||
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