Has Spyware work on Windows 95

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Has Spyware work on Windows 95 Ruben Cardoso 05-24-2008
Posted by Ruben Cardoso on May 24, 2008, 7:08 pm
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Hi there, I'm using Windows 95 with IE 3, (I don't have many computer
usage) and does spyware work on 95, I heard about spyware in other
Newsgroup (I have many subscribed newsgroups)


Posted by Malke on May 24, 2008, 7:20 pm
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Ruben Cardoso wrote:

> Hi there, I'm using Windows 95 with IE 3, (I don't have many computer
> usage) and does spyware work on 95, I heard about spyware in other
> Newsgroup (I have many subscribed newsgroups)

I don't understand your question (we apparently have a language barrier).
Are you asking whether spyware will infect Win95 or whether there are some
antispyware programs available to remove malware from Win95?

1. Answer to question 1: you betcha. Win95 has absolutely no security
whatsoever. It is certainly vulnerable to viruses and non-viral malware.
OTOH, some viruses/malware may assume XP or Vista and not install on Win95.
I wouldn't count on this, though.

2. Answer to question 2: I don't know if any current malware removal tools
will work on Win95. It is doubtful. You can try hand-cleaning, but you
should be prepared to wipe and clean-install.

If you need more help, then please post back with a better explanation of
what you really want to know. Or you may prefer to post in one of the many
Spanish-language MS newsgroups. Here's a list of all the public MS
newsgroups so you can find the ones with *.es in the name.

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Posted by Ruben Cardoso on May 25, 2008, 7:01 am
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Yeah right....
> Ruben Cardoso wrote:
>
> > Hi there, I'm using Windows 95 with IE 3, (I don't have many computer
> > usage) and does spyware work on 95, I heard about spyware in other
> > Newsgroup (I have many subscribed newsgroups)
>
> I don't understand your question (we apparently have a language barrier).
> Are you asking whether spyware will infect Win95 or whether there are some
> antispyware programs available to remove malware from Win95?
>
> 1. Answer to question 1: you betcha. Win95 has absolutely no security
> whatsoever. It is certainly vulnerable to viruses and non-viral malware.
> OTOH, some viruses/malware may assume XP or Vista and not install on
Win95.
> I wouldn't count on this, though.
>
> 2. Answer to question 2: I don't know if any current malware removal tools
> will work on Win95. It is doubtful. You can try hand-cleaning, but you
> should be prepared to wipe and clean-install.
>
> If you need more help, then please post back with a better explanation of
> what you really want to know. Or you may prefer to post in one of the many
> Spanish-language MS newsgroups. Here's a list of all the public MS
> newsgroups so you can find the ones with *.es in the name.
>
> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!



Posted by Malke on May 25, 2008, 8:53 am
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Ruben Cardoso wrote:

> Yeah right....

???? I guess you weren't asking a question seriously, so I'll just have to
ignore you.

Have a nice day.

Make
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Posted by FromTheRafters on May 25, 2008, 8:14 am
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Let me guess, you work in a technology museum and mistakenly
started using one of the displays? :oD

Spyware can be as simple as a cookie, or as complicated as
almost any other program. So, yes - Win95 and IE 3 should
support spyware generally.


> Hi there, I'm using Windows 95 with IE 3, (I don't have many computer
> usage) and does spyware work on 95, I heard about spyware in other
> Newsgroup (I have many subscribed newsgroups)
>


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