Mopy Fish Screensaver. Evil-doer?

[Spuds]

Does anyone know if the Mopy Fish screensaver is spyware? Ad Aware does not detect it as such but I recently installed it and, after two years of being spam free, I suddenly started getting it on a daily basis. After a couple of weeks I uninstalled and have received no more spam. Coincidence?

Spuds

[Ghost_Hacker]

I've run the Moby fish screensaver for a few years now on various computers. Never had any pop-up ads or spam.



[This message has been edited by Ghost_Hacker (edited 05-14-2002).]

[Spuds]

Thanks, Ghost. Maybe it was just my week or so in the barrel and it was coincidental. I have had one other person tell me that the same thing happened to them, tho. I guess one out of two is neither good or bad, eh?

[mjc]

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[Ghost_Hacker]

Hmmmmm.....mabey I just got lucky http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Spuds]

Thanks for the info, mj. Interesting site, yours, too. I'll be checking it out further.

[mike2002]

Surely the way round this (if you wish to continue running the program) is to disallow it internet access in ZoneAlarm or similar.

[Spuds]

I had already done that, Mike. I would never grant a screensaver internet access. But not to worry, all is well. I got a little bored with the creature after a couple of weeks anyway so I just flushed him down the toilet like you would any troublesome goldfish. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif