Block list - Any good?

[ErnieK]

Has anyone tried the items at the following link? If so are they any good
(From the link)Spyware Block List File
What and Why?

Tired of all that Spyware and Adware crap being installed by ActiveX ?
But don't want to lose out on functionality?

We have created a system that blocks all known "bad" ActiveX controls from running inside Internet Explorer by setting the "Kill bit"
http://www.spywareguide.com/blockfile.php

[FastLearner]

sounds like exactly what Spyware Blaster does.

I have never heard of this site or this program, so I can't vouch for its authenticity. I wouldn't double click anything on that page until someone here can say if it's good or bad. How'd you find this page, anyway?

[ErnieK]

Came accross it originally when looking for a solution to an infestation on someones computer a while back and forgot about it until recently.

[Budfred]

It looks like a SpywareBlaster clone... I suspect they took the idea from Javacool... Hopefully they didn't also take the code.... I haven't heard anything about it that I can remember...