Firewall warning

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Joe Delaronde
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Firewall warning

Post by Joe Delaronde »

My firewall asks me if I want to allow the Hblnst Module to access the internet.
I don't know what that is??????
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Joe
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b0b
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Post by b0b »

If I don't know what something is, I sure as heck ain't gonna let it access the internet from my computer.
William Peters
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Post by William Peters »

Joe

Its spyware from Hotbar. I understand it is hard to get rid of. It will download even more software to your pc, and update itself to avoid removal by the standard software detection tools. Here's some more info:
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/h/Hotbar.asp#Operation

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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by William Peters on 29 June 2004 at 04:14 PM.]</p></FONT>