letting games update online

> Frankly, I'm not sure I trust some of the "spyware" programs that are out
> there right now. I am a subscription member of Stardock and one of my
> anti-spyware programs *insists* that the .exe program for Stardock Central
> (loader.exe) is a spyware program. Plus, it also insists that one of the
> files in my Sims 2 games (don't remember which one it is off the top of my
> head) is a spyware program. First time it came up on Stardock, I let it
> delete, and ended up having to re-install the whole program! It is possible
> that it was a coincidence that you got the spyware at the same time as
> having the Wild Tangent. I've had Wild Tangent for several years without a
> problem along with Stardock. I currently use AVG Antivirus, AVG
> Anti-Spyware, Spybot, System Mechanic, and Ad-Aware. All of these programs
> were recommeded to me by the computer guy that handled our computers at work
> (and except for System Mechanic, they are all the free versions ~ can you
> believe it? A professional computer guy recommending a *free* product??).
> AVG runs daily, the rest run on a weekly basis..and since Windows Defender
> came out, it was added into the mix too . These are the same programs we
> use in our office setup also. The only time we've gotten a virus was when
> our boss (who is *NOT* computer literate) clicked on something that he
> shouldn't have. It took me almost 8 hours to clean his hard drive. Sadly,
> our computer guy passed away from a heart attack last year, so I no longer
> have access to his help.
>
>
> "Dorothy" <Dorothy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:720AEF96-0B72-47F5-B3E9-CB350EB416D9@microsoft.com...

> >I purchased the license for the Chuzzles Deluxe game. It has stopped
> >working
> > because I won't allow it to access the internet. Is there a way to get
> > around
> > this.
> >
> > I had a nasty spyware problem a couple of months ago, the alert messages
> > said it was caused by a Wild Tangent file. I like the Chuzzles game but
> > really don't see why it has to access the internet.
> >
> > Any advice?
> >

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