On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:29:19 GMT, notbob
> wrote:

> On 2004-08-20, sf > wrote:
>
> > It turns out tgshell.exe is basically spyware guised as
> > "Comcast Support"......
>
> You should never have installed ANY Comcast software. It's totally
> unnecessary to connect to the internet or get support from Comcast.
>
I suspect it was done when the comcast guy was "installing"
comcast and hooking up modem/router etc. I've only called
Comcast Support (support? hahahah!).

> BTW, just to put a burr under your saddle, you should be aware that
> Zonealarm is not exactly untainted. Besides issues with ClientMan, early
> versions also contained a dormant, though as far as I know, never used data
> collection engine. Newer versions may be ok. But, I've never trusted it
> and would never run it.
>
Hmmm. I've never read any complaints about it on
Win98_discussion, so I guess it's a nonissue at this point.
What I CAN tell you is that they now ASK if you'd like to
participate in something similar (data gathering) now.


sf
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