Are animated cursors recommended?

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Hi There,
I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I looked
this company up on the internet and found that they are either known to
have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount of tracking cookies on
your computer. Can anyone recommend a safe animated cursor and ecard
site?
Thank You Very Much,
Willoughby
 
willoughby said:
I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I looked
this company up on the internet and found that they are either
known to have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount of tracking
cookies on your computer. Can anyone recommend a safe animated
cursor and ecard site?
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In general - 'cutesy stuff' like that attracts the people who want to infest
machines - because they assume the owners of said systems are not 'computer
aware' and will be more apt to not even know they are infested.
 
Shenan said:
willoughby wrote:-
I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I looked
this company up on the internet and found that they are either
known to have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount of tracking
cookies on your computer. Can anyone recommend a safe animated
cursor and ecard site?-

In general - 'cutesy stuff' like that attracts the people who want to
infest
machines - because they assume the owners of said systems are not
'computer
aware' and will be more apt to not even know they are infested.
Click to expand...

Hi There,
Thanks very much for your reply but i have one other
question. Would you think that an online company like American Greeting
Cards could be safe because Mcafee's site advisor gives it a green
light? If you absolutely give it a thumbs down i will not ask this
question again and that will tell me not to trust anyone.
Thank You Very Much Mr.
Stanley,
Willoughby
 
willoughby wrote:-
I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I
looked this company up on the internet and found that they are
either known to have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount
of tracking cookies on your computer. Can anyone recommend a
safe animated cursor and ecard site?
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
In general - 'cutesy stuff' like that attracts the people who want
to infest machines - because they assume the owners of said
systems are not 'computer aware' and will be more apt to not
even know they are infested.
Click to expand...
Thanks very much for your reply but i have one other
question. Would you think that an online company like American
Greeting Cards could be safe because Mcafee's site advisor gives it
a green light? If you absolutely give it a thumbs down i will not
ask this question again and that will tell me not to trust anyone.
Click to expand...

I would not trust it merely because 'McAfee' gives it a green light.

I would be more likely to trust it knowing it is a large company - whose
profits would be hurt (since their reputation would be hurt) if they did
anything 'underhanded'...

You also could use Google to research and find reviews on such things - this
is the best method to prevent infestation through such thing. Extensive
research on any product/company before you go about 'trusting' them.

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
 
Shenan said:
willoughby wrote:--
I deleted a screensaver,ecard and animated cursor site from
my computer and noticed right away my computer runs faster. I
looked this company up on the internet and found that they are
either known to have adware, spyware or deposit a large amount
of tracking cookies on your computer. Can anyone recommend a
safe animated cursor and ecard site?-

Shenan Stanley Wrote:-
In general - 'cutesy stuff' like that attracts the people who want
to infest machines - because they assume the owners of said
systems are not 'computer aware' and will be more apt to not
even know they are infested.-

willoughby wrote:-
Thanks very much for your reply but i have one other
question. Would you think that an online company like American
Greeting Cards could be safe because Mcafee's site advisor gives it
a green light? If you absolutely give it a thumbs down i will not
ask this question again and that will tell me not to trust anyone.-

I would not trust it merely because 'McAfee' gives it a green light.

I would be more likely to trust it knowing it is a large company -
whose
profits would be hurt (since their reputation would be hurt) if they
did
anything 'underhanded'...

You also could use Google to research and find reviews on such things -
this
is the best method to prevent infestation through such thing.
Extensive
research on any product/company before you go about 'trusting' them.

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
Click to expand...
Dear Mr. Stanley,
Thank you for your second reply. I have done some
research already but it really boils down to how much you can trust the
company that Mcafee site advisor recommends and i guess i will have to
be the one to make that choice.
Thanks For All Your Help,
Willoughby
 
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