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Old Jun 10, 2006, 04:38 PM
Anonymous29319
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They are able to do this because EVERY computer is given an IP address based on their location just like a person is given a street address po box and so on in the real world. Using IP numbers computers can "talk" to each other. Most if not all website owners have a program attatched that tells the owner what the computers IP number is of those that visit their website. (This is also how websites can ban members off the site - they just key in a code that computers IP number no longer opens the website).

spyware is a program that website owners attatch to their websites. onece you open a website that has that program on it, it attatches to your computer and sends the website with the original spyware attached where you have been on line. This is how alot of ID thefts happen. Sooner or later that person ends up getting your personal information - bank accounts, birthdays, social security numbers and so on.

Which is why people are now using spyware and firewall protection. as far as I know you can't prevent other peoples computers from having your IP address because that is how computers talk to each other but with firewall and spyware protection you get notified the second you open a website with spyware attatched.

When mine comes up it says - spyware detected and blocks we recommend you scan your computer. Then when I turn on the scanning it asks me if I want to quarentine or remove or both that spyware found.

by having both spyware and firewall protection none of my other files get infected with spyware and viruses. and rarely get advertizements.