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Branjor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-25-04 08:57 AM
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Spyware Question
Just got rid of some spyware on my computer. Clicked "details" to see a description of the little buggers and some were described as "BHO". Can anyone tell me what BHO is?
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-25-04 08:59 AM
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1. Browser Helper Object
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Branjor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-25-04 09:03 AM
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2. Thank you....
Edited on Fri Jun-25-04 09:04 AM by Branjor
What exactly does a "Browser Helper Object" do?
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-25-04 09:06 AM
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3. Um... It helps your browser....
:crazy:

Its a small program that runs whenever you start your browser. This gives access to all processes you partake in after the start up of the browser. Its basically a monitoring program that the spy can use to track your actions on the net with.
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Branjor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-25-04 09:10 AM
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4. Thanks again.....
Don't think my browser needs any "help" from spies!
Hope your eyes feel better. :)
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