/Avenue A, Inc.

Hello all

When I navigate towards hotmail, I get this popping up in a nice grey box:-

Spybot-S&D reports that you want to download “/Avenue A, Inc.” This is a known threat. Do you want to block this download?

Earlier today it was doing this when I wanted to go to Majorgeek. Without actually trying too many sites, it doesn't seem to affect anywhere else.

I have run Spybot and Avira Antivir and they havent found anything on my machine. What gives, expert ones?

While I'm on, how stupid/pointless/dangerous is it to have spybot and Avira Antivir both loaded and active? I did this because 'System Mechanic' and Zone Alarm both kept shouting at me (thats the trouble with security software - pushy isn't in it!) that I didn't have an active antivirus programme installed, even though Spybot has been on my machine/s for years (long before Zone Alarm!). The deciding factor was that they are both free, always a powerful point in my decision making process.

Thanks in advance

Tim

 

Hello & thanks for the answer.

I'm working through that useful post you pointed me at. One jargon problem though - Spybot 'teatimer' - ??

It does scan/destroy or immunise, thats it as far as I can see. I think I need to do something, after /Avenue A, Inc. its now telling me to block something else on Hotmail and Majorgeek which looks like a cookie too.

I see zonealarm is not recommended, which is fine, I dislike the way there are no interogation / report facilities (I'm trying to learn something here!) so I will go for an alternative firewall & then a blocking tool

Thanks again

Tim