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slyphoxj
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Does 888.com (Casino-On-Net) have spyware?

Will the 888.com (Casino-On-Net) online casino application put any spyware or other malware (viruses/trojans/worms/etc.) on my machine?

If so, are there any other online casino apps that won't and that allow free play?

I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2.

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jaykaykay
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join:2000-04-13
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I am not against gambling, so don't take this response wrong. I feel that anyone doing gambling over the Internet is asking for whatever else there might be out there. I could be totally wrong, but some how, never having tried it understand, that there isn't an on-line gambling site that wouldn't have adware, spyware, and God only knows what else.
sharpy merc
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I use the William Hill casino for free play fun.

and have never had any spyware added.

except the poker room ( it adds a monitor for catching cheats )
TeMerc6
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said by sylphic :

Will the 888.com (Casino-On-Net) online casino application put any spyware or other malware (viruses/trojans/worms/etc.) on my machine?

This domain is in both IE-SPYADS and MVPS Hosts file.

From MVPS, this note:
www.888.com #[McAfee.Adware-CasOnline]

I'd stay away from it.

hpguru
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said by TeMerc6:

This domain is in both IE-SPYADS and MVPS Hosts file.
It is also listed in hpHOSTS.
Nanaki (banned)
aka novaflare. pull punches? Na
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Want to play on the online gambling sites get a spare hd and a hot swap bay. That way if/when yourcomp is totaly hosed by spyware you can ust reimage the small hd with the sacraficable os install on it. This way you dont have a ton of programs to reinstall or repair installs for and only takes 30 to 40 minutes to get the scrap os back up and running. Or you can multi boot the hd with a few copies of windows and boot from each in turn as they get hosed depending on how big your hd you use is. Nice 40 gig hd will get you about 5 windows xp installs or win2k or about 7 to 12 win 98 installs (depending on how much time you want to spend stripping 98 down)

This way who cares if those oses get fried by spyware you just boot from anothr copy heh.
TeMerc6
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said by hpguru:

said by TeMerc6:

This domain is in both IE-SPYADS and MVPS Hosts file.
It is also listed in hpHOSTS.
I was actually going to say that, but didn't have the database available at the time of the post. I know your database is extensively larger than MVPs.

slyphoxj
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I might see if I can get a 40GB or 80GB drive real cheap somewhere, put a fresh XP Pro SP2 install on it and use that to run the 888.com app. I would, of course, unplug my main drive before I boot off of the drive I would use for the online casino.

Seems to be the best way to keep the malware crap off of my main drive, as long as I'm careful to not keep both drives plugged in at the same time.
Nanaki (banned)
aka novaflare. pull punches? Na
join:2002-01-24
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said by slyphoxj:

I might see if I can get a 40GB or 80GB drive real cheap somewhere, put a fresh XP Pro SP2 install on it and use that to run the 888.com app. I would, of course, unplug my main drive before I boot off of the drive I would use for the online casino.

Seems to be the best way to keep the malware crap off of my main drive, as long as I'm careful to not keep both drives plugged in at the same time.
Well id buy a hot swap by they sell for around 45 on newegg last I checked. As for unplugging probably not realy all that neeeded. Not even sure if there is any spyware that will infect another hd/os install. Viri trojans etc sure thats possible. Still why take the chance?