# SpyBot / Adaware Users (heads up)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spybot-adaware-users-heads-up/210841>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 1, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spybot-adaware-users-heads-up/210841 "2003-11-01T16:08:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spybot-adaware-users-heads-up/210841/41 "2003-11-03T19:40:58Z")

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To **Lok** and anyone else who found the WildTangent stuff on their computers, I think it is a component of (among other things) the AOL Instant Messenger beta 5.5 (?), with its Shockwave game capability. At least, I didn’t notice WildTangent until I d/led the AIM beta.

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