What is a Browser Helper Object?

Who would put a BHO
on your computer?

A Browser Helper Object, or BHO, is just a small program that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser.  Usually, a BHO is installed on your system by another software program. 

For example, Go!Zilla, the downloading utility, IT - installs a BHO created by Radiate (formerly Aureate Media); this BHO tracks which advertisements you see as you surf the Web -- AND IS VERY UNSTABLE. IT CAN BE EASILY HACKED and IS NOT WORTH THE FEE of $19.95 -- DO NOT PURCHASE THIS SOFTWARE!!!!!!!

The natural question is, what do BHOs do?  The technical answer is "anything", but generally, it will have something to do with helping you browse the Internet.   Of course, some BHOs are what is called "ad-ware" or "spyware": they do things like monitor the websites you visit and report this data back to their creators. 

Although many people are extremely concerned about them because of the privacy issue, BHOs are not necessarily bad things, and most of them are well-intentioned and beneficial.  For example, the P3P ("Platform for Privacy Preferences") program spearheaded by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) and major vendors, including Microsoft, AT&T, and IBM, will be delivered as a BHO.  Some BHOs, however, are placed secretly on your system, and there is certainly no technical reason why they could not be programmed to send information about your system (or your web surfing habits) over the Internet without your knowledge.

Also, there is no restriction on what a BHO can do your system; it can do anything any other program can do: read or write (or delete) anything on your system.  Usually, software is installed on your system explicitly by you; when you do so, you are, in effect, saying that you trust the vendor.  BHOs, however, have a history of being installed without the users knowledge.

So -- What should you do?

So -- What should you do?

Try BHODemon - it's Free!
This SITE is not currently offering the FREE Version,
But - Go to it and Bookmark the site - The New "For Sale" Version
Should be available in 2009 with Vista Update.

Think of BHODemon as a guardian for your Internet Explorer browser: it protects you from unknown Browser Helper Objects (BHOs), by letting you enable/disable them individually.  It also monitors your Registry and alerts you when a BHO is installed.  Best of all, BHODemon knows about the most common BHOs - the good ones, and the not-so-good ones!

BHODemon is free, runs in the "tray" area, and works on Windows 95 or later operating systems (in other words, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP).

Click Here to see the details of an attempted intrusion from China in 2005.

Click Here to See the Code that was a BHO on My Computer
which was inserted to gain control of my computer - ->>>
JUST BY OPENING AN e-MAIL AND NOT CLICKING ON ANYTHING ELSE .

It ALMOST got through my Norton Firewall & Norton Anti-Virus
Security Suite and Almost DESTROYED
a Custom $4500.00 Desk-Top System

That was the last time that I had ANY success with Norton Software  -
Because soon after that success,  the Norton Software allowed a
NEW BHO to get through and
DESTROY my $4,500 Custom Desk Top System.

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See Spot -- He chases his Tail -- At OUR Expense

Click Here to read about the latest in IRS INEPTNESS.
Just Think -- these BOZOS -- are paid to Protect OUR Privacy.

Click Here to go to a site that provides other
Free Downloads
that will protect your computer and privacy.

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