BtCE
Newbie Kitsune
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Post by BtCE on Dec 3, 2003 21:43:16 GMT -5
I used KaZaA, I wanted photoshop. XFox warned me on AIM, shoulda listened. Luckily I received a device that destroyed the spyware, but I was very upset. Goes to show how stubbornness can kill ;D
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Post by XFox Prower on Dec 3, 2003 22:39:14 GMT -5
I used KaZaA, I wanted photoshop. XFox warned me on AIM, shoulda listened. Luckily I received a device that destroyed the spyware, but I was very upset. Goes to show how stubbornness can kill ;D He means I told him ahead of time (not the bad kind of aim warn, no no). My advice for all: Stay away from Kazaa, Real Player, and Bonzi buddy. As you probably heard, you can't uninstall Bonzi buddy and attempting to try only makes it spread it's popup generators more. |
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Post by Negative on Dec 4, 2003 2:59:24 GMT -5
Whats Wrong With Real Player?
And I Have Kazaa Lite (No Spyware) ^_^
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Post by XFox Prower on Dec 4, 2003 3:19:51 GMT -5
Just look around google like I did. Take a look at these articles I found within the first page of results (I searched for "Realplayer and spyware"). simplythebest.net/info/spyware/realplayer_spyware.htmlwww.weathergraphics.com/tim/trends/real.htmwww.theforumz.com/forumz/showthread/t-39701.htmlIt's no rumor, you can clearly see that they profit by selling all your information online. It's just like phone solicitors except online! As one of the articles states, Realplayer will override your cookie settings and force itself in to report your browser usage (this intrusion is virus-like activity if you ask me) and you can follow along to see for yourself. Luckily it says how to get rid of that spyware. I didn't test it myself but if you're using Realplayer, you should be well aware of what they're doing and should do all you can to stop it. |
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BtCE
Newbie Kitsune
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Post by BtCE on Dec 5, 2003 21:06:45 GMT -5
Realplayer? Im gonna keep that, I can listen to music with that. ^^
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Post by XFox Prower on Dec 6, 2003 0:26:24 GMT -5
Realplayer? Im gonna keep that, I can listen to music with that. ^^ You can listen to music with Winamp too, and over 10 times the formats Real Player has support for. |
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Post by That darn fox on Dec 6, 2003 11:57:36 GMT -5
I only have RealPlayer because the DVD player part of it does not require 3rd party Directshow encoders and decoders to play DVD's on my computer.
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Post by DiscoSnorlax on Dec 7, 2003 0:41:59 GMT -5
My advice for all: Stay away from Kazaa, Real Player, and Bonzi buddy. As you probably heard, you can't uninstall Bonzi buddy and attempting to try only makes it spread it's popup generators more. by real player, do you mean that sucky-sounding RealONE thing, or what? Is RealPlayer 8 with the 9 plugin ok?? Hmm, this Bonzi Buddy thing sounds kinda like this plant I read about, I think it was called something like kudzu or something.. (LOL, Kudzu Buddy...  ) |
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Post by XFox Prower on Dec 7, 2003 9:40:49 GMT -5
www.aluminumstudios.com/spyware/Yes, you heard right, SUED. Not once, but also a SECOND time. Choose your programs carefully. But companies like this don't have a good background. They're known for selling your email to spam markets just to make some quick cash. Thanks to Marik emailing me from some stupid Real Arcade game, I've been getting 2 spam emails a day and still growing .
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Post by Negative on Dec 8, 2003 2:49:27 GMT -5
That Why I Don't Register With Them, Also It Only The Full Version That Has Tons Of Spyware
Because I Have The Trial And There No Spyware In It
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Post by Xen Zeratul on Dec 15, 2003 13:21:25 GMT -5
I never use free download clients, unless i kno its safe. ad aware is a good program to kill spyware.
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Post by XFox Prower on Dec 15, 2003 20:07:45 GMT -5
Programs I recommend: And I also block cookies that come out of nowhere wihout me expecting them (for example, tripod cookies, paypal, anything that has "ad", "value", or "free" in it. |
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Post by Negative on Dec 16, 2003 14:55:25 GMT -5
Cheesy Spyware
Tell GATOR to Stop Spyware >_<
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Post by Xen Zeratul on Dec 16, 2003 17:35:04 GMT -5
Gator is spyware too. when u get their ads, and u allow Active X, it will download its ads to your PC, and run them from within.
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Post by Negative on Dec 17, 2003 8:47:48 GMT -5
Never Trust Gator
They Are EVIL!
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Post by Xen Zeratul on Dec 17, 2003 15:06:31 GMT -5
especialy when if you go to some forums (like network45), gator will have an oversized ad that will prevent you from closing it and using the website u got to, and force you to download its spyware so you could access the website. to bypass it, just select to Download it, but when the DL question pops up, hit "Cancel".
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Post by Negative on Dec 18, 2003 13:03:28 GMT -5
God! I Hate GATOR
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