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Morgwen April 25th, 2002 07:34 AM

Previous:
Gator
Web3000
eZula

Actual:
Cydoor
TopMoxie

I donīt know if this are all... perhaps anybody can complete it?`

Morgwen

Morgwen April 25th, 2002 10:08 AM

No!

The aureate thing was the cydoor error, web3000 was installed through Gator!

Morgwen

Unregistered April 25th, 2002 10:12 AM

hi, wasn't there Aureate, and desktop icons for bonzibuddy?

http://images.bonzi.com/images/bonz24.gif <- bonzi

Morgwen April 25th, 2002 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Unregistered
hi, wasn't there Aureate, and desktop icons for bonzibuddy?

http://images.bonzi.com/images/bonz24.gif <- bonzi

You should also mention this clicktillyouwin trojan!

Morgwen

Unregistered April 25th, 2002 10:56 AM

Adware
 
Thx Morgwen, the list of directly or indirectly software brought to you with Limewire:

Previous:
Cydor
eZula
Gator
Web3000
BonziBuddy
clicktillyouwin

Current:
Cydoor
TopMoxie

Two more questions:
Which adware was not opt-out or installed without mentioning?
Which adware was not uninstalled after remove of Limewire?

Morgwen April 25th, 2002 11:03 AM

Hmm...

At the beginning only one was opt out... I donīt know if Gator or eZula... and Cydoor was not uninstalled - I canīt remember about bonzy and this clicktillyouwin thing...

And today both are installed without asking and TopMoxie stays on your computer AFAIK!

Morgwen

Morgwen April 25th, 2002 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by afisk
and everything else has always NOT been uninstalled when you uninstall LimeWire.
Are you sure you mean NOT? :)

I donīt know if it was a bug or not I know in the early days cydoors wasnīt uninstalled and today this TopMoxie thing!

Yes Limewire mentioned always which software is installed but I think it is important to mention WHICH software stays on your computer, but we discussed this point some time ago!

Morgwen

Unregistered April 25th, 2002 02:52 PM

Re: Adware
 
I'm confused - who else? :confused::confused::confused:

Please could you make a list which has been always properly deinstalled and which not (all?).
Which has been always opt-out (none?), which has been installed without asking the users (cydoor)?

Unregistered April 25th, 2002 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by afisk
Sure. This list only includes software installed by LimeWire, and not desktop shortcuts:
thx!

could you give a list with desktop icons and misc 3rd party software came with Limewire also in the past? which of them did use an own installer?

Unregistered April 25th, 2002 04:39 PM

no, that's fine. thx!

I wanted to get an overview on adware with installers. bonzibuddy is also worth to be mentioned. now I can inform myself what adware is 'scumware' or 'spyware'.


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