10 points - go to top of the class :-)
Yup, I also set up a virtual PC with winxp OS then downloaded & installed this program (because I strongly suspected it was actually spyware/adware in disguise). It has somehow got itself onto one of my lesser machines (a winxp home pc) & I haven't yet figured out where it is or how to eradicate it. Adaware doesn't see it. I am reinstalling Spyware to see if it can see it.
As your link points out, the agreement in this software is very odd - doesn't identify the originator or provide a corporate address, other than to mention trek-blue.
One amusing thing about it was that before installing it on the VPC I installed Adaware as I wanted to see if Nuker tried to delete adaware - well it does cite adaware cookie as spyware & to be removed.
I have now installed spyware on the VPC as well to see what it comes up with re adaware & nuker.
Anyway, the conclusions esp about the way this software installs itself and the tone of the parent web site, is that this is a new breed of application called
"Suckerware" (if you willingly download it and install it)
Cheers
Doug Marker
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From the link you provided I also obtained the spybot pgm (SpyHunter won't delete unless you pay - with spybot I donated $10US via paypal). I have used Spybot before & found it very usefull.
It seems that a lot of the adware/spyware programs replace core modules in the os - what I need to do now to backtrack on any past such incursions (I often get messages to do with disk not being mounted & am sure it is as a result of unintentionally downloading spy/ad-ware. The ideal program would scan all OS modules & identify ones that aren't original or part of an SP pack or approved package.
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dmarker
March 25, 2004, 07:16:05 PM EST