[Wolves] Spyware

Old Dan dan at dannyboy.dnsalias.org
Sat Feb 7 17:19:31 GMT 2004


Jono Bacon wrote:
> Heya,
> 
> 
>>Opera (web browser) also has adverts when in freebie
>>mode.
> 
> 
> Not spyware though is it - its just adware. How does
> Limewire have spyware? What does it do?
Well I do know that at least LimeWire for windows uses cydoor (which as 
far as I have been able to discern is spyware as well as adware) to 
display it's advertising.

Now this self same advertising is displayed in LimeWire for Linux.  I 
don't know why, but I just don't wanna risk it.  :)

-- 
Dan




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