 rogue_I Have A Secret WindowPremium
join:2001-10-17
Lake Hiawatha, NJ
1 edit | After reading that nice letter.... I come to the conclusion that Cydoor may NOT be spyware.
I wonder what Levy means when she says "consider it mild adware". The reason I wonder is why would someone refer to their product as 'mild adware' when, according to Levy, nothing is ever installed on a users computer from Cydoor in the first place.
Well, if nothing is ever installed on a users computer then how can all these respected AV products detect it? See, it's not out there to be detected if we are to believe Levy. So I guess that Symantec and ALL the others are just arbitrarily adding Cydoor for shits and giggles?
I think, like the BBr rep here thinks. Nice letter but...
Honestly, it appears that Cydoor's Levy is attempting to lay the blame on HER customers. They are the ones who should be notifying US, the computer user, about the ad content that will be endlessly pumped into our systems.
Toss her to wolves I say..
Sorry, I assumed you were male.
Single or married? I always wanted to give lovin' to a geek 
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 ShootToThrilTell The TruthPremium
join:2004-06-07
Sherman Oaks, CA | Correction......Mr. Levi is a SHE...as in Female. |
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| LOL!!! That's funny. |
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| Note one thing missing from his email - what the end user gets from all of this.
He goes into great detail to tell us why he shouldn't have the harsh tag of spyware, what his company gets, and what the partners get. The problem is he never once mentions what the end user gets.
Exploitationware, perhaps, would be better than spyware and malware. Doesn't roll of the tongue, but it's nicely harsh.
They use the computers WE paid for, the internet connection WE paid for, and THEY profit off it. We lose stability, we lose RAM, and we get annoyed, but they profit.
Anyone have a phone number? I'll call him personally and ask why the user is not included in the profits, and what he believes the benefit for the user is. |
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| The benefit to the end user is having the use of the bundled free application.
Bottom line: it's up to you to decide if the free app is valuable enough to you that you endure the ads and side-effects of the spyware. |
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| In my more naive days...I could not believe how much free stuff was available on the net.
I now realize that there is a price of some kind to be paid for everything! |
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| reply to BeamerM3
Anyone have a phone number? I'll call him personally and ask why the user is not included in the profits, and what he believes the benefit for the user is.
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I attempted direct talk with 'idownload' via their live help desk.
I was quickly disconected.
Not to be discouraged, a few hours later I tried again and another help guy was more civil, but effectively not interested in any negative comments concerning their products or marketing techniques..
I expected a thousand apologies...or something similar, ...but effectively was told to pi*s off!
I was given a swank New York office in 6th Avenue to write to, however a google due diligence check revealed the office to be a virtual office which could be rented by the hour or just a used as a mail transfer front.
I suspect direct talk with cydoor would result in a similar outcome! |
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