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Bobb5
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join:2001-02-16
Kent, WA

reply to sharksfan3

pretty funny, Kaspersky found Hotbar !

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Kaspersky Internet security 2006 caught it before it even finished downloading!! Pretty cool!


Noah Vail
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join:2004-12-10
Lorton, VA
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Excellent!

The AV companies are starting to move against spyware/adware/It's-really-the-users-fault-for-installing-it-ware.

And that's a good thing.

NV



RexExitium

@219.95.x.x

My McAfee AntiSpyware and AntiVirus both detect Hotbar and crap like it as 'trojans', 'adware' and 'spyware'. I agree it's nice to see the antivirus companies cracking down on these losers.



schnuggles
Stays Crunchy In Milk

join:2003-06-07
Deming, NM

reply to Bobb5
The funny part here is that the very directory structure shown in the pic shows an intent to deceive the user: How many legitimate programs use an install directory of "GHIJKLMN?" The companies involved in antispyware need to grow a pair and take these folks to court. Once we have established case law we can all proceed from a more comfortable position.
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Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex-Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)



BWGX

@alphalink.com

All legitimate programs use folders with names like that. That's a temp folder used by IE to store files until they are fully downloaded before moving them to the default download folder.

That screenshot nabbed IE in the act moving the file after downloading completed.


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