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1 edit |  Intelinet Internet Security: definitive malware
Many promotional slogans, some of them:
Intelinet is global internet security leader [sic]
Winner of multiple awards from security experts throughout the world! Used by more than 9 million people worldwide [sic]
Award Winning Spyware Remover [??]
#1 Rated Spyware Remover [sic]
#1 Rated Adware Remover [sic]
54.000 google hits when performing a search to "Intelinet Internet Security"...
All kind of similar enthusiastic shouts about other modules of the program but I will limit them to the security part.
Confusion also about the actual version, till yet I discovered 3, all 3 claiming to be the actual one:
Intelinet Internet Security Suite 3.1.0
Intelinet Internet Security Suite 4.26
Intelinet Internet Security 2008.12
To wrap up the info, sometimes it is offered as freeware, sometimes as shareware.
Now the burning question: how to rate Intelinet Internet Security Suite? Personally I have already made up my mind: crapware. Keep in mind this a friendly understatement of me.
* 2008-12-28 Edited topic title for reason of TonyKlein's contribution to this thread. Tony, txs, appreciated! *
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nwrickert
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Geneva, IL | Re: Intelinet Internet Security: what the heck is it?
They seem to have done an effective job of seeding google with pages that say positive things.
I tend to be suspicious when I see that.
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Cudni
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they claim 5 start rating from consumer reviews (whatever that is)
»intelinet-global.com/index.php
lets see what that consumer reviews site is
»www.siteadvisor.com/sites/consum···summary/
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Yeah, seems rather suspicious... If they are a global leader, then their products would have been tested by outfits like AV-Comparatives, etc. I sure don't see them listed here: »www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/09_02
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Don't know where they're from, but getting 9 million Chinese to use a program wouldn't be hard, given the population size, and it makes the software's usage seem more "global" than it actually may be.
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And, for the evaluation of Consumers Review and its reviewer John Whitter, the Site Advisor envelope, please...
"consumers-reviews.net
In our tests, we found downloads on this site that some people consider adware, spyware or other potentially unwanted programs."
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User Reviews (bb note: of Consumers Review):
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Posted at 02/22/2008-06:07:15 AM by lordpake, Experienced Reviewer
This site promotes dubious software from netcom3 as the top registry cleaner. Note that netcom3 is red-rated by SiteAdvisor (see the link below). As a side note, all other reviewed apps are dubious too =) ...
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Posted at 03/09/2008-12:27:23 AM by dean, Experienced Reviewer
What lordpake said. The site is a clone of the former consumers-reports.net, which is rated RED by SiteAdvisor. I wrote the REAL Consumer Reports about the existence of that site and it no longer exists. However, scammers are a determined bunch, so the existence of this clone is not surprising.
This site is run by a scammer and affiliate that bills himself as "John Whitter." The same bozo was behind consumers-reports.net and also runs another bogus review site, daily-news-review.com. At the top of the home page, it says "The #1 Most Trusted Consumer Review Site!" If you need a good example of pure BS, it's here. The site goes on to claim "as seen on New York Times, USA Today, Esquire, InformationWeek, CNN, MSN, Yahoo, Forbes and AOL." This is merely more BS.
Like most bogus review sites, this one promotes software of dubious value that was created to satisfy an affiliate's hunger for fat commissions derived from the same of crapware. The following software is promoted here:
• Netcom3 Registry Cleaner (netcom3.com, rated RED)
• Error Sweeper (errorsweeper.com, C-Net Media, rated RED)
• Regcure (Paretologic)
• RegClean (regclean.com, C-Net Media, rated RED)
• Error Doctor (errordoctor.com, rated RED)
Were you hoping to find unbiased advice? Well, "John" gets a commission for referring you in the event of a sale. Some questions should run through your mind:
• Does "John Whitter" write for a respected publication? (No)
• Does "John Whitter" provide credible contact information? (No)
• Does "John Whitter" disclose his blatant conflict of interest? (No)
• Do the developers of this software provide credible contact information? (No)
• Have any of the products promoted by this site been reviewed by respected publications? (No) ... Hmm... a 5-Star rating for Intelinet Internet Security from that guy, huh?  And thank you, Site Advisor for yet again giving us all the "rest of the story". 
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| The Ultimate Intelinet Internet Security Verdict, granted by the DSLR base:
a very suspicious piece of software, promoted by scammers and crooks and therefore belonging to the crapware category. Stay far away from this kind of crap to save your and your PCs health . |
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Re:Google seedings
I notice that this topic now shows up on the first page of a Google search for "Intelinet" .
Once again, the DSLR security bird dogs are on point to a less-than-accurate and honest vendor.
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| said by EGeezer  :I notice that this topic now shows up on the first page of a Google search for "Intelinet" . The vendor will love that Google page rank, after all it is free advertisement for his crap.
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said by EGeezer :I notice that this topic now shows up on the first page of a Google search for "Intelinet" . Should only be a day or two before a company shill realizes that and shows up to defend Intelinet.
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Re: Intelinet Internet Security: what the heck is it?
poking about I found
A DNS lookup shows
Domain Name: intelinet-global.com
Created on..............: Mon, Aug 18, 2008
Expires on..............: Tue, Aug 18, 2009
Administrative Contact: Cashier Myricks
Googling Cashier Myricks found
Stories from 2006
FTC Settles With Seller of "100% Legal" File-Sharing Tutorial
P2P scam site settles with FTC
This story from 2007
Make Foreclosure Money Fast!
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| said by vaxvms :poking about I found A DNS lookup shows Domain Name: intelinet-global.com Created on..............: Mon, Aug 18, 2008 Expires on..............: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 Administrative Contact: Cashier Myricks ... Cashier Meyers??! Connected with a crapware outfit and a file-sharing scam site? You know, you just can't make up stuff this good!
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| Quantcast statistics intelinet-global.com: »www.quantcast.com/intelinet-glob···#summary
Very interesting numbers and statistics, read them all with attention.. And yes,consumers-review and consumers-reviews are according these statistics clearly related/involved to crook Cashier Myricks and his scam.
Here a POV of a blogger about Intelinet: »www.majauskas.com/intelinet-smar···rity-cam
And, after evaluating all info in this thread, it didn't surprised me at all to find Intelinet on the IP Blocklist for Outpost Firewal with these entrances:
1720,199.238.181.158-199.238.181.158#intelinet-global.com
3327,199.238.181.158-199.238.181.158#www.intelinet-global.com
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| said by psafux :ha. i had to deal with this program first hand last week, on a customers computer. its crap, if its legit. After reading the smudgy truth concerning Cashier Myricks past I can't imagine he is carry out anything in a legal way....
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