alexeck
join:2004-12-20
Clearwater, FL
1 edit | reply to ghost16825
Re: Sunbelt Adjusts WhenU Detections
Hi folks,
Anyone who knows me or reads my blog knows that we are hardline spyware fighters.
We also believe in transparency. So no "oops, we just discovered Sunbelt changed their database". There will be minor adjustments that we will make from time to time that don't warrant a full release like this one, but bigger ones like this you'll know about.
WhenU SAVE is adware, pure and simple. Just to verify the research team findings, I loaded it myself and tested it. It stays with a default action of Remove and a Moderate Threat level. Period. That is the program that has people here most concerned.
However, we're talking about programs like WeatherCast and WhenU Search here. I downloaded both of these programs and tested them personally. They're fairly innocuous. That doesn't mean we delist them, we have just changed their threat treatment and rating.
These are fine-tunings and adjustments to the database. We are absolutely not delisting these guys. We're just changing the default action and the threat level.
Anyone can also contact me directly if they want to discuss further -- alexe(at)sunbelt-software.com
As an aside, I will say that even though some of the members of the community perform research work for us, you can rest assured that they have full independence in their decisions and are not compromised in the least. They are not pressured to make any decisions. They are highly ethical and extremely conscientious and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Alex Eckelberry
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