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Corrine
Premium
join:2004-08-27
| Sadly, Winchester73's inquiry at the LS forums directed @urizen has been deleted. My subscription is still there
but it only took 18 views for the topic to show up missing from http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=15455
At one time I defended Lavasoft. I believed what Ann-Christine and Nic told us. It is quite obvious that the DSLR community was right all along. To each of you, I extend an apology from the time "WhenU" were right.
With regard to the Ask Toolbar, isn't it sweet that so many formerly respected security vendors have made the choice of money over security. See »secunia.com/advisories/26960/
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Ask Toolbar ToolbarSettings ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Advisory Available in Danish Advisory Available in German
Secunia Advisory: SA26960
Release Date: 2007-09-25
Last Update: 2007-09-28
Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched
Software: Ask Toolbar 4.x
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Microsoft MVP, Windows - Security; Admin Council; Charter Member
ASAP; Take a walk though the Security Garden, Where Everything is Coming up Roses" | |
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bcastner
Premium,VIP,MVM
join:2002-09-25
Chevy Chase, MD
clubs:  | Re: Ad-Aware ... AskToolbar ? I'm with you 100% on this issue.
I doubt the complaints will stop the practice, but at least it is an "opt-in" choice in Adaware's case, unlike Zone Alarm. | |
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winchester73
join:2003-08-08
Chapel Hill, NC
| Yeah, I saw my thread over there had been deleted. I'm not sure why really ... it was a simple request to urizen for some clarification. There was nothing inflammatory or negative.
I had hoped that there would be a message in my box explaining "why" it was removed or "who" had done so. I guess no one thought it would be a courteous thing to do. When I was a moderator on the old LS forum, I always sent a message to each and every person whose post I tampered with, in any way, even if I was just breaking a link to keep someone from clicking on it.
Oh well, times change.
Not that anyone cares, but count me in the disappointed camp should LS start packaging the AskToolbar with their download. | |
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Woody79_00
join:2004-07-08
united state
| this is sadly why i walked away from Lavasoft adware a few years ago....
Seems like everyone wants to install a toolbar nowadays
Symantec always trys to push their yahoo toolbar on you
ccleaner trys to push one as well
Adobe is always trying to get you to install google toolbar
The only Toolbar i use is Windows Live Toolbar Straight From Microsoft...it is the only toolbar worth a darn
But i don't see any sites or software activly pushing it though...and my IE has never crashed or anything, plus Microsoft Updates the Windows Live Services though Microsoft Update(including the toolbar)
But the rest of these toolbar just suck...Microsoft is the only one who has gotten the toolbar right with Windows Live Toolbar
the Ask toolbar is just a worthless piece of dung | |
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Thug21
Just Chillin'
Premium
join:2005-08-21
4 edits | Re: Ad-Aware ... AskToolbar ? I will NOT use any "security" software that comes with a toolbar. 
Anti Adware/Spyware software is often used to remove such things - it shouldn't add them!
Maybe these companies need tons and tons of angry emails!
Edit - gotta love all the political double talk in that statement by Lavasoft . What nonsense. | |
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hayc59
VoodooChild
Premium
join:2001-02-26
David R.I.P. | well, well another one bites the dust!!
goodbye Ad-Aware | |
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winchester73
join:2003-08-08
Chapel Hill, NC
| Ben Edelman: »www.haloscan.com/comments/alexec···/#406495
I can certainly understand why a user might want a browser toolbar, and I have no problems with something that isn't a pre-checked option ... but I fail to see why an anti-spyware application needs a toolbar. | |
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Thug21
Just Chillin'
Premium
join:2005-08-21
4 edits | Re: Ad-Aware ... AskToolbar ? The Bar will supposedly be "opt in" only. However, any A/S shipped with a toolbar - especially one with a shady background - is just too much to stomach for me.
They claim the reason for possibly including ASK is to "help change the world" but I tend to think that money is the real factor here.  | |
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
Premium
join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL
1 edit | Does company getting paid for including a foolbar in their software? | |
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DownTheShore
Maddie Knows Poopie
Premium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
clubs:
| I really don't understand why everyone gets so upset whenever another company includes the option of adding a tool bar when installing their software. Note, please, that I said option. I always choose the "Custom" installation option whenever it is offered, so that I see exactly what is being installed on my computer, and I have no difficulty either checking or unchecking the box regarding the installation of the third-party tool bar, or whatever.
As much as we would like our security and other software providers to remain pristine and "true" to their product, they are after all in the business to make money. If they are providing a product, it's their choice regarding how they package it. And if it is a free product - one that the user pays no money for - to gripe about a way they've found to make money from it seems a bit hypocritical to me.
Don't get me wrong - I do find it annoying when I'm buying a piece of software and the manufacturer is trying to get me to add extra software that I don't need. I am paying enough money for a product that is costing them virtually nothing to transmit to me - no packaging or shipping costs, etc. But as long as they provide the option of opting-in or opting-out of the extraneous features, it remains merely an annoyance to me.
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bcastner
Premium,VIP,MVM
join:2002-09-25
Chevy Chase, MD
clubs: | Re: Ad-Aware ... AskToolbar ? Yes it is optional.
But to me it would be like finding a cigarette vending machine in the waiting room of my heart doctor.
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
Premium
join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL
1 edit | I know someone who loves to make foolbars he made tons of useless foolbars claiming the state willing to pay money for the crap he makes  | |
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....your 'Label' is in the mail..don't cash it until the end of the month. 
