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quietman7
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 Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:44 am Post subject: AOL 9.0 Accused of Behaving Like Badware |
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| AOL's free Internet client software has earned the company a slap on the wrist from StopBadware.org, a consortium set up to combat malicious software. In a report released today, the group advises users to steer clear of the software because of its "badware behavior." The report blasts the free version of AOL 9.0 because it "interferes with computer use," and because of the way it meddles with components such as the Internet Explorer browser and the Windows taskbar. The suite is also criticized for engaging in "deceptive installation" and faulted because some components fail to uninstall... |
news.yahoo.com
StopBadware.org Report on AOL 9.0
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datababe
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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I've always know AOL was malware.  |
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Chao284
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| And this can explain why GAIM and Trillian have been having some issues with AIM and staying connected as of late, figure this this was going to have some connections regarding it. |
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theCaptain
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Turtledove
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| And this can explain why GAIM and Trillian have been having some issues with AIM and staying connected as of late, figure this this was going to have some connections regarding it. |
I don't like AOL at all.
The issue with Trillian and GAIM for me is MSN won't work. The other 2 are working fine. Any ideas on the MSN? Even tried the newest Live version of MSN.
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merlot_1
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When I tried to cancel them when my free 90 days that came with my pc expired, what a mess  Their telemarketers are paid big commissions to keep you as a customer and use very high pressure tactics.  They had me on the phone for an hour when I tried to cancel |
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BJ&Magic
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| Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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The paid program is just as bad. It is DEFINITELY malware and spyware. If I didn't have 10 years of emails I'd never use it again! But then again, IE is so full of holes...it's all garbage!
You need one computer for your valued files and one for the internet, with little on it except a browser and anti-virus/anti-spyware programs. 
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