Burn4free spyware??

[twistedbrntucker]

Contact them and ask.


http://contact.burn4free.com/

Description
NavExcel is a search hijacker implemented as an IE Browser Helper Object. Address bar searches, attempts to connect to unknown servers, and all 404 page-not-found errors (even those whose sites provide custom error pages) are redirected to webservicehost.com.

Also known as
NavHelper.

Distribution
Known to be bundled with CD-burning application burn4free, and screensavers from mvr.us.

What it does
Advertising
No.

Privacy violation
No.

Security issues
Yes. NavExcel can download and execute arbitrary code from its controlling server www.navexcel.com (as an update feature).

Stability problems
None known.

Removal
Go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, choose the 'NavHelper' and click 'Remove'. Restart the computer

Links
Official NavExcel site

[Redwolf]

I used Spybot 1.3 to remove NavExcel and Burn4Free works just fine. No adware on the machine, and a free burniong program. It's nice.

[DoubleG]

The "toolbar" is easy to uninstall (burn4free even tells you how to do it in the FAQs). The program is actually a very nice program - and the buttons in the UI are cusomizable (you can get rid of the ones you don't use to make the ugly UI look nicer). It can burn . mp3 data CDs as well as audio CDs from .m3u playlists and with no need to pre-convert .wma files. After you uninstall the "toolbar", it's a really nifty tool for your burning needs.

[twistedbrntucker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoubleG

The "toolbar" is easy to uninstall (burn4free even tells you how to do it in the FAQs). The program is actually a very nice program - and the buttons in the UI are cusomizable (you can get rid of the ones you don't use to make the ugly UI look nicer). It can burn . mp3 data CDs as well as audio CDs from .m3u playlists and with no need to pre-convert .wma files. After you uninstall the "toolbar", it's a really nifty tool for your burning needs.

talk about a blast from the past. This thread's last posting was over 3 years ago!
BTW ye ole thread awakener, Welcome to TechIMO