Burn4free spyware??  | | | 
September 6th, 2004, 07:42 PM
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I have seen Burn4free spoken of here by lots of people....so I needed a free burning app for a build so I figured Id go with Burn4Free....
so I am installing it and the first step it is asking me to install 'navexcel' and soem sort of search toolbar....and there is no way to skip that step....
are they freaking kidding????
JP
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September 6th, 2004, 07:49 PM
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There is another free burner program that dont add that crap and is good. I cant find it right now but will continue to look. | |
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September 6th, 2004, 08:01 PM
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I am just surprised no one mentioned this before...like I say this software has come highly recommended...but its hard to believe it is recommended if you have to accept a search toolbar etc, lol | |
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September 6th, 2004, 08:15 PM
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same with kazaa, it comes with a browser hijacker packed right in | |
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September 6th, 2004, 10:32 PM
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I have Burn4Free installed and I've run Adaware and Spybot with the latest updates and neither ever found any spyware.
Sean | |
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September 6th, 2004, 10:33 PM
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but it adds a search toolbar?? | |
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September 6th, 2004, 10:54 PM
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Did you try uninstalling the toolbar from add/remove programs? | |
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September 6th, 2004, 10:56 PM
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hah
I installed it...ran adaware and got 12 instances of malware for "navexcel"
Navexel toolbar is also listed in the add/remove progs....I ran adaware b4 I uninstalled it....I should have uninstalled it first and then did adaware to se eif it left any reg entries etc
Last edited by John Prophet : September 6th, 2004 at 10:58 PM.
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September 7th, 2004, 12:01 AM
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After you removed the spyware does the software still function? I had read on another website that it will but have not tested it myself. | |
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September 7th, 2004, 12:07 AM
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seems it works..I went thru the motions of burning but didnt click on burn....seems it works | |
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