Posted by myself
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...&threadid=10105

The thing is that you CANNOT choose to install WebHanser
or not. That is what all 'spyware' is about and that's
what pisses me off sometimes.
I dunno why though 'cause it's not a big problem at all...

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Originally posted by Eugene Many software programs install ad-banners and/or "spyware" -- hidden files that you can't see, but which transmit information about you whenever you are on-line, to some hidden source. Information may include your Registry entries, your computer configuration, what kind of system you have, even your name. (If you haven't heard about this, visit this site: http://www.gismo.at/aureata_english.htm) I was just wondering, what are some of the music programs that do this shit? Do Napster, AudioGalaxy do it? Cause I may have some spy DLL's still left on my comp... I know for sure Go!Zilla does it, but I removed all of its spyware a long time ago.

just go to lavasoft.de and dl the prog.. it gets rid of all spyware files, plus have a good firewall handy to watch for suscipious outbound requests.

if you're really paranoid, get an antitrojan prog, antivirus, spychekcer/spyblocker, and of course anti-spyware progs.

another great prog is RegRun II, this one scans and monitors for changes in your registry, handles, DLLs, and it can watch for changes in critical files (like security progs).
www.greatis.comgreatis software

...which is it?? Can you or can you not choose to install webhancer?

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...which is it?? Can you or can you not choose to install webhancer?

From readme.txt of Audiogalaxy
That's what you are prompted during the installation:

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*Gator.com installation program is installed if you choose it (opt-out)..... *eAccelerator - you are given a Yes / No choice during installation......

Now, this is what you asked about :

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*webHancer is installed on everyone's machine - it can be uninstalled by going to control-panel add/remove programs (webHancer reports network latency about websites you visit - they throw away your IP address BTW so its anonymous)

And now, the most lame part of that readme

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*********** We HIGHLY recommend that if you wish to remove everything from you system (including Audiogalaxy Satellite) that you use the Add/Remove feature in control-panel. Using programs like AdWare by Lavasoft have been know to crash systems because they improperly remove programs. ***********

but when you remove webhancer, then the program does NOT work, right??

what a pain in the ass this is.

Works perfect.
WebHancer like all other 'spywares'
is installed into separate directory.
Removing it will not affect the soft it came with.
Use Ad-aware.
You'll probably be amazed with the results
first time you run it.

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Originally posted by DfromK Works perfect. WebHancer like all other 'spywares' is installed into separate directory. Removing it will not affect the soft it came with. Use Ad-aware. You'll probably be amazed with the results first time you run it.

well i just ran the ad-ware prog and i´m quite amazed!!

its fast,easy, and it does its work!! kewl, thx everyone for this link!!

it has found 30 files which send infos bout me!! 5 were from radiate(go!zilla)!!!

vanished it from my HD

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Damn, I went to go download it and it seems that there was some issues with errors, so they took it off. So now I have to wait for an update....unless someone wants to send it to me
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