Is CutePDF Spyware?

[MD_DOC]

CUTEPDF is a wonderful new PDF printer, I note the program tries to
logs onto 127.0.0.1 before it can save the file on my PC successfuly,
what information is it sending, Could it be spyware?

[Data64]

NOJUNKMAIl@comcast.com (MD_DOC) wrote in news:3f15e35e.24571001
@news.pa.comcast.giganews.com:

> CUTEPDF is a wonderful new PDF printer, I note the program tries to
> logs onto 127.0.0.1 before it can save the file on my PC successfuly,
> what information is it sending, Could it be spyware?
>

127.0.0.1 is your PC
This should not be a problem.

data64

[-½cut]

NOJUNKMAIl@comcast.com (MD_DOC) wrote in news:3f15e35e.24571001
@news.pa.comcast.giganews.com:

> CUTEPDF is a wonderful new PDF printer, I note the program tries to
> logs onto 127.0.0.1 before it can save the file on my PC successfuly,
> what information is it sending, Could it be spyware?
>

127.0.0.1 is you. Well the machine you are running CutePDF on, anyway. If
it logs on to anywhere else, I'd worry.

[mto]

"MD_DOC" <NOJUNKMAIl@comcast.com> wrote in message
news:3f15e35e.24571001@news.pa.comcast.giganews.co m...
> CUTEPDF is a wonderful new PDF printer, I note the program tries to
> logs onto 127.0.0.1 before it can save the file on my PC successfuly,
> what information is it sending, Could it be spyware?

I read somewhere in the last couple of days that CuteFTP is spyware, so if
this is by the same people you might want to check that out -

[Jim @ UsableFreeware.com]

mto wrote:
>
> I read somewhere in the last couple of days that CuteFTP is spyware,
> so if this is by the same people you might want to check that out -

They're made by two completely different companies.

--
Jim Allison
Usable Freeware - www.usablefreeware.com

[CA was in NJ]

Jim @ UsableFreeware.com wrote:

>They're made by two completely different companies.

If CutePDF is made by a separate company from CuteFTP, they'd better think
long and hard about changing their name. I immediately thought of CuteFTP
when I read the subject.

[George]

In article <8V-dnYM7KPY5xouiXTWJiQ@giganews.com>,
cainnj.cjb.net@cainnj.REVERSE_TO_REPLY__SPAMMERS_SHOT_ON_SIGHT says...
> Jim @ UsableFreeware.com wrote:
>
> >They're made by two completely different companies.
>
> If CutePDF is made by a separate company from CuteFTP, they'd better think
> long and hard about changing their name. I immediately thought of CuteFTP
> when I read the subject.

Me too.

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[Dick Hazeleger]

mto wrote:

>
> "MD_DOC" <NOJUNKMAIl@comcast.com> wrote in message
> news:3f15e35e.24571001@news.pa.comcast.giganews.co m...
> > CUTEPDF is a wonderful new PDF printer, I note the program tries to
> > logs onto 127.0.0.1 before it can save the file on my PC
> > successfuly, what information is it sending, Could it be spyware?
>
> I read somewhere in the last couple of days that CuteFTP is spyware,
> so if this is by the same people you might want to check that out -

<Crossposting fixed>

Hi MTO,

And where did you read that please? Here? I noticed a QUESTION about it
being POSSIBLY spyware. Well, I use CutePDF too and so far I haven't
seen any suspicious connections trying to go outside my system.

It's rumors like this that can ruin good software, so please specify
your sources (which IMO always a good idea).

Regards,
Dick

--
The Hare's Lair, dediccated to Security and Privacy
http://www.hazeleger.net

[James E. Morrow]

"Dick Hazeleger" <Dick@post_it_in_the_newsgroup.com> wrote in
news:vhdrgofv355ode@corp.supernews.com:

> mto wrote:
>
>>
>> "MD_DOC" <NOJUNKMAIl@comcast.com> wrote in message
>> news:3f15e35e.24571001@news.pa.comcast.giganews.co m...
>> > CUTEPDF is a wonderful new PDF printer, I note the program
>> > tries to logs onto 127.0.0.1 before it can save the file on my
>> > PC successfuly, what information is it sending, Could it be
>> > spyware?
>>
>> I read somewhere in the last couple of days that CuteFTP is
>> spyware, so if this is by the same people you might want to check
>> that out -
>
> <Crossposting fixed>
>
> Hi MTO,
>
> And where did you read that please? Here? I noticed a QUESTION
> about it being POSSIBLY spyware. Well, I use CutePDF too and so
> far I haven't seen any suspicious connections trying to go outside
> my system.
>
> It's rumors like this that can ruin good software, so please
> specify your sources (which IMO always a good idea).
>
> Regards,
> Dick

Spybot Search & Destroy lists CuteFTP 5.0 as spyware. It is a tracker.
They also list something called CuteHTML.


--
James E. Morrow
Email to: jamesemorrow@email.com

[mto]

"Dick Hazeleger" <Dick@post_it_in_the_newsgroup.com> wrote in message
news:vhdrgofv355ode@corp.supernews.com...
> mto wrote:
>
> >
> > "MD_DOC" <NOJUNKMAIl@comcast.com> wrote in message
> > news:3f15e35e.24571001@news.pa.comcast.giganews.co m...
> > > CUTEPDF is a wonderful new PDF printer, I note the program tries to
> > > logs onto 127.0.0.1 before it can save the file on my PC
> > > successfuly, what information is it sending, Could it be spyware?
> >
> > I read somewhere in the last couple of days that CuteFTP is spyware,
> > so if this is by the same people you might want to check that out -
>
> <Crossposting fixed>
>
> Hi MTO,
>
> And where did you read that please? Here? I noticed a QUESTION about it
> being POSSIBLY spyware. Well, I use CutePDF too and so far I haven't
> seen any suspicious connections trying to go outside my system.
>
> It's rumors like this that can ruin good software, so please specify
> your sources (which IMO always a good idea).
>
> Regards,
> Dick
>
> --
> The Hare's Lair, dediccated to Security and Privacy
> http://www.hazeleger.net

Hi Dick -

Unfortunately I do not - been doing a ton of reading lately attempting to
hunt up solutions to the daughter's magically appearing porn problem. And I
am one of those people that has almost total recall of what I've read - but
can't remember the name of an author to save my life ROFL. Try google -
spyware +"CuteFTP"

MTO