"Dick Hazeleger" <Dick@post_it_in_the_newsgroup.com> wrote in message
news:vheg1uesu94m7a@corp.supernews.com...
> mto wrote:
>
> >
> > "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
>
> Hi MTO,
>
> OK, OK... CuteFTP is one thing, but now I am puzzled... I hope you
> don't mind me asking directly (no offence meant btw): Is CutePDF
> according to your source "spyware" or not??
>
> Regards
> Dick

No clue at all re CutePDF - hadn't heard of it one way or another as I
haven't needed a PDF writer anytime recently. Spybot does list CuteFTP and
CuteHTML. That's why I said check to see if this is the same company - and
be careful.