nullsoft winamp spyware query

[Thane@Cawdor.Net]

On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 17:04:54 -0400, "mto"
<nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.com> wrote:

>
>"Juergen Nieveler" <juergen.nieveler.nospam@arcor.de> wrote in message
>news:Xns93CCD17F67F05juergennieveler@nieveler-43544.user.cis.dfn.de...
>> "mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.com> wrote:
>>
>> > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ion=us&q=spywa
>> > re&as_q=WinAmp&btnG=Search%A0within%A0results
>> >
>> >
>> > Read through a couple of the search results pages and you'll see more
>> > than that. I scanned through about 10 pages of results.
>>
>> So did I... only spyware mentioned was in the plugins.
>>
>> > Like this one -
>> >
>> ><quote>
>> > After years of using WinAmp, I have now deleted it completely from my
>> > machine. The present version contains bugs, spyware, ads and an
>> > alliance with the ever nefarious AOL. Talk about selling out big
>> > time.<end>
>> >
>> > SOURCE -http://www.zeropaid.com/news/articles/auto/08292002a
>>
>> Curiously, apart from the CLAIM that Winamp3 contains spyware, there is
>> no actual proof on that page. Of course, I still use Winamp2 - I don't
>> need Winamp to play videos :-)
>
>As the discussion that I cited was regarding a version of WinAmp far removed
>from version 2, which you clearly state that you have never installed, then
>I would propose that you have no basis whatever on which to judge the
>current state of WinAmp's security/privacy/spyware.
>
>I strongly suspect that those folks who were complaining about
>ads/spyware/AOL after installing the more current version of WinAmp are far
>better informed than you.
>

Well as somebody that installed Winamp 3 I can say it has no spyware.
I went back to Winamp 2 because it uses less resourses and I could
keep my skins for it.

[Thane@Cawdor.Net]

On 3 Aug 2003 20:10:36 GMT, Juergen Nieveler
<juergen.nieveler.nospam@arcor.de> wrote:

>"aaa bbbb" <dostrom@lanset.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know the last version of winamp that is
>> spyware/adware/gov'tware free???
>
>The one at www.winamp.com, unless somebody can finally come up with
>something better than wild speculation.

You have to remember AOL owns Winamp, so of course all the idiots have
to vilify it cause thats the cool thing to do...

[James E. Morrow]

"Thane@Cawdor.Net" <Me@nospam.com> wrote in
news:t098jv8bvgjl9mbtssq039sk2h7b5vn88q@4ax.com:

> On 3 Aug 2003 20:10:36 GMT, Juergen Nieveler
> <juergen.nieveler.nospam@arcor.de> wrote:
>
>>"aaa bbbb" <dostrom@lanset.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know the last version of winamp that is
>>> spyware/adware/gov'tware free???
>>
>>The one at www.winamp.com, unless somebody can finally come up
>>with something better than wild speculation.
>
> You have to remember AOL owns Winamp, so of course all the idiots
> have to vilify it cause thats the cool thing to do...
>

While I agree with the above regarding AOL, I recently installed Winamp
3. Spybot S&D found the desktop icon and removed it. Nothing else
alerted.

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James E. Morrow
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