"6876" <x@xworld.com> wrote in
news:Ny3Xa.3820$yl6.23@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net:

> Is winamp player spyware.
> I have realplayer alternative but can't get it to work on
> jungletrain.net. TIA
> Thought for the day: Another dr. who creation that would be f*ck*d on
> encountering stairs: K9?
>
>

Winamp is not spyware. The only information it sends to anyone is
information *you* let it, and it asks your permission during the
installation process. If you say no, it sends no data, and the winamp
agent is easily disabled if you're paranoid.

Don't take my word for it though. Install a firewall and see if it ever
makes an unrequested connection, or simply tell it you have no internet
connection.

You can also search the online spyware databases, such as:
http://www.spywareguide.com/
http://www.spychecker.com/home.html

Or read previous discussions:
Winamp has also been discussed at length on the grc.com newsgroups,
particularly grc.spyware.

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~sethra