Re: Hijack This is now spyware

[Leythos]

In article <io6hp3j4ras6.dlg@4ax.com>, anonymous@free.fr says...
> Have you guys heard about Hijack This?
>
> Used to be a great utility for spyware and browser hijacker removal.
> Well it's now spyware since it's been bought out by TrendMicro:
>
> http://www.whatthetech.com/2007/07/3...s-now-spyware/
>
> I'm using older version, before it went bad. Be careful not to update to
> newer versions...

From their site, the one warning:

In addition to improvements like support for Windows Vista?, they?ve
added a deceptively titled ?AnalyzeThis? button. While the average user
likely thinks the AnalyzeThis button provides helpful information for
diagnosing their log, it?s main purpose is to send the HJT log data to
Trend Micro. Unfortunately, unless you carefully read the Trend Micro
End User License Agreement, you would probably never know that the
AnalyzeThis button submits the data from your HijackThis log to Trend
Micro for use by them and their partners.

If you missed it, the notice that it will send the information about
your system to Trend IS IN THE EULA, which you have to agree to in order
to use the software.

This is no more spyware than any other app that you agree to, and most
of them say they can do anything they want to your computer....

--
Leythos - spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 to email me)

Fight exposing kids to porn, complain about sites like PCBUTTS1.COM that
create filth and put it on the web for any kid to see: Just take a look
at some of the FILTH he's created and put on his website:
http://forums.speedguide.net/archive.../t-223485.html all exposed
to children (the link I've include does not directly display his filth).
You can find the same information by googling for 'PCBUTTS1' and
'exposed to kids'.

[cbgerry]

On Sep 15, 9:44 pm, Leythos <v...@nowhere.lan> wrote:
> In article <io6hp3j4ras6....@4ax.com>, anonym...@free.fr says...
>
> > Have you guys heard about Hijack This?
>
> > Used to be a great utility for spyware and browser hijacker removal.
> > Well it's now spyware since it's been bought out by TrendMicro:
>
> >http://www.whatthetech.com/2007/07/3...s-now-spyware/
>
> > I'm using older version, before it went bad. Be careful not to update to
> > newer versions...
>
> From their site, the one warning:
>
> In addition to improvements like support for Windows Vista?, they?ve
> added a deceptively titled ?AnalyzeThis? button. While the average user
> likely thinks the AnalyzeThis button provides helpful information for
> diagnosing their log, it?s main purpose is to send the HJT log data to
> Trend Micro. Unfortunately, unless you carefully read the Trend Micro
> End User License Agreement, you would probably never know that the
> AnalyzeThis button submits the data from your HijackThis log to Trend
> Micro for use by them and their partners.
>
> If you missed it, the notice that it will send the information about
> your system to Trend IS IN THE EULA, which you have to agree to in order
> to use the software.
>
> This is no more spyware than any other app that you agree to, and most
> of them say they can do anything they want to your computer....
>
> --
> Leythos - spam999f...@rrohio.com (remove 999 to email me)
>
> Fight exposing kids to porn, complain about sites like PCBUTTS1.COM that
> create filth and put it on the web for any kid to see: Just take a look
> at some of the FILTH he's created and put on his website:http://forums.speedguide.net/archive...223485.htmlall exposed
> to children (the link I've include does not directly display his filth).
> You can find the same information by googling for 'PCBUTTS1' and
> 'exposed to kids'.

Prove it........here:

EULAlyzer 1.1
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/eulalyzer.html
EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a
detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases.
Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads,
transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers
to track you, or much much more.

[cbgerry]

On Oct 2, 12:29 am, cbgerry <cbge...@bluecollarpc.net> wrote:
> On Sep 15, 9:44 pm, Leythos <v...@nowhere.lan> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > In article <io6hp3j4ras6....@4ax.com>, anonym...@free.fr says...
>
> > > Have you guys heard about Hijack This?
>
> > > Used to be a great utility for spyware and browser hijacker removal.
> > > Well it's now spyware since it's been bought out by TrendMicro:
>
> > >http://www.whatthetech.com/2007/07/3...s-now-spyware/
>
> > > I'm using older version, before it went bad. Be careful not to update to
> > > newer versions...
>
> > From their site, the one warning:
>
> > In addition to improvements like support for Windows Vista?, they?ve
> > added a deceptively titled ?AnalyzeThis? button. While the average user
> > likely thinks the AnalyzeThis button provides helpful information for
> > diagnosing their log, it?s main purpose is to send the HJT log data to
> > Trend Micro. Unfortunately, unless you carefully read the Trend Micro
> > End User License Agreement, you would probably never know that the
> > AnalyzeThis button submits the data from your HijackThis log to Trend
> > Micro for use by them and their partners.
>
> > If you missed it, the notice that it will send the information about
> > your system to Trend IS IN THE EULA, which you have to agree to in order
> > to use the software.
>
> > This is no more spyware than any other app that you agree to, and most
> > of them say they can do anything they want to your computer....
>
> > --
> > Leythos - spam999f...@rrohio.com (remove 999 to email me)
>
> > Fight exposing kids to porn, complain about sites like PCBUTTS1.COM that
> > create filth and put it on the web for any kid to see: Just take a look
> > at some of the FILTH he's created and put on his website:http://forums.speedguide.net/archive...htmlallexposed
> > to children (the link I've include does not directly display his filth).
> > You can find the same information by googling for 'PCBUTTS1' and
> > 'exposed to kids'.
>
> Prove it........here:
>
> EULAlyzer 1.1http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/eulalyzer.html
> EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a
> detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases.
> Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads,
> transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers
> to track you, or much much more.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

PS.... I did not see them listed at StopBadware.Org project ?