opinion requested on toolbars

[Dustin Cook]

In light of the recent vulnerability discovered with the ask.com toolbar,
do you feel that antispyware programs should detect toolbars of any sort
and offer to remove them? As it is, on occasion we get toolbars we didn't
intend to get...

Opinions on this are welcome.

--
Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter - MalWare Removal Tool - v2.2d
Email.: bughunter.dustin@gmail.com
Web...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
Pad...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/pad.xml
PGP...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/bughunter.dustin.txt

[jen]

"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns99E3ED9054F1HHI2948AJD832@69.28.186.121...
> In light of the recent vulnerability discovered with the ask.com
> toolbar,
> do you feel that antispyware programs should detect toolbars of any
> sort
> and offer to remove them? As it is, on occasion we get toolbars we
> didn't
> intend to get...

Hell yes!

-jen

[Sugien]

"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns99E3ED9054F1HHI2948AJD832@69.28.186.121...
>
> In light of the recent vulnerability discovered with the ask.com toolbar,
> do you feel that antispyware programs should detect toolbars of any sort
> and offer to remove them? As it is, on occasion we get toolbars we didn't
> intend to get...
>
> Opinions on this are welcome.
>
I think any anti-spyware/malware detector type program should have an
option to remove toolbars; because sometimes even if you uncheck the option
to install them when they come with a program they get installed anyway.
After all anyone using a anti-spyware/malware type program most likely
doesn't know how to remove a toolbar theirself. Personally I haven't used a
AV or anti-spyware/malware type program in years; because I have found that
with OE/O set to view all email in text only format nothing gets in, well at
least nothing as of yet or that I know of<s> Same thing with IE7 with
activex/scripting/and others turned off it is reasonably safe. Besides when
ever I want to cruze questionable sites or go on IRC I boot up a live CD of
ubuntu and cruze those type sites safely, lol



--
From the Desk of Sugien CSK
/}
@###{ ]::::::Cyber Striker Knight::::::>
\}

[AMUN]

YES !
I would even PAY for a product that would lock out ALL TOOLBARS, and any
software that even "offers" to install one for me.

I don't know why Microsoft hasn't come out with a "toolbar remover" product.
Since they are the ones who allowed them in the first place.


"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns99E3ED9054F1HHI2948AJD832@69.28.186.121...
>
> In light of the recent vulnerability discovered with the ask.com toolbar,
> do you feel that antispyware programs should detect toolbars of any sort
> and offer to remove them? As it is, on occasion we get toolbars we didn't
> intend to get...
>
> Opinions on this are welcome.
>
> --
> Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter - MalWare Removal Tool - v2.2d
> Email.: bughunter.dustin@gmail.com
> Web...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
> Pad...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/pad.xml
> PGP...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/bughunter.dustin.txt

[The Daring Dufas]

Dustin Cook wrote:
> In light of the recent vulnerability discovered with the ask.com toolbar,
> do you feel that antispyware programs should detect toolbars of any sort
> and offer to remove them? As it is, on occasion we get toolbars we didn't
> intend to get...
>
> Opinions on this are welcome.
>
I don't go to bars, I don't drink
and I'm allergic to cigarette smoke.

TDD

[Kerry Brown]

It would be a nice option if you could get a list of installed toolbars and
pick which ones to uninstall. A blanket uninstall may cause more frustration
than it's worth for unsophisticated users. They may use the option to remove
an unwanted toolbar then wonder where their google bar went.

--
Kerry Brown


"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns99E3ED9054F1HHI2948AJD832@69.28.186.121...
>
> In light of the recent vulnerability discovered with the ask.com toolbar,
> do you feel that antispyware programs should detect toolbars of any sort
> and offer to remove them? As it is, on occasion we get toolbars we didn't
> intend to get...
>
> Opinions on this are welcome.
>
> --
> Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter - MalWare Removal Tool - v2.2d
> Email.: bughunter.dustin@gmail.com
> Web...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
> Pad...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/pad.xml
> PGP...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/bughunter.dustin.txt

[Dustin Cook]

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in
news:kdkZi.197445$1y4.175086@pd7urf2no:

> It would be a nice option if you could get a list of installed
> toolbars and pick which ones to uninstall. A blanket uninstall may
> cause more frustration than it's worth for unsophisticated users. They
> may use the option to remove an unwanted toolbar then wonder where
> their google bar went.

Thanks for your input. I am already working on the let the user pick after
the scan is completed. and since I'm redoing some aspects of the code, I
wanted to get a general opinion on toolbars.





--
Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter - MalWare Removal Tool - v2.2d
Email.: bughunter.dustin@gmail.com
Web...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
Pad...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/pad.xml
PGP...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/bughunter.dustin.txt

[Kerry Brown]

My opinion is I haven't seen one I'd install on any of my computers.

--
Kerry Brown


"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns99E4E156EE36FHHI2948AJD832@69.28.186.121.. .
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in
> news:kdkZi.197445$1y4.175086@pd7urf2no:
>
>> It would be a nice option if you could get a list of installed
>> toolbars and pick which ones to uninstall. A blanket uninstall may
>> cause more frustration than it's worth for unsophisticated users. They
>> may use the option to remove an unwanted toolbar then wonder where
>> their google bar went.
>
> Thanks for your input. I am already working on the let the user pick after
> the scan is completed. and since I'm redoing some aspects of the code,
> I
> wanted to get a general opinion on toolbars.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter - MalWare Removal Tool - v2.2d
> Email.: bughunter.dustin@gmail.com
> Web...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
> Pad...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/pad.xml
> PGP...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/bughunter.dustin.txt

[Dustin Cook]

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in news:SrvZi.197251
$Da.86286@pd7urf1no:

> My opinion is I haven't seen one I'd install on any of my computers.

Thanks for your opinion. I am keeping track of the comments people post in
relation to my OP.




--
Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter - MalWare Removal Tool - v2.2d
Email.: bughunter.dustin@gmail.com
Web...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
Pad...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/pad.xml
PGP...: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/bughunter.dustin.txt