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272621 2004-09-15 06:36:00 Everytime when running Spybot 1.3, it detects that my DAP 5.3 has about 7 -8 spyware items, but everytime it fails to remove them; saying that the program maybe still running or in the memory (sort of). It also requests to restart Windows and starts scanning immediately after Windows fires up (or even before Windows is fully started up). But, again it detects the problem but still couldn't remove them.

Have tried to perform the scanning in SAFE Mode but having the same results.

Adaware, however, doesn't detect anything.
bk T (215)
272622 2004-09-15 07:28:00 i might be wrong but doesnt DAP has spyware that cant be removed?:|
if so the solution is easy, try Fresh Download from http://www.freshdevices.com/ Its free and contains no spyware, im using it for about 6 months and its mint
HTH
Patrick 2003 (277)
272623 2004-09-15 09:52:00 What's DAP?

Mike S
Mike S (1766)
272624 2004-09-15 09:56:00 > What's DAP?
>
> Mike S

Download Accelerator
bk T (215)
272625 2004-09-15 09:57:00 > What's DAP?
download accerator plus, its a download manager which is meant to increase your download speed and be able to use pause and resume, but theres wee downside to it..... its loaded with spyware :(
Patrick 2003 (277)
272626 2004-09-15 10:00:00 2 posts under a minute, whats the chances of that happing :D Patrick 2003 (277)
272627 2004-09-15 10:47:00 unless something has changed in the latest few versions, its debateable wether dap is spyware or not. its ad supported and at worse it may send back some info.

its not known to be an evil program (ie it dosn't hijack anything or display popups all the time).

personally i wouldn't worry about it and if you do just get another download manager.
tweak'e (174)
272628 2004-09-15 11:15:00 Hi bkT, have a look here (forums.net-integration.net) - I haven't read the entire thread but it looks like this might help you.
Cheers, Andrew.
andrew93 (249)
272629 2004-09-16 11:48:00 Hi Patrick 2003,
I use GetRight download manager. Seems to work well. Now that I've become totally paranoid are there any 'hangers-on' with GetRight?

Mike S
Mike S (1766)
272630 2004-09-16 11:58:00 this site claims some is installed with getright

. tvd . be/ws36178/security/spylist . html" target="_blank">home . tvd . be

and a breif description

Advertising Spyware: Aureate/Radiate

Software functions: Various
Advertising functions: displays a stream of flashing ad banners when certain software is installed, including monstrous fullscreen (640x480) ads!
Network Connections: Connections to adservers (* . adsoftware . com, ports unknown)
Backdoors: Unknown
HD/Registry/Application Snooping: Unknown

"Whether it's showing banner advertising to 10,000 female sports fans living in Ohio, or delivering thousands of full-screen animated commercials in an adventure game to brand a new apparel line to gen-xers . " (as stated on aureate . com)


The Aureate trojan continues the tradition of the TSADBOT trojan by secretively installing itself as a Windows Service . In addition, it registers itself as a browser helper app so that it loads with your Web browser, and could in theory monitor every site you visit! It is nearly impossible to remove from the system, and runs fully cloaked--even if the end-user has enough advanced knowledge of computers to remove the software and its Windows hooks, you can't kill what you can't see . You may be infected with the Aureate trojan and not even know





in a nutshell,its add serving software .
metla (154)
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