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Thread ID: 20746	2002-06-11 05:10:00	AudioGalaxy-- the new spyware????	Guest (0)	Press F1

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53766	2002-06-11 05:10:00	Anyone know just how far 'gater' can see into what people are doing on thier machines? If i am to continue using AG, i now have to except gater, or so it seems.	Guest (0)
53767	2002-06-11 05:36:00	oooohhhh, what a shame. I paid to become an AudioGalaxy Gold member and didn't have to download Gator as a pre-requisite. Must be only a must-do if you're trying to use the FREE AudioGalaxy. Being a Gold member means I don't see any ads either. And I'm on a fast server. All in all, I have no probs with AG. Maybe you should sign up?	Guest (0)
53768	2002-06-11 05:59:00	I got a spyware-free version of AudioGalaxy. At least I HOPE it is spyware-free like they claim it is!! Ad-Aware hasn't found gator on my machine so maybe it is.	Guest (0)
53769	2002-06-11 06:03:00	sanctimoniously yours, This is the first time in this forum where i have been tempted to write something utterly abusive in reply to something on 'f1'. But i shall restrain my self. 1. I have sent over 55gig of data to prats like you in the last 12 months, there is now a 13gig gap between what i have given, and the lesser amount i have taken copies of 2. This is a help group. I did not ask a stupid question, so a sensable answer would be expected. You tell me nothing about gaters role in audiogalaxy, apart from that it doesn't apply to 'gold members' I already knew that, obviously i am not a 'gold' member.	Guest (0)
53770	2002-06-11 06:06:00	I've found on a couple of machines that adaware has some how been modified by the spyware so it doesn't pick it up. A reinstall seems to fix it.	Guest (0)
53771	2002-06-11 06:50:00	Hi Chris, I got suckered into the 'upgrade to the latest version of Audiogalaxy' the other day..... When it got to the end of the download, it told me that I would have to install Gator as well. I very nearly uninstalled at that point. I am pretty sure that it isn't spyware, it just randomly puts humungus popup ads on your desktop (some of the ones I have had have completely covered the screen, and there is no way to click them off - I just have to stare at them till they disappear, which is a proverbial pain in the but..... I gave up Kazaa because of the spyware, so not that keen on losing AG - think I will just investigate a popup killer, and hope like hell that AG has no spyware.... I think us 'poor sods' with free versions have to like it or lump it - until we get a spyware killer LOL Regards, ALAN	Guest (0)
53772	2002-06-11 07:26:00	Why not trying another d/l software instead? I use WinMx and im very happy with it.	Guest (0)
53773	2002-06-11 07:45:00	have just downloaded it..... lets play!	Guest (0)
53774	2002-06-11 21:18:00	Anyways back to the original question please..... How far does Gator look???? Although i blocked it from talking to the internet, was still running at start up, and i just realised that a full 2 minutes after rebooting that my HD was spinning full speed, atleast untill i told AG FSG (or whatever it is) to cease. also note of interest: i am trying winmx, when i start that i get a programme claiming to be OE asking for server rights... i assume this is the nonexistant spyware of winmx, a prog that claims to be spyware free..... mmmmmmm. gets what ya pay for i spose! BTW, i tried 3 searches in winmx, NONE gave me results, i tried last night and left it on for a couple of hours, and this morning tried for a couple of minutes, I'm not impressed, and don't see it as a good AG substitute.	Guest (0)
53775	2002-06-11 23:52:00	While spyware free Audiogalaxy is nothing new nowadays, if you're looking for new p2p apps (which I'm assuming you are because you are trying WinMX) then edonkey2000.com HAS to be the way to go... Couple that with sharereactor.com and you will be unstoppable ;) with a decent connection anyway. You can find ANYTHING on that site, and it's spyware free too. Cheers, Lo.	Guest (0)
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