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| Thread ID: 116381 | 2011-03-01 20:35:00 | Anyone having issues with the latest Avast exe? | wratterus (105) | Press F1 |
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| 1182699 | 2011-03-01 20:35:00 | Just downloaded from the Cnet site here (download.cnet.com), and NOD doesn't like it. It would appear to be a false positive, just wondering if anyone else has tried downloading it and had any issues. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1182700 | 2011-03-01 20:45:00 | Avast has lost popularity these days, MSE seems to be the free scanner of choice at the moment. And if you have NOD I assume it's not for you ? Haven't tried it myself but CNET is usually a safe place to get software, however I would get avast direct from their homepage if available. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1182701 | 2011-03-01 20:46:00 | Some free programs install Opencandy (instead of something like Askbar). Including CDburnerxp (one of its installs). There is a opencandy-free version of CDburnerxp tho. MSE did the same thing, when I downloaded CDburnerXP last week (the install with Opencandy in it). Which is adware. I came across Opencandy, when I checked someone's PC out last week, with teamviewer. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1182702 | 2011-03-01 20:49:00 | It's certainly not for me. :p I still occasionally use it on older XP machines though, MSSE is a bit much for some of them. @ Speedy - A toolbar of some sort was my first thought too, Avast wants to install chrome but nothing else that I'm aware of. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1182703 | 2011-03-01 20:50:00 | Thats like CDburnerXP. Unless you get the install without it, it'll install it. It doesnt give you the option to remove it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1182704 | 2011-03-01 20:52:00 | Just tried it, and got the same thing. There is also another program I use a lot - Izarc - (Zipping program) it now comes up with the same Win32/OpenCandy warning. I think its some sort of advertising they are adding in. From MS who also picks it up : Summary Adware:Win32/OpenCandy is an adware program that may be bundled with certain third-party software installation programs. Some versions of this program may send user-specific information, including a unique machine code, operating system information, locale (country), and certain other information to a remote server without obtaining adequate user consent. These versions are detected by Microsoft’s anti-malware products. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1182705 | 2011-03-01 20:54:00 | OK, thanks for that. Good to know it's not just me. :p | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1182706 | 2011-03-02 01:15:00 | LOL. So an antimalware program, comes with malware. | pctek (84) | ||
| 1182707 | 2011-03-02 06:25:00 | Try downloading from ninite, they claim to remove all toolbars, crapware etc from their downloads. Works for me. | nerd89 (14761) | ||
| 1182708 | 2011-03-02 07:20:00 | Try downloading from ninite, they claim to remove all toolbars, crapware etc from their downloads. It appears to, But I have found if you include Super Antispyware, when theres a program upgrade it wont upgrade. Comes up with you need admin permission to install. Even running with the permission it still wont upgrade. The Def updates go in OK though. |
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