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482770 2006-09-05 09:23:00 Users looking for the latest and greatest video software may not just be in danger from media lawyers. Security firm Panda Software last week warned that zCodec, which claims to offer "up to 40 percent better (video) quality", is in fact an adware program that can install Trojans, rootkits and other malicious software.

www.techworld.com

www.pandasoftware.com
robsonde (120)
482771 2006-09-05 10:21:00 Anyone downloading an exe off a website with no contact details or with any resemblance of being an legitimate website which also makes great claims about how great their product is with no proof ...

A google of that *fabulous* zCodec tells the real story.
Jen (38)
482772 2006-09-05 11:33:00 Components bundled with our software may report to Licensor and/or its affiliates the installation status of certain marketing offers, such as toolbars, and also generalized installation information, such as language preference and operating system version, to assist Licensor in its product development. No personal information will be communicated to VCODEC or its affiliates during this process. Licensor may offer additional components through our version checking/update system. These components include: Toolbar, Popup advertising solution, Commercial homepage manager, Commercial messenger. :groan: Rob99 (151)
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