ALEXA toolbar a spyware???????????????????

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ALEXA toolbar a spyware???????????????????

« on: September 01, 2006, 04:52:51 PM »

hai guys

is alexa toolbar a spyware?

yesterday i tried to download one file from MEGAUPLOAD and it showed "all the tickets assigned to your country are under use Please try again later "
Below this i saw something saying that download and install Alexa toolbar and download your file instantly, Tempted by this statement i downloaded that toolbar(around 400 kb) and installed and now i tried downloadind with MEGAUPLOAD and i was given a ticket to download that same file.

later i ran a spyware scan and it showed alexa as a spyware and i have this question now "Is alexa toolbar a spyware?"


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Re: ALEXA toolbar a spyware???????????????????

« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2006, 07:29:26 PM »

Yes it is...I think many people have gotten this one time or another..and heres a useful link describing it and ways to uninstall it..eventhough there is an uninstall feature to it

http://www.spyany.com/program/article_ad_rm_Alexa_ToolBar.html


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Re: ALEXA toolbar a spyware???????????????????

« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2006, 08:38:36 PM »

yes it is spyware.....i hate spyware....lol


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Re: ALEXA toolbar a spyware???????????????????

« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2006, 04:57:45 AM »

sure is , one of the pioneer spywares


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Re: ALEXA toolbar a spyware???????????????????

« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2006, 06:04:46 AM »

its not spyware in the regualy sense that does harm to your system like most spyware does. Its just an annoying peace of software that is hard to unistall.


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Re: ALEXA toolbar a spyware???????????????????

« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2006, 07:03:41 AM »

In the past ALEXA would try to sneak in. It seems they are trying to go somewhat legit.

http://alexa.com/ You can get some traffric ratings from them, I dont consider them to be that bad anymore. They do monitor your habits though, and Roco is right they are spyware pioneers. ;)


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« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2006, 07:05:48 AM »

So they finally made enough money to do it the right way then. Razz


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« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2006, 07:08:12 AM »

Quote from: tommie gorman on September 02, 2006, 07:05:48 AM

So they finally made enough money to do it the right way then. Razz

na, they have to do it right now, or no one would use it.


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