I just got another trojan, this time disguised as a Hallmark greeting card. It came complete with the Hallmark graphics and everything. It looked just like the real thing except for one thing – it didn’t contain a name who it was from. This was the third such email I’ve received this week, so I decided I should write about it. (click here or the title above to read full article)
I just found out that Mike Singer’s newest Weather Watcher, that I’ve been pitching and using for years now, is changing to Weather Bug with their new Beta 6 release! YIKES!! I’m shocked, amazed and totally diasappointed with Mike Singer!
The free version of WeatherBug is completely ad-supported and contains both pop-up and banner ads. It also installs the My Search toolbar (more scumware) in certain instances (which is definitely spyware IMO). In addition WeatherBug was involved with Gator a few years ago and Gator was/still is definitely spyware. In my experience a tiger doesn’t change it’s stripes. (click here or the title above to read the full article)