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Spyware in AdvancedWindowsCarePro?

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Started 17 years ago by giveawaybadger
Latest reply from goodgotd

giveawaybadger
Member

When I installed this, Kaspersky Antivirus alerted me to the following. I halted it and ran it again and got the same warning. Why is this software trying to mess with my IE security settings, particularly a blacklisted entry for a P0RN site???? This was at the VERY BEGINNING of the install process, right after the GOTD splash screen:

Process is trying to delete value in system registry key that belongs to group Internet Security. These keys control Internet security settings.

Key: HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1614895754-299502267-682003330-1004\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains-asiansex.com

Posted 17 years ago #
BillW50
Member

Wow! My Advanced Windows Care Pro doesn't do this. I tried it on another computer just to make sure and that one doesn't either. Sounds like you have something else going on there.

Posted 17 years ago #
inneedof1
Member

Hmmm, i have tons of those HKEY_USERS things they are just sitting there, i haven't a clue what to do with them. but otherwise the giveaway is great.

Posted 17 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

This application adds entries to Internet Explorer.

They are lists of 'blocked' websites, those that you should not visit as they are a security risk.

Click tools on the tool bar in internet explorer, then internet options, then click security, then click restricted sites, mine is a red circle with a line through it, click sites and you will see lists of sites that are blocked, you can add or remove them as you wish.

Posted 17 years ago #
qrius2noall
Member

Seems like a great utility,though not without creating some doubts-
I ran it and after exitting this programme,did a SPYWARE BLASTER(ONE OF THE BEST ANTISPYWARE UTILITY)SCAN and was not very happy to note that it has changed IE SETTINGS
for the worse,as shown by the spyware blaster scan report.Being a newbie these kind of situations are kind of scary for me so i enabled full protection by long trusted spyware blaster.

The other utility offered by the same site DEFRAG ,being a BETA VERSION too didnot show anything extraordinary as compared to ZILLIONS of GOOD DEFRAG utilities available

Posted 17 years ago #
DRALAA
Member

It's a great utility but computer themes become less advanced
but the positive effect is great.

Posted 17 years ago #
inneedof1
Member

Ah-ha ok thank you much Lee! Will try this tomorrow :)

Posted 17 years ago #
inneedof1
Member

Oh wow lee i just went there and there are just tons, how did they get in there?

Posted 17 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

Like gha! The application added them.

Spybot search & destroy and other spyware apps do the same.

Posted 17 years ago #
terflip
Member

Sorry Lee but you have a malware problem. That is what is adding all the things in your system. There are several ways to find them and not all programs can.

Try avg or avast anti-virus programs.\\ Good luck

Posted 17 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

I have a malware problem?

How do you know this, infact I don't.

NIS2007 SBS & Destroy says the oppsite to you also.

Posted 17 years ago #
inneedof1
Member

Well i will run Avg just in case, thanks :)

Posted 17 years ago #
inneedof1
Member

Well i used my AVG and it found nothing yahooooo :)

Posted 17 years ago #
malawibob
Member

Hey lee,
I got Advanced Windows care Pro v2 the other day and activated it. It did fine. Today I tried to use the program and it tells me my "trial" is over and will not accept an activation key. Have you heard this one before??

Posted 17 years ago #
Thunderstroke
Member

Hello Malawibob

Saskia and me have the same problem like you.
Please check out the home-page and look for the comments for Advanced WindowsCare Pro
Go to #269 #275 #276 #278 and #279...
AWC realy was good...

Posted 17 years ago #
Saskia
Member

Indeed, I confirm that I have the same problem: suddenly lost my registration after 3 days. Seems Thunderstroke, Malawibob and I are not alone in this case: comments keep piling up on the AdvancedWindows download page.
Lee, any answers?

Posted 17 years ago #
spiegelj2007
Member

my registration was gone after 4-5 days

Posted 17 years ago #
terflip
Member

Hey Malawibob, and the others, I had the same thing with the registration.

Looks like a lot of us lost it.

Posted 17 years ago #
BuBBy
Teh adnim

Easy come... easy go...

Sounds like the AWC registration stunt - is going to create a lot of word of mouth feedback to others. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot... twice. (stopping to reload between feet).

It amazes me that given the opportunity to create a fantastic, positive impression and have possibly thousands of new users become customers and tell everyone how great a product is - and companies will choose to give away an "older & bug filled" version rather than their latest and greatest - or try to limit and cripple a "free giveaway" just isn't a clever business move.

Maybe if they gave users double what anyone expected - and provided over the top service - users would become customers, and give glowing testimonials bringing even more customers to the business.

Oh well. Maybe one day they will learn it's easier to make friends giving out free apples that don't have worms.

Posted 17 years ago #
goodgotd
Member

Huh. Yeah, really dumb stunt, but the real tick-me-off was after I gave up and tossed it off the hdd. see the end of the post for that one....

90 days or one auto-update, that's what it did to me. Not that I really care, had it a couple days and never got into the 'what it did' at all- fired it up a few days after the giveaway and it blared out the 'update available' spiel.

Like a d****d fool I said OK, and was sent directly to trial. do not pass go, forget the nickel. (the one GAOTD had me download was .901 when I looked, the update was .902, and nothing *I* could figure out brought it back)

So I nuked it all, downloaded the personal version and maybe will reinstall it.

also I sort of agree with the post on the download page saying

"This is NOT free… licence expires in 3 months. Not impressed!"

As the page had the full price listed, while the 'free' account was 1/4 the length of the standard rental-for-updates (and, since the updates eat that....) and when I uninstalled it I got a page offering the *same* period for a 'trial' for *free* well after the install date was gone....

Nope, whatever good points this might have, I didn't have a chance to find them.

-Bob

Posted 16 years ago #
goodgotd
Member

maybe somebody should point out that they should at least honor the activation enough to reactivate during the advertised 90 day gotcha-sucker period.

Posted 16 years ago #

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