C-Dilla spyware question

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Chrisssssssss

My spyware detection program on two newly formatted PC running Windows XP
has found spyware it calls C-Dilla.
Can anyone tell me what it is, how it got there, and if it can safely be
deleted easily?
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers Chrissssss
 
Quoth the raven Chrisssssssss:
My spyware detection program on two newly formatted PC running Windows XP
has found spyware it calls C-Dilla.
Can anyone tell me what it is, how it got there, and if it can safely be
deleted easily?
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers Chrissssss
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Google is your friend. Searching for: spyware c-dilla
turned up this page. You decide if C-Dilla is spyware.

http://www.privacyandspying.com/privacy-c_dilla.html

What software have you installed recently that phones home? Besides
XP? [Gosh, maybe XP uses C-Dilla... I don't have it.]
 
Thought that was with one of the tax programs several years ago (Intuit).
Dannie

Beauregard T. Shagnasty said:
Quoth the raven Chrisssssssss:
My spyware detection program on two newly formatted PC running Windows XP
has found spyware it calls C-Dilla.
Can anyone tell me what it is, how it got there, and if it can safely be
deleted easily?
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers Chrissssss
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Google is your friend. Searching for: spyware c-dilla
turned up this page. You decide if C-Dilla is spyware.

http://www.privacyandspying.com/privacy-c_dilla.html

What software have you installed recently that phones home? Besides XP?
[Gosh, maybe XP uses C-Dilla... I don't have it.]
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Thank you. I've read the link. Can you tell me if I am OK to delete it and
if it WILL delete using Spyware Doctor or any other spyware tool?
Thanks Chrissssss
 
Quoth the raven Dannie:
Thought that was with one of the tax programs several years ago
(Intuit).
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Yes, TurboTax used it last year. If C-Dilla is uninstalled, the tax
program won't allow you to print tax forms.

My understanding is that C-Dilla is used by several different software
apps, so if Chrisssssssss uninstalls/removes it, that or those
programs may not function as expected.
 
Thank you again, but although I've read all the links kindly provided no-one
has yet told me if I'm OK to delete it and
if it WILL delete using Spyware Doctor or any other spyware tool?
Thanks Chrissssss
 
Quoth the raven Chrisssssssss:
Thank you again, but although I've read all the links kindly
provided no-one has yet told me if I'm OK to delete it and if it
WILL delete using Spyware Doctor or any other spyware tool? Thanks
Chrissssss
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I think this is the time for you to make an informed decision, based
on the material at hand.

You've been shown that C-Dilla is a registration, anti-piracy scheme
used by software manufacturer, most notably Intuit/Turbotax, and not
spyware in the true sense. If you don't need those softwares, go ahead
and remove C-Dilla, but be aware that you may not be able to
re-install last year's tax program should you need it.

At this point, I don't know what else any of us could tell you. We
can't decide if you will ever need your 2003 tax software again.
 
Actually if it is an Intuit product call Intuit and they can answer that
question. They had/have a tool to remove it. I did but it was too long ago
to remember what I did.
Dannie
PS - I went to Tax Act last year and just got my 2004 issue yesterday.
 
Thanks again.
What really confuses me is that I have never ever installed or used any tax
software!
Very odd.
Chrisssssss
 
Quoth the raven Chrisssssssss:
Thanks again.
What really confuses me is that I have never ever installed or used any tax
software!
Very odd.
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As mentioned, Turbotax is not the only program using this service.
What else have you installed recently? [rhetorical question]

If you can't think of anything, just remove C-Dilla.
 
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