Is XP Anti-spy spyware?

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Trevor Noble

In Xp AntiSpy 3.72 if you run your mouse down the list of vunerabilities to
just below the last entry, a phantom entry is highlighted. This is an
"explanation" of the Alexa Tracker and recommends a visit to the alexa
website for "further information" which will enevitably give you a dose of
spies on your computer.

The language used in the help window smacks of a hacker too?

Am I being paranoid about this app or is all really well.

Thanks
Trevor.
 
In Xp AntiSpy 3.72 if you run your mouse down the list of vunerabilities to
just below the last entry, a phantom entry is highlighted. This is an
"explanation" of the Alexa Tracker and recommends a visit to the alexa
website for "further information" which will enevitably give you a dose of
spies on your computer.

The language used in the help window smacks of a hacker too?

Am I being paranoid about this app or is all really well.
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I don't know what has happened.. I have had the program installed on my
system a long time ago.. And I found it to be very useful.. But after a
while there weren't any updates anymore.

After reading your message I visited their site and under "Impressum" I
read the following:

"XP-antispy ist ein kostenpflichtiges Angebot, welches über den Dialer
(1,86¤/min) abgerechnet wird."

First you read a lot about spying and links to get information how to
prevent this.. And on the last page you read that you have to pay ¤
1,86 per minute for this service.

It's a scam!

But with the version of xp anti-spy which I have is nothing wrong. But
it is the last. Maybe a way to win your trust in order to make money of
you later..
 
"XP-antispy ist ein kostenpflichtiges Angebot, welches über den Dialer
(1,86¤/min) abgerechnet wird."

First you read a lot about spying and links to get information how to
prevent this.. And on the last page you read that you have to pay ¤
1,86 per minute for this service.
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*If you don't read the last page (and windows isn't patched) the dialer
is already collecting money for them without you knowing. Because the
links to get information installs the dialer on your system.*
 
It's a scam!It **is** the so-called legit version from the above site that has the
phantom
Alexa entry and recommendation!

Has anyone else hovered their mouse pointer in the empty space just under
the "Disable Zip Functionality" entry and seen it??

Regds
Trevor
 
Trevor Noble said:
It **is** the so-called legit version from the above site that has the
phantom
Alexa entry and recommendation!
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Why don't you ask the author and get an explanation from him
(http://www.xp-antispy.org/contact.htm)? You can use a temporary hotmail
account if you don't feel safe about it.

As for visiting the alexa site, I just went there. No spyware unless you
download and install their toolbar. I don't see any recommendation to do
such a thing in xp-Antispy.

Concerning the help file, I don't have any since it's absent from the
stand-alone zip distribution.
Has anyone else hovered their mouse pointer in the empty space just under
the "Disable Zip Functionality" entry and seen it??
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Most probably a bug. The author should confirm.
 
It **is** the so-called legit version from the above site that has
the phantom Alexa entry and recommendation!

Has anyone else hovered their mouse pointer in the empty space
just under the "Disable Zip Functionality" entry and seen it??
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I have v3.72 and see nothing about Alexa down there. I believe I
have hovered my pointer over every pixel below the "Disable ZIP
functionality" text. The only mention I can find of Alexa in the
program is the "Remove Alexa registry entry" option, with the
following explanation.

The ALEXA-key is a browser-addin which collects personal data
about your surfing habits. For more info go to the producers of
ALEXA (www.alexa.com).
 
It **is** the so-called legit version from the above site that has the
phantom
Alexa entry and recommendation!

Has anyone else hovered their mouse pointer in the empty space just under
the "Disable Zip Functionality" entry and seen it??
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Most of the site is in German, where are those words? I couldn't find
them.
 
Most of the site is in German, where are those words? I couldn't find
them.
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Click on the british flag on the main page. That's a frequent convention on
european sites for the selection of the english section.
 
Hello,
It **is** the so-called legit version from the above site
that has the phantom Alexa entry and recommendation!

Has anyone else hovered their mouse pointer in the empty
space just under the "Disable Zip Functionality" entry and
seen it??
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haven't you posted the same question (in the original posting
starting this thread) on monday? There are answers as well...

Regards,
Thorsten
 
(e-mail address removed) wrote in
Opera and Mozilla don't display anything except a little bit of
German language concerning Frames.
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Maybe you have disabled frames? With frame viewing enabled, I see the
pages fine in Mozilla Firebird 0.6.1.
 
Opera and Mozilla don't display anything except a little bit of German
language concerning Frames.
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What Mozilla version? I just tried it with Mozilla 1.4 and Mozilla Firebird
0.6.1 under Linux and both display all pages of that site just fine.
 
(e-mail address removed) wrote in


I'm sorry Art - I don't know.
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I reverted from Moz 1.5a to 1.41 and now that page seems to display
correctly. I also changed to an older version 6.06 of Opera and that
version displays the page ok. I also now have Firebird 0.6.1 installed
as well. Never did find a frame viewing option anywhere in any of
them.


Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg
 
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