Re: Themexp.org started pushing junk?

From: §kullywag©- (skullywag_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/19/04 

Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:47:12 GMT

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:35:38 GMT, Atreju <someone@who.hates.junkmail>
wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:41:10 +0100, "niknik1971"
><niknik1971@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
>>Well I will not be downloading anything from them any more.
>
>Actually you can just skip the GAIN crap and block the popups and you
>can still download stuff from the site. It's just I was extremely
>dissappointed to see that they have been pushing spyware to begin
>with. How much money do you think they make in commissions from that
>crap?
>
>
>---Atreju---
Uh..... actually NO, you cannot keep the gain (and countless other
crap) from being installed on your system. Even if you "opt out" as
the site says you can do...... IT STILL INSTALLS CRAP.
Don't believe me? Opt out of everything, then run Pest Patrol, or
Spybot. I had 5 instances of spy/adware after "opting out" of ONE
single exe from their site.

The new management of the site care absolutely nothing for the
visitors that frequent their site.

I DID find a way around the crap, through a suggestion from a user of
the site, and it goes like this........
The "wrapper" is added via web, on the FIRST download per visit.
If a file you download is in "exe" form, delete it, then redownload
and you will see it is now an "unwrapped" zip file. All other files
SHOULD be in zip (nonwrapped) form during that visit. If you DO get
another.....delete it and redownload.

Worked for me downloading styles....haven't tested the procedure with
logons, wallpaper, ect yet.

§kullywag©-

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