re: New Ad-Aware 5.8 (Apr. 30th)
Friday, May 3, 2002 at 9:24 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Mac
(2831 messages posted)
Radlight is in effect acting UNCONSTITUTIONALLY and violating the rights of the individual.
A Very Serious Offence with a Very Heavy Penalty.
On Thursday, May 2, 2002 at 11:06 pm, CJ wrote:
>Note: The new Ad-Aware 5.8 (Apr. 30th) resolves this serious issue:
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>www.lavasoft.de
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>Reclaim your right - RADLIGHT silently uninstalls Ad-aware
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>After we received reports from concerned users, saying that after the installation
>of Radlight 3.03R5 Ad-aware has been removed from their systems, we have performed
>several tests that have proven this information to be correct.
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>We hereby confirm, that upon execution, the Radlight software indeed tries to silently
>uninstall all Ad-aware components.
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>All files that are not currently in use, including desktop and start menu items
will
>be removed.
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>Until now, such malicious activities where commonly known for viruses and Trojans.
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>There is absolutely no warning for the user, neither in their license agreement,
>nor on their website, that their
>Radlight software 3.03 R5 (which comes bundled with WhenU's SaveNow and New.net),
>silently uninstalls Ad-aware or other privacy software.
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>But even if the fine print would mention something like "Radlight will remove anti-spyware
>software from your system upon execution" - it wouldn't make a difference in our
>eyes.
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>They have an obligation to inform all users of the full consequences, so that the
>user has a choice to either continue with the install or to cancel it. *
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