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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: February 01, 2003 Sneaky Toolbar Hijacks Browsers (Wired) -- "It's a browser toolbar that some swear is doing "drive-by downloads" -- installing itself without users' permission -- then taking over their systems and making it impossible to uninstall." (Comments: I've always been disgusted with RealPlayer. If you're not careful, it will take over your system.)
Reader Comments...
RealOne is awful, avoid it if you can (or opt for a older version which is slightly less intrusive). Quicktime is dodgy too, nagging for upgrades and screwing up icons or failing to play properly on many Windows systems. Anyone would think they're eager to hand the media playing business to Microsoft & Macromedia on a plate. I've always wondered how the programmers of horrible spyware utilities (Xupiter, Gator, TopText, etc.) feel about their jobs, they've sunk pretty low and reached the sewers of the software industry, it must be grim down there.
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