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Thread #21088   Message #226005
Posted By: Escamillo
10-May-00 - 04:02 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Despicable Virus Alert
Subject: RE: Tech: Despicable Virus Alert
Beware of ZDNet (publishers of PCMagazine). I downloaded a freeware utility from their list of "top of the week" and got a TROJAN from Aureate.com, known spammers, asking me to fill a form for "statistical purposes" and a single button "continue" without alternatives to exit. I wrote to them just to ask if they knew about these practices and got NO reply. Looking at their Privacy Policy fine print, I found that they reserve the right to give away all your personal information to whoever they consider reliable. (!!)
This is NOT a hoax !:))
Un abrazo - Andrés