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zenmaster10665 · 08-28-2003, 05:12 AM

Hi everyone...I dont know what I was thinking, but I installed the Hotbar extension to Outlook today...

Fortunately, I rethought my actions and immediately removed it...It just seemed strange to me that the damn thing kept on trying to access the internet.

Well, after doing some research, I found (as I expected) that this program is a Spyware/Adware program, and is just masquerading as a extension to your IE and OL programs.

(They even have the nerve to try and charge you to upgrade this thing!!!! hahaha)

Anyway...if you value your privacy and hate spam, make SURE you do not install this POS. It is a nightmare to uninstall as well, and if you do not completely remove it, it will heal itself by downloading the proper components from the internet.

Sneaky buggers!!!

08-28-2003, 05:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
zenmaster10665 Bokonist Location: Location, Location, Location...	Hotbar WARNING! Hi everyone...I dont know what I was thinking, but I installed the Hotbar extension to Outlook today... Fortunately, I rethought my actions and immediately removed it...It just seemed strange to me that the damn thing kept on trying to access the internet. Well, after doing some research, I found (as I expected) that this program is a Spyware/Adware program, and is just masquerading as a extension to your IE and OL programs. (They even have the nerve to try and charge you to upgrade this thing!!!! hahaha) Anyway...if you value your privacy and hate spam, make SURE you do not install this POS. It is a nightmare to uninstall as well, and if you do not completely remove it, it will heal itself by downloading the proper components from the internet. Sneaky buggers!!! __________________ "Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way." -Kurt Vonnegut