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Lavasoft AdAware company cheating????
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/rema...5642~mode=flat
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/...on_dropped.php http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archive...henu-kool-aid/ Weird thing are going on.......Lavasoft lost a lot of trust... 
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16-02-2005, 14:24
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IT appears they are all doing it
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the plot thickens !? 
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16-02-2005, 14:30
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alternative detection software that detect/remove WHENU spy/adware ...
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Lavasoft does not cooperate with WhenU!
 http://www.lavasoft.de/news/press/ As a result of recent rumours and speculation by members of the privacy community and the public at large, Lavasoft wants to make clear that it has not and would not collaborate with any companies that have produced content detected by Ad-Aware. Ad-Aware products are designed purely for scanning and removing of suspicious content (at the user’s discretion) and Lavasoft would not ally with adversaries under any circumstances. WhenU was indeed removed from the database by research in the last definition file. This however was due to WhenU not scoring more than 2 TAC points at the time, 3 points being the minimum score to be included in the database. More information on the Threat Assessment Chart can be found at http://www.lavasoftnews.com/ms/tac_main.htm The TAC report will be reviewed in more detail by our R&D department and in case it turns out that the removal was incorrect, WhenU will naturally be reintroduced to the database.
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I don't use it currently, but all that are hardly surprising.
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Looking at the TAC conditions:
(Additive points) 1 = Hard to remove 2 = System instability 2 = Undisclosed install or inadequate/concealed EULA 2 = Privacy violations 3 = Malware behavior, viral, hijack, unrequested connections etc. It's hard to see how even the most benign "foistware" can violate just ONE 2 point condition. I'm beginning to favour the alternative descriptions of "foistware" - as many "unwanted passenger applications" rigourously deny being spyware, while some applications you may choose to use are most definitely spyware - enable pagerank in the google toolbar and it is undeniably spyware. Lavasoft should be guided by their users on this... WhenU is an unwanted pest - DETECT IT! whatever those half-baked conditions say
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