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11-03-2003, 02:43 AM
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Spybot/Adaware and Backweb
Does anyone know if this Backweb 'thing' is created when an adult site is visited?
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11-03-2003, 07:00 AM
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It comes bundled with HP (HP Pavilion), Compaq, Network Associates, Real Networks, Logitec (with their mouse drivers!), IBM, F-Secure, Western Digital Data Lifeline, Kodak digital camera sync software, Kodak Software Updater (for Kodak Easyshare digital cameras), Packard Bell ActivSurf.
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11-03-2003, 07:42 AM
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Backweb
So is Backweb harmful?
Is it safe to say 'yes' to the prompt to dowload whatever it is that my stepmother's pc is asking for? I'm not in the position of seening the machine, and am onlygoing on what she says she can see. Thanks........ |
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11-03-2003, 09:48 AM
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Risks
Privacy Issues: BackWeb is often installed on new PCs by some computer makers and configured to automatically check for updates whenever the user connects to the Internet. Checking for updates requires that information on what is in your machine be sent out to unknown destinations. Security Issues: Because BackWeb can be configured to retrieve and install new software, your system can change over time without your explicit permission. Stability Issues: Probably few. Some users have reported "BackWeb caused an invalid page fault in module BackWeb.EXE at 017f:004024f9." Risk: At a minimum, a resource hog that slows your internet connection. Some would question the need for a tool to monitor the Internet for updates to your mouse drivers, as with the Logitech version. |
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11-03-2003, 10:27 AM
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Backweb
Thanks for that reply glc.
Just one more thing - is it relevant that there is a reference to a place in Holland (BV) on the popup? |
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11-03-2003, 11:56 AM
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Nothing really important about it, most likely it has to do with the location of whatever it wants to update or download.
I should have posted this in my first reply, but I would go into Add/Remove programs and uninstall it. It's not needed...I even take it off of the HP computers that come with it. |
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11-03-2003, 01:18 PM
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But why now?
Ok, but why should it be popping up now when the laptop it's happening on is a bit over a year old and this is the frst time it's been happening?
Is there a sinister plot? |
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11-03-2003, 02:41 PM
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I don't know the answer to that, it usually runs in the background without the average user even knowing.
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11-04-2003, 08:33 AM
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Spybot will find and kill it.
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