Re: [users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-11 Thread Brian
SAGAWA said the following on 12/12/2005 12:34 AM: There are two facts that seem strange to me: 1) Ad-Watch fires an alarm when trying to execute the installation program. But it does not appear in a deep Ad-Aware (updated, of course) deep scan. One of my client's has a similar problem with T

Re: [users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-11 Thread Paul
I totally agree that paranoia but IMHO your safe if you've done the things you mentioned. /paul On 12/12/05, SAGAWA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi... and thanks for your advices. Hope I didn't scared you too much. > I was trying to verify the whole thing, so I mailed. I thought it was going > t

Re: [users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-11 Thread SAGAWA
Hi... and thanks for your advices. Hope I didn't scared you too much. I was trying to verify the whole thing, so I mailed. I thought it was going to the organization, so I typed a subject that atracted attention in order to avoid my mail being skipped. Respecting what you said... Let me see: 1)

Re: [users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-08 Thread Chad Smith
On 12/8/05, Greg Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 08 December 2005 06:53, SAGAWA wrote: Okay Balmer, I know it is you...stop throwing the verbal chairs ! > Now that's funny! I don't care who you are - that's just plain funny! -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because

Re: [users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-08 Thread Greg Madden
On Thursday 08 December 2005 06:53, SAGAWA wrote: > Hello. > > I have a question and a serious complaint about OpenOffice 2.0. > > I was going to install it (Spanish version) when I found that OpenOffice > has Spy-Ware... "Object: OOo_2.0.0rc2_051005_Win32Intel_langpack_es.exe > Category: DataMiner

Re: [users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-08 Thread CPHennessy
On Thu December 8 2005 15:53, + SAGAWA wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Hello. > > I have a question and a serious complaint about OpenOffice 2.0. > > I was going to install it (Spanish version) when I found that OpenOffice > has Spy-Ware... "Object: OOo_2.0.0rc2_051005_Win32Intel_

Re: [users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-08 Thread Paul
Before going and making false claims check your facts. Did you get OOo from the proper place (www.openoffice.org)? Did you do the MD5 check to make sure the download wasn't corrupted? Have you googled to make sure that it isn't your spyware detector reporting false positives? Have a look at the b

Re: [users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-08 Thread Thomas Miller
I run Ad Aware, the #1 ranked program and it doesn't say anything about spy ware on any of my systems and all of them are running open office. What product are you using and how do you know this isn't a false positive on the file! If this guy is wrong, can we sue him for damaging the organizat

[users] OpenOffice has Spy-Ware!!

2005-12-08 Thread SAGAWA
Hello. I have a question and a serious complaint about OpenOffice 2.0. I was going to install it (Spanish version) when I found that OpenOffice has Spy-Ware... "Object: OOo_2.0.0rc2_051005_Win32Intel_langpack_es.exe Category: DataMiner Vendor: BargainBuddy" ...so I (obviously) blocked the instal