Thanks Peter, I have run the included uninstaller. Yes, I updatedFlash Player recently, possibly where it came from. Severin
On 26/02/2013, at 7:46 AM, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> wrote: > > On 25/02/2013, at 4:28 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > >> I have discovered that I have Akamai NetSession installed, with Adobe >> Systems as the only listed user. I have no recollection of installing this >> and am tempted to uninstall with the uninstaller provided. >> Can anyone advise please >> Severin Crisp >> ____________________________________________________ > > > For the "official" (from the horse's mouth) description of Akamia NetSession, > go here: > > http://www.akamai.com/html/solutions/client_faq.html > > For a sample of user reaction, have a look at : > > http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/akamai-netsession-interface-whatwhy-038-how-did-it-get-on-my-pc > > which claims it as being installed along with Adobe Flash Player, which could > explain your observations. Although I just updated to the latest versions of > Flash and Adobe Reader (both necessary evils I'm afraid) I still find no sign > of this thing on my system, so perhaps it's somewhat selective as to where it > lands. > > A little more information can be found at: > > http://stream-recorder.com/forum/akamai-netsession-interface-and-disalbe-t7217.html?s=39ad93af6d7ef06837d639f0b432bc32& > > It seems to be fairly innocuous, but it is a P2P service and as such should > be viewed with some suspicion. No doubt harmless in intent, but wide open to > abuse. > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au ____________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130226/c9aab8e3/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
