[Busman747]

Originally Posted by entwisi

Busman, so 'some' software on that site may be considered 'adware, spyware, etc' did I miss something, SOME?????? i.e.not all, also consider this, you write software, you want it to make you some money but in this day and age people just copy it, crack it etc. so you put ads in and make it free. this would put it in adware bracket yet it is just another form of payment. As long as its up front about it I have no problem with that. We all suffer adware in other parts of our lives yet think nothing of it there. TV(except BBC of course) for example is a perfect example of adware that we put up with to save money.

People do seem to have taken Internet security from one extreme to the other. adware != bad in all cases. all it needs is a bit of common sense.
e.g. if you had taken the time to google you would have found that software all over the place not just at this site. searching for that and the term spyware yields no results apart from ironically the site I posted that also offers a spyware tool for download.

I understand what you are saying Ian but this particular site has gone way over the top when it comes to sneaking extras into your computer. I have added a couple more screen shots but if you want to find out just HOW big the problem is, go to the Site Adviser site (google it) and you can put a site in without downloading the software.

Check it out - and then tell me that this site is the norm!