Download.com (CNet) Must Think You’re Stupid Many of you already know about the game that CNet/Download.com plays with downloads. If you don’t know, let us tell you how this company, owned by CBS by-the-way, tries to make money from legitimate freeware. The take an otherwise decent freeware program, take the install it and wrap it in a CNet/Download.com… Read More »
Intro Note: We are publishing another blog from Emsisoft because it contains more information on how you get PUPs and malware and reinforces what we have been telling you for years in our newsletters. Also, you’ll notice Reimage is mentioned here; we, at one time recommended and sold Reimage, but when the company changed hands and the product… Read More »
Malware Is “Everyware” We have been recommending Emsisoft for about 2 years now, and our confidence in the program and the people behind it has only gotten stronger. Emisoft remains THE ONLY antivirus/anti-malware that protects you from virus, Trojans, rootkits, PUPs and other malware. This is not an ad for Emsisoft…below is an article by ghacks that… Read More »
The following article appeared in Gizmodo, February 19, 2015 Lenovo Installs Adware on New Computers That Could Steal Private Data Oh no, Lenovo. Users are reporting on the company’s forums, its computers are coming installed with adware straight out of the box—that can monitor secure connections. According to a number of Lenovo users, the software called Superfish is installed on factory-fresh laptops. The… Read More »
Valentine’s Day Special Offer – We Love Emsisoft and YOU Will Too! We Love Emsisoft and we know you will too. That’s why we’re presenting this crazy special offer! We know if you try Emsisoft, you’ll love it as much as we do. And we’re not the only ones who love it either… Emsisoft just won the 2014… Read More »
When You Download From Microsoft Download Center…Be Careful It’s bad enough when developers stick PUPs and other garbage into their installers, or when sites like Tucows, CNet, Softonic and others take software belonging to someone else, bundle it with their own malware and PUPs and distribute it, but when big successful and rich companies like Sun Java and… Read More »