7 replies to this topic

[karthic]

hai guys

        is alexa toolbar a spyware?

         yesterday i tried to download one file from MEGAUPLOAD and it showed "all the tickets assigned to your country are under use Please try again later "
          Below this i saw something saying that download and install Alexa toolbar and download your file instantly, Tempted by this statement i downloaded that toolbar(around 400 kb) and installed and now i tried downloadind with MEGAUPLOAD and i was given  a ticket to download that same file.

          later i ran a spyware scan and it showed alexa as a spyware and i have this question now "Is alexa toolbar a spyware?"

[DJVageli]

Yes it is...I think many people have gotten this one time or another..and heres a useful link describing it and ways to uninstall it..eventhough there is an uninstall feature to it

http://www.spyany.co...xa_ToolBar.html

[disturbed]

yes it is spyware.....i hate spyware....lol

[Roco]

sure  is , one of the pioneer spywares

[dlewis23]

its not spyware in the regualy sense that does harm to your system like most spyware does. Its just an annoying peace of software that is hard to unistall.

[JokeyMcScrotsack]

In the past ALEXA would try to sneak in. It seems they are trying to go somewhat legit.

http://alexa.com/ You can get some traffric ratings from them, I dont consider them to be that bad anymore. They do monitor your habits though, and Roco is right they are spyware pioneers.

[tommie gorman]

So they finally made enough money to do it the right way then. 

[dlewis23]

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So they finally made enough money to do it the right way then. 

na, they have to do it right now, or no one would use it.