Old time subscribers at ACFu recall when BearPair used to harp
endlessly on Rising AV.
That quieted down when it became more apparent that Chinese software
was a front for Beijing spies.
BearPair found some more spyware: the Goog monster. He pushes
this very hard, and claims all sorts of absurdities. Such as,for
example,it is possible to use Googmonster products and retain personal
security and privacy.
BearPair is on a new jag now: Comodo. Hear him shriek about
Comodo products. It's deafening. I was curious until I found the
similar qualities between Beijing , Goog Monster and Comodo malware.
Here Comodo is denigrated for being malware:
"Comodo Sells Out To HopSurf, Loses Sight Of Priorities
by JEFF WEISBEIN on JULY 4, 2009 ·
Comodo, the security software company known for their array of
products including the very popular Comodo Personal Firewall has
recently made a deal with HopSurf to install their toolbar with every
installation of Comodo Personal Firewall. This isn’t the first time
Comodo has had the option for a toolbar to be installed along with
their software. According to the Security Garden, Comodo previously
would install the Ask.com toolbar, however, had promised to remove the
Ask toolbar from their installer (which they did), but, now it has
been replaced by HopSurf (see screen shot below – thanks to Calendar
of Updates).
I’m all for businesses making money, but, I also believe in business
ethics and setting your priorities correctly. This move by Comodo is
in poor taste and quite frankly it portrays them in a negative light
which it can (and probably will) come back to haunt them later. The
first problem with this move is that the toolbar is ticked by default
(which means most people will have it installed) and the second
problem is that because of this move by Comodo they will be destroying
their greatest asset of all – the free advertising and expert
recommendations that the anti-malware community provides to millions
of people every year.
If Comodo thinks that the security community will continue to
recommend their product, they are dead wrong. The people who
recommend Comodo after cleaning up a malware infected computer on
forums across the web will no longer be doing so. These helpers on
various forums are volunteers, they do it for free and because they
want to help people. It does not hurt them (the helpers) any if they
do not recommend your product (Comodo Firewall), but, it will (does)
hurt you (Comodo).
Comodo, you need to set your priorities straight. For starters, try
reading your slogan “Creating Trust Online” because you certainly lost
my (and many others) trust with this latest stunt. I will no longer
be recommending your product to anyone and I’m sure the rest of the
security community is right behind me.
I hope you enjoyed all of the free advertising and recommendations
because it’s stopping right now."
