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Unlocker 1.9.0 is spyware IMO

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John Corliss

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Aug 14, 2010, 4:51:13 PM8/14/10
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I know that somebody else mentioned this here, but I didn't have any
problems with XP. This was when I tried installing the program in Vista.
________________________________________________________________________

I just installed Unlocker 1.9.0:

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

on my HP which is running Vista SP2 and during the installation, I was
asked if I wanted to install the Bing Toolbar. When I deselected it, I
was not allowed to proceed with the installation of Unlocker. That is,
until I notice that the "Next" button was counting down from 10. After
those 10 seconds (or whatever it was, I don't remember exactly) the Next
button was re-enabled and the installation was allowed to proceed. I was
using ZSoft to monitor the installation, so imagine my surprise when
after it was all done, I noticed that not only had the Bing Toolbar been
installed despite my deselecting it, but the Unlocker setup file had
also installed the Windows Live Login Wizard. I was able to uninstall
both of those bundled pieces of MS garbage, but I'm pretty POed at this
point.

I've spent the last two days trying to set up this "new" (to me)
computer, and to have Cedrick Collumb flood it with unwanted files and
registry entries infuriates me.

If you have to install Unlocker, I recommend trying to find an older
version of it or an alternative program. In the mean time, I've
contacted Snapfiles and warned them about the problem.

As for contacting Cedrick Collumb, the only email address I can find is:

mailto:c_co...@hotmail.com

I think the boy probably knows just about how popular his actions will
be. My posting his throwaway in this public newsgroup is just a way to
get even with him for what he's doing. If you don't like my doing this,
that's just tough.

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through them.

No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited,
trial or web wares OR warez for me, please.

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Bear Bottoms

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Aug 14, 2010, 5:47:22 PM8/14/10
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John Corliss <q34w...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:7didnXSOjJhenPrR...@posted.ccountrynet:

> That is,
> until I notice that the "Next" button was counting down from 10. After
> those 10 seconds (or whatever it was, I don't remember exactly) the
> Next button was re-enabled and the installation was allowed to
> proceed. I was using ZSoft to monitor the installation, so imagine my
> surprise when after it was all done, I noticed that not only had the
> Bing Toolbar been installed despite my deselecting it, but the
> Unlocker setup file had also installed the Windows Live Login Wizard.

I updated, had the countdown, deselected it, and Bing was not installed
nor was Windows Live Login Wizard. Nine files were overwritten in the
Unlocker folder.

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Bear Bottoms
Owner of Freeware website: http://bearware.info

VanguardLH

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Aug 14, 2010, 5:53:49 PM8/14/10
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John Corliss wrote:

If you deselect the Bing install option, the Next button gets disabled
for 30 seconds as a nag trying to get you to reconsider. Even under
Windows XP the user's choice to NOT include Bing is not being honored.
The author of Unlocker fucked up his latest installer and isn't checking
the state of this selector object in the installer script. It wasn't
like this before. I have version 1.9.0 but apparently the author has
changed the installer since I last downloaded his file.

Also, after deselecting Bing and continuing with the install, make sure
to also deselect installing the eBay shortcuts on your desktop. Both
Bing and eBay are proliferated with this software. The author is
desparately looking for money to fund his web site but then there are
plenty of free webhost sites, including your own ISP, where you could
host his site for free. Donationware isn't bad but adware is bad - and
Unlocker has become adware because both Bing and eBay are *enabled* by
default in the install. It used to be "soft" adware in that the user
could disable the foistware installations but now it is hard adware in
that the options to not include the foistware is ignored.

While I currently have Unlocker 1.9.0 installed and use it occasionally,
I checked at Softpedia and they do list this software as adware (they
soften the blighted image by saying "ad-supported"). It should properly
be listed as adware because of its install-time defaults, and now even
more so reported as adware since the crap is forced on users.

On the FAQ and Changes pages, I found ccol...@yahoo.com for an e-mail
address. If you click on the Donate button, you find his e-mail address
is c_co...@hotmail.com. Even if he fixes his installer to honor the
deselections of foistware, that they are enabled by default still
qualifies this software as adware. This software is handy but it is
going downhill fast. Guess it's time to see if I can find a freeware
(and non-adware) replacement.

Besides reporting the change (problem) to SnapFiles, you might want to
see if you can submit a user review so other users know of the foistware
that now gets pushed onto your host. It should be listed as adware. It
should also be noted that now the installer forces the foistware onto
your host (but is probably a bug the author made in a recent change to
his installer).

David H. Lipman

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Aug 14, 2010, 6:24:24 PM8/14/10
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From: "VanguardLH" <V...@nguard.LH>

| John Corliss wrote:

>> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

>> mailto:c_co...@hotmail.com

This is sad. I have communicated with Cedrick in the past and he does use the
ccol...@yahoo.com email address. This was when PCButts1 was improperly hosting Cedrick's
utility.

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/#faq

"- Is this website "http://www.pcbutts1.com/" authorised to distribute Unlocker? No it is
not."


--
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http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
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David H. Lipman

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Aug 14, 2010, 6:29:47 PM8/14/10
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From: "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>

ADDENDUM:

I just sent Cedrick an email on this subject matter.

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 14, 2010, 6:34:58 PM8/14/10
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VanguardLH <V...@nguard.LH> wrote in news:i4739a$uco$1...@news.albasani.net:

> This software is handy but it is
> going downhill fast. Guess it's time to see if I can find a freeware
> (and non-adware) replacement.
>

There are plenty. One I like is:

http://www.emco.is/products/unlock-it/features.php

EMCO Unlock IT is a tool that allows you to forget about problems with
locked files. Moreover, it's FREE! Start using it now and benefit from
the following set of features:

Detection of processes that hold locks for selected files or folders.
Getting detailed information for every process: name, owner and full path
to executable file, process execution statistics and a list of loaded
modules.

One-click resource unlock by termination of the locking processes
directly from EMCO Unlock IT.

Ability to terminate viruses, trojans and other spyware processes that
are protected from termination.

Integration into Windows Explorer, which allows executing EMCO Unlock IT
for any resource from the context menu.

Modern, intuitive, easy-to-use and nice-looking interface. You can enjoy
a ribbon-style interface even on old platforms.

Automatic updates. You will be notified when a new version is released.
If you want to have the most recent version, the update module will
automatically download and install files that should be updated.

Support of all modern operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows
2008 R2 and other Windows x86 and x64 platforms.

David H. Lipman

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Aug 14, 2010, 7:11:40 PM8/14/10
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From: "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>

And his reply...

"The opt-out is working, I have tested it on XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 7 - 64 bits.
One person complained about it today, I asked help to debug it but no answer, so I am open
to fix the "bug" but I highly suspect user error..

And there is no crap in Unlocker, Bing toolbar is a great piece of software."

In my email I stated...

your Opt-Out of the bundled crap isn't working and thus it is being labled "adware".

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 14, 2010, 7:13:03 PM8/14/10
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Bear Bottoms <bearbo...@gmai.com> wrote in
news:Xns9DD4B2E1F1DCFb...@news.albasani.net:

> http://www.emco.is/products/unlock-it/features.php

Also, Virus Effect Remover has a unlocker function. Nice little program:

http://www.virussecurelab.com/

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 14, 2010, 7:44:17 PM8/14/10
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Bear Bottoms <bearbo...@gmai.com> wrote in
news:Xns9DD4B95851B92b...@news.albasani.net:

> Bear Bottoms <bearbo...@gmai.com> wrote in
> news:Xns9DD4B2E1F1DCFb...@news.albasani.net:
>
>> http://www.emco.is/products/unlock-it/features.php
>
> Also, Virus Effect Remover has a unlocker function. Nice little
> program:
>
> http://www.virussecurelab.com/
>

Here are a couple more:

LockHunter is a free tool to delete files blocked by somethingShows
processes locking a file or folder, Allows to unlock, delete, copy or
rename a locked file, Allows to kill locking process, Allows to remove
locking processes from hard drive, Integrates in to Explorer menu, It
deletes files into the recycle bin, so you may restore them if deleted
by mistake, Supports both 32 and 64bit Windows, You can right-click on
the file/folder which you want to unlock and select "What is locking
this file/folder?" option. It'll launch LockHunter and you can see what
is locking the file/folder. Win 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server2008/7.
x64 http://www.askvg.com/lockhunter-yet-another-free-file-unlocker/

(Malwarebytes) FileASSASSIN is an application that can delete any type
of locked files that are on your computer. Whether the files are from a
malware infection or just a particular file that will not delete -
FileASSASSIN can remove it. The program uses advanced programming
techniques to unload modules, close remote handles, and terminate
processes to remove the particular locked file. Please use with caution
as deleting critical system files may cause system errors. Simply
download FileASSASSIN from one of the links below. If you selected the
portable build, simply unzip and run the application, otherwise run the
installer provided. Start FileASSASSIN and select a file by dragging it
onto the text area or select it using the (...) button. Next, select a
removal method from the list. Finally, click Execute and the removal
process will commence. Portable version. Size: 79 KB. Win
2000/XP/Vista/7. http://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 14, 2010, 8:23:36 PM8/14/10
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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:i477r...@news3.newsguy.com:

> From: "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>
>
> And his reply...
>
> "The opt-out is working, I have tested it on XP, Vista, Windows 7 and
> Windows 7 - 64 bits. One person complained about it today, I asked
> help to debug it but no answer, so I am open to fix the "bug" but I
> highly suspect user error..
>
> And there is no crap in Unlocker, Bing toolbar is a great piece of
> software."
>
>
>
> In my email I stated...
>
> your Opt-Out of the bundled crap isn't working and thus it is being
> labled "adware".
>
>

Well, I updated it yesterday or the day before and the opt out(s) worked
fine for me. Of course, I do not like the timer, and have replaced
Unlocker with EMCO Unlock IT on my website and my computer.

John Corliss

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Aug 14, 2010, 10:13:15 PM8/14/10
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Dunno, maybe that it was a fresh install on a new system made things
happen differently. I was very careful to make sure the option was
deselected, wait for the countdown to finish and the proceed.

David H. Lipman

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Aug 14, 2010, 11:09:00 PM8/14/10
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From: "VanguardLH" <V...@nguard.LH>

Please contact Cedric @ ccol...@yahoo.com
He'd like to fix this if indeed there is a problem.

VanguardLH

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Aug 15, 2010, 12:36:52 AM8/15/10
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David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>
>
> And his reply...
>
> "The opt-out is working, I have tested it on XP, Vista, Windows 7 and
> Windows 7 - 64 bits. One person complained about it today, I asked
> help to debug it but no answer, so I am open to fix the "bug" but I
> highly suspect user error..
>
> And there is no crap in Unlocker, Bing toolbar is a great piece of
> software."
>
> In my email I stated...
>
> your Opt-Out of the bundled crap isn't working and thus it is being
> labled "adware".

One, Corliss tested in Vista and says he got the foistware despite
deselecting it during the install. I then tested the install under
Windows XP (a virtual machine) and also got the Bing and eBay shortcuts
installed despite having that foistware deselected during the install.
So it has been shown by 2 users on different versions of Windows on
different hosts that the install-time options to not install the
foistware were not honored. Neither of us did any extensive repeat
testing to see how often this behavior is exhibited.

Two, the software remains categorized as adware even if behavior were
correct in honoring the user's foistware selections during the
installation because the installer defaults to installing the foistware.
That is, the defaults are "on" to install the foistware, not "off". He
can offer it but it must be DISABLED by default in the installer program
if the author wants to avoid the adware categorization. Even Softpedia
properly labels his software as adware (they say "ad-supported").

Three, I retested using both the prior copy that I downloaded for the
32-bit installer and the copy that I downloaded today. They are the
same size in bytes (but I don't have a CRC value to compare old with new
to ensure no bytes changed in *value* since, for example, a zero-valued
and one-valued byte are still just one byte in size). What I find is
that sometimes the deselections are not honored and sometimes they are.
This is under the exact same version and setup of the OS. I tested in a
virtual machine so it always starts up with a fresh copy of Windows XP
Pro SP-3 with recent updates (save the last 2 sets). This is about as
clean as the author could ever expect for any instance of Windows XP.
I'm not particularly interested in re-doing the installation and
deselecting the foistware for, say, a hundred times to see how often the
installer screws up (since I may go looking for a less pushy product
regarding the foistware and preferably one that isn't adware because it
defaults "off" the install of the foistware - especially considering
Unlocker is donationware already).

Perhaps the author is getting overly fancy (and is definitely getting
far too forceful regarding the foistware) in making the Next button
disabled for 30 seconds when the user deselects the Bing toolbar (to not
include it in the installation). He is changing the transition of the
state of 3 objects at the same time: the deselection of the checkbox for
the Bing toolbar, the dialog window gets repainted, and the disablement
of the Next button (with a 30-second countdown timer that modifies the
label of the button object and thereafter transitions the button's
enable attribute from off to on). He shouldn't be transistioning the
state of the Next button at all or repainting the dialog window. It
makes him far too pushy in trying to foist the Bing toolbar on users.
He already has a means of donating for his product (and alone that would
make his product as donationware) but he is also hard pushing the Bing
toolbar to acquire more, ahem, "donations" (but degrading his product
from donationware into adware).

Four, I think it's about time the Unlocker author read Microsoft's help
for IE7/8's phishing filter to get his web site off Microsoft's block
list. It has been many upon many months that the Unlocker site has been
in Microsoft's phishing list (renamed and extended as SmartScreen in
IE8). When you visit the site and with the phishing filter enabled in
IE7/8, the user is presented with a warning screen that it is a known
bad site. By using the Tools -> SmartScreen filter -> Report as unsafe
menu, the author can request that his site get reclassified.

Summary:
That his installer is flaky in not honoring the user's choices to NOT
install the foistware which results in installing it anyway, the author
needs to fix the problem NOW, not until he figures out why his installer
is screwing up. The the author has recognized this has happened to some
users evidences that his installer is screwed up. He needs to first get
rid of the disabling the Next button for 30 seconds when the Bing
toolbar is deselected. Maybe that'll fix the problem. It that doesn't
help then default the foistware installs to off (i.e., uncheck them in
the installer UI). And if that doesn't work, get rid of his *new*
change in his installer to even include the foistware and revert to his
prior unpolluted installer. If he doesn't make a change to eliminate
even the occasional screwups of his installer then he is unresponsive
and irresponsible and that should also be noted in any user reviews on
download sites for his software.

VanguardLH

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Aug 15, 2010, 12:45:35 AM8/15/10
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David H. Lipman wrote:

> Please contact Cedric @ ccol...@yahoo.com
> He'd like to fix this if indeed there is a problem.

He already knows the fixes:
- Default the foistware to *deselected* in his installer. On those
occasions where his uninstaller screws up by not honoring the user's
selections, the default will be to not install the foistware and is
unlikely that anyone forgetting to disable their installs or wanting
them will be greatly disappointed that they did not get installed (to
dishonor their selection by doing the opposite of their selections).
- He should choose between proliferating his software as donationware or
adware, not both. Being adware overrides being donationware. If he
wants to accept donations (using PayPal) for his product then he
should NOT be proliferating foistware in his installations. If he
wants to proliferate the foistware then don't waste time hoping for
donations. Users will make one of two choices: install with or
without the foistware as whether or not they want to donate, or do the
separate donation or not. They shouldn't have to even consider having
to donate TWICE, once with a donation and another with the foistware.
- That the author has recognized some users are getting stuck with the
foistware despite deselecting it during the installation means the
author should immediately eliminate the foistware in his installer
until the problem gets fixed. He should revert to his prior install
process (without the foistware) and not afflict users in the meantime
with a oft or rare occurrence of dishonoring user selections.

The author really doesn't need to be told how to [temporarily] fix his
installer. If he was responsible, he would know the immediate fix and
instead ask for beta installer testers for his UNRELEASED version of his
installer. The product didn't change. He changed his installer. The
obvious shouldn't need to have to be pointed out to him.

VanguardLH

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Aug 15, 2010, 1:36:21 AM8/15/10
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John Corliss wrote:

I know that when I first started using Unlocker that it was probably the
best and easiest solution available at the time. I didn't even think to
start hunting around for a replacement to Unlocker; however, there are
other programs to do the same thing.

lockhunter.com
- From the same company that makes "USB Safely Remove" (which is NOT
freeware; costs $20).
- Also donationware; however, it doesn't include any foistware. Because
no extraneous installs are listed, they cannot be enabled by default.
So this product qualifies as donationware and not adware.
o They use plimus.com to donate.
o Unlocker uses PayPal for donations.
- They use their own site for downloads rather than pushing users to the
iffy Brothesoft site.
- Does not load on login.
o Unlocker loads on login (as a registry Run key) but consumes a mere
52KB of memory space (but this varies over time and can be higher).
There is a constant UnlockerAssistant.exe process running on your
host whether you are having problems with locked files or not.
o Both Unlocker and Lockhunter install shell extensions to Windows
Explorer. You right-click on a file and can choose to run the
program on the selected file.
o With either product, you will attempt to delete a file and
eventually get an error that you don't have permission. It can be
awhile before Unlocker's dialog appears; i.e., the lag can catch you
off guard. Right-clicking (to show the context menu) and using
their shell extension is immediate.
- LockHunter and Unlocker are about equal in memory consumption.
o Load LockHunter's UI: 7.4MB
o Load Unlockers' UI: 7.2MB (and add for the .exe resident process)
- Their site is not on Microsoft's SmartScreen shit list. Unlocker's
site has been on the phish list for many months (and its author hasn't
bothered or isn't able to get it unlisted).
- Alas, this is still betaware and has been so for over a year. So
while a possible alternative, I don't recommend beta versions to other
users.

This was only the first Unlocker alternative I've found so far and there
may be others. I have no experience using LockHunter (I tend to stay
away from betaware). However, finding out if a file has an open handle
on it is an not new technology nor of finding out which process has the
handle open on a file.

http://www.emco.is/products/unlock-it/features.php
I haven't even read the web page on this one yet. It says it is
freeware but I haven't installed (in a VM) to trial it yet. Softpedia
lists it as freeware (they would say ad-supported if it were adware).
It gives a lot more info on the locked file but its UI could be too busy
for the casual user.

I found some other alternatives listed at:

http://alternativeto.net/desktop/unlocker/

One is OpenedFilesViewer by Nirsoft. I have several Nirsoft utilities
installed, including this one, but never even thought about using this
one to close the open file handle or kill the process that has the open
file handle. The listing tells you more shit that you probably ever
want to know at the time of having a problem when deleting a file. Of
course, you have to navigate your Start menu to click on the shortcut to
start this utility which is definitely not as easy as right-clicking on
the problematic file (and, no, I'm not installing more 3rd party
software that lets me add entries to the context menu for shell
extensions to file objects in Windows Explorer).

za kAT

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Aug 15, 2010, 8:46:49 AM8/15/10
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Thanks for pointing this out. I use "USB Safely Remove", which I find
really useful, so a freeware from the same company was interesting.

It's actually in Beta 3. I've just tried it in a Vista 32 bit VM, and it
seems solid. Unlocked an Outlook PST, and associated process, no problem.
Not that I recommend you try that on a PST that matters. Nice GUI too...

I'm going with it.

--
za...@pooh.the.cat - Sergeant Tech-Com, DN38416.
Assigned to protect you. You've been targeted for denigration!

John Corliss

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Aug 15, 2010, 9:23:06 AM8/15/10
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David H. Lipman wrote:
> (snip)

> Please contact Cedric @ ccol...@yahoo.com
> He'd like to fix this if indeed there is a problem.

I replied to one of his emails last night. I'm not going to be
reinstalling the program just to see if it installs correctly though.
That other computer has been a major problem to get going correctly and
I'm not about to try anything that will put all my work in jeopardy.

John Corliss

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Aug 15, 2010, 9:37:16 AM8/15/10
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VanguardLH wrote:
> (snip)

Well said, all of it. I couldn't bring myself to clip any of it. That
is, with one exception. I still think that spyware is the correct
terminology, because the software is added behind the scenes and without
the end user's awareness of the fact. The only reason I caught it was
that I used ZSoft Uninstaller to monitor the installation and reviewed
the changes after the install. Maybe if I'd had Third Party toolbars
enabled in IE I might have seen the toolbar, but like many other end
users, I don't allow that setting for security reasons.

John Corliss

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Aug 15, 2010, 9:47:01 AM8/15/10
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Heh. I've always called such sites "crapware sites", but I like your
terminology a lot better. "Iffy sites" it will be from now on.

> - Does not load on login.
> o Unlocker loads on login (as a registry Run key) but consumes a mere
> 52KB of memory space (but this varies over time and can be higher).
> There is a constant UnlockerAssistant.exe process running on your
> host whether you are having problems with locked files or not.
> o Both Unlocker and Lockhunter install shell extensions to Windows
> Explorer. You right-click on a file and can choose to run the
> program on the selected file.
> o With either product, you will attempt to delete a file and
> eventually get an error that you don't have permission. It can be
> awhile before Unlocker's dialog appears; i.e., the lag can catch you
> off guard.

I noticed this with the latest version of Unlocker. Previous versions
didn't have that delay.

Also, just judging by the screenshot here:

http://lockhunter.com

it's easier to use than Unlocker.

> Right-clicking (to show the context menu) and using
> their shell extension is immediate.
> - LockHunter and Unlocker are about equal in memory consumption.
> o Load LockHunter's UI: 7.4MB
> o Load Unlockers' UI: 7.2MB (and add for the .exe resident process)
> - Their site is not on Microsoft's SmartScreen shit list. Unlocker's
> site has been on the phish list for many months (and its author hasn't
> bothered or isn't able to get it unlisted).
> - Alas, this is still betaware and has been so for over a year. So
> while a possible alternative, I don't recommend beta versions to other

> users. (clipped)

Unlocker has served me well for several years now. I hate to see it fall
by the wayside because of a mistake on the part of the author. Perhaps
he might reconsider what he's doing and even change his UI so that you
don't have to select "Delete" from a dropdown list. I really like the
idea of that big, red button in Lockhunter.

Just downloaded it and am going to give it a try after uninstalling
Unlocker on this system.

Thanks for the info, VanguardLH.

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Craig

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Aug 15, 2010, 4:00:30 PM8/15/10
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On 08/15/2010 06:47 AM, John Corliss wrote:
> Unlocker has served me well for several years now. I hate to see it fall
> by the wayside because of a mistake on the part of the author. ...
>
> Just downloaded it [lockhunter] and am going to give it a try after uninstalling

> Unlocker on this system.
>
> Thanks for the info, VanguardLH.

Yup, much appreciated here too.

--
-Craig

John Corliss

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Aug 15, 2010, 6:12:59 PM8/15/10
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WaIIy wrote:
> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>> John Corliss wrote:
>>>
>>> That is,
>>> until I notice that the "Next" button was counting down from 10. After
>>> those 10 seconds (or whatever it was, I don't remember exactly) the
>>> Next button was re-enabled and the installation was allowed to
>>> proceed. I was using ZSoft to monitor the installation, so imagine my
>>> surprise when after it was all done, I noticed that not only had the
>>> Bing Toolbar been installed despite my deselecting it, but the
>>> Unlocker setup file had also installed the Windows Live Login Wizard.
>>
>> I updated, had the countdown, deselected it, and Bing was not installed
>> nor was Windows Live Login Wizard. Nine files were overwritten in the
>> Unlocker folder.
>
> Same here. I think he's confused about the login wizard thing.

I looked in my "Programs and Features" Control Panel applet and saw the
Windows Live logon item. I checked the date and time it had been
installed, and it was only minutes before I looked. I knew that Unlocker
had put it on my system, so I uninstalled it. I remember thinking that
if it messed up Unlocker, I would reinstall it all over itself and
*then* uninstall the whole damned mess.

Here is a direct copy and paste excerpt from the log file that ZSoft
Uninstaller created when I installed Unlocker 1.9.0:

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Live ID.lnk
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Box Extension\HsConfig.xml
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Box Extension\QueryDat.xml
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Box Extension\querydat2.xml
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Helper\SHelper.xml
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Menu\Programs\Windows Live ID.lnk
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\2WH7LEJW\countryFlags[2].xml
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\2WH7LEJW\manifest[1].xml
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\2WH7LEJW\text[1].css
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\9CWHOCY0\advanced_search[2].htm
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\9CWHOCY0\buttonCancelStretch_hover[1].png
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\9CWHOCY0\content[1].xml
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\9CWHOCY0\manifest[1].xml
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\Main user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5\9CWHOCY0\msntlb40[1].Msi
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\9CWHOCY0\progressSmallFullStretch[1].png
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\MG6VW2ZO\error[1].xml
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\MG6VW2ZO\logo[1].xml
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\MG6VW2ZO\msntlb40[1].msp
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\MG6VW2ZO\progressLargeEmptyEnd[1].png
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Internet Files\Content.IE5\MG6VW2ZO\progressLargeWorking[1].png
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\Main user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5\MG6VW2ZO\progressSmallEmptyEnd[1].png
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\Main user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5\MG6VW2ZO\start[1].htm
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\Main user\AppData\Local\Temp\bing_toolbar.exe
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\Main user\AppData\Local\Temp\FileUnlocker_Installer.exe
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Menu\Programs\Unlocker <- dir
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Menu\Programs\Unlocker\README.lnk
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Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Start Unlocker Assistant.lnk
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Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Start Unlocker.lnk
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\Main user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Uninstall.lnk
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\Main user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Website.lnk
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<- dir
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C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\871AD12E0BF919F47BC9A5D6EDBEBFD8\5.0.1423
<- dir
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<- dir
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\Installer\{0840B4D6-7DD1-4187-8523-E6FC0007EFB7}\prodicon.ico
FILE ADDED! C:\Windows\Installer\1ad492.msi
FILE ADDED! C:\Windows\Installer\1ad498.msi
FILE ADDED! C:\Windows\Installer\1ad49e.msp
FILE ADDED! C:\Windows\Installer\1ad4a4.msi
FILE ADDED! C:\Windows\Installer\1ad4aa.msi
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\IdentityCRL
<- dir
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\production
<- dir
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\production\temp
<- dir
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\A1377F7115F1F126A15360369B165211
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\A1377F7115F1F126A15360369B165211
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\IdentityCRL
<- dir
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\production
<- dir
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\production\temp
<- dir
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\Microsoft\Protect\S-1-5-18\User\c1807eac-6b0e-4592-8b1d-1f41e3e76802
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\WDI\{a7a5847a-7511-4e4e-90b1-45ad2a002f51}\{59aea193-d766-4d44-8afc-40eb44d12320}
<- dir
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\WDI\{a7a5847a-7511-4e4e-90b1-45ad2a002f51}\{59aea193-d766-4d44-8afc-40eb44d12320}\krundown.etl
FILE ADDED!
C:\Windows\System32\WDI\{a7a5847a-7511-4e4e-90b1-45ad2a002f51}\{59aea193-d766-4d44-8afc-40eb44d12320}\ksnapshot.etl
FILE DELETED! C:\Users\Main
user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\9CWHOCY0\advanced_search[1].htm
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C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System\ConvertLogEntries

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John Corliss <q34w...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:i49opg$og1$1
@news.eternal-september.org:

> Here is a direct copy and paste excerpt from the log file that ZSoft
> Uninstaller created when I installed Unlocker 1.9.0:

I just installed Unlocker (I use the portable version normally) and here
is my ZSoft results on a Vista machine: (quite a difference)

19 files (before: 181,838 after: 181,857
28 reg entries: (before 1,110,786 after: 1,110,814)

FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker <- dir
FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker\README.TXT
FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker\uninst.exe

FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker\Unlocker.exe
FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker\Unlocker.url
FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerAssistant.exe
FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerCOM.dll
FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerDriver5.sys
FILE ADDED! C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerHook.dll

FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Local\Temp\nssCA3D.tmp <-
dir
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Local\Temp\nssCA3D.tmp
\Delay.dll
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\shellext\l
\4c68769f
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start

Menu\Programs\Unlocker <- dir

FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Unlocker\README.lnk
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start

Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Start Unlocker Assistant.lnk

FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start

Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Start Unlocker.lnk

FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Uninstall.lnk
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Unlocker\Website.lnk
FILE ADDED! C:\Users\JBottoms\Desktop\unlocker1.9.0.exe
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex
\ContextMenuHandlers\UnlockerShellExtension
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DDE4BEEB-DDE6-48fd-8EB5-
035C09923F83}
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DDE4BEEB-DDE6-48fd-8EB5-
035C09923F83}\InProcServer32
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
\UnlockerShellExtension
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection
\DiagnosedApplications\Uninstaller.exe
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\Settings
\LeakDiagnosisAttempted
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths
\Unlocker.exe
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
\Unlocker
REG ADDED! HKLM SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\UnlockerDriver5
REG ADDED! HKLM SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UnlockerDriver5
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex
\ContextMenuHandlers\UnlockerShellExtension "{DDE4BEEB-DDE6-
48fd-8EB5-035C09923F83}"
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DDE4BEEB-DDE6-48fd-8EB5-
035C09923F83} "UnlockerShellExtension"
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DDE4BEEB-DDE6-48fd-8EB5-
035C09923F83}\InProcServer32 "C:\Program Files\Unlocker
\UnlockerCOM.dll"
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DDE4BEEB-DDE6-48fd-8EB5-
035C09923F83}\InProcServer32 ThreadingModel "Apartment"
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{F5F9B44C-528A-26D3-B2CE-
1730ACC8FD16}\cfZurpnqm "OSjYdfa[zEFzLa^\Pnc\bdx^O"
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{F5F9B44C-528A-26D3-B2CE-
1730ACC8FD16}\OGrjtLspcF "oXkBNr|AvAWFvuNBz^|~`qF`NkLfLu"
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{F5F9B44C-528A-26D3-B2CE-
1730ACC8FD16}\PqYtjmi "@kN|"
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
\UnlockerShellExtension "{DDE4BEEB-DDE6-48fd-8EB5-035C09923F83}"
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Licenses {0CB536BB94EF6BABA}
bin:Vj6oDguip6ZBBlOYUqNEo08okmZItwGrmegJmx+xUj1+
4ws9LtImY525bEEa/RxjDe7WVa2fyLwqLQBh6DbZAX2GMnkhudMtkxAIrH5db4uA09mj/r5I1
Yt5tz0ul0hdT6PCyz4DioF2SuLXIV+FR9BfiHDBSiXneLvcmyo74O4fZk8paCwIQw==
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Licenses {ICB536BB94EF6BABA} bin:D5cBAA==
REG ADDED! HKLM SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection
\DiagnosedApplications\Uninstaller.exe LastDetectionTime
qwo:YK+wjdA8ywE=

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Petersen, Vegard Krog

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Den 14.08.2010 22:51, skrev John Corliss:
> I know that somebody else mentioned this here, but I didn't have any
> problems with XP. This was when I tried installing the program in Vista.
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> I just installed Unlocker 1.9.0:
>
> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
>
> on my HP which is running Vista SP2 and during the installation, I was
> asked if I wanted to install the Bing Toolbar. When I deselected it, I
> was not allowed to proceed with the installation of Unlocker. That is,

> until I notice that the "Next" button was counting down from 10. After
> those 10 seconds (or whatever it was, I don't remember exactly) the Next
> button was re-enabled and the installation was allowed to proceed. I was
> using ZSoft to monitor the installation, so imagine my surprise when
> after it was all done, I noticed that not only had the Bing Toolbar been
> installed despite my deselecting it, but the Unlocker setup file had
> also installed the Windows Live Login Wizard. I was able to uninstall
> both of those bundled pieces of MS garbage, but I'm pretty POed at this
> point.

Today, at http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/, only version 1.8.7 is
offered. No mention or traces of 1.8.8, 1.8.9 or 1.9.0.

regards from

--
vkp...@gmail.com - Vegard Krog Petersen, Norway
http://vegard2.no

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 15, 2010, 8:40:26 PM8/15/10
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"Petersen, Vegard Krog" <vegard_kro...@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:i4a085$luc$1...@news.eternal-september.org:

Something is wrong for you...it offers 1.9.0

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 15, 2010, 8:40:59 PM8/15/10
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"Petersen, Vegard Krog" <vegard_kro...@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:i4a085$luc$1...@news.eternal-september.org:

> Den 14.08.2010 22:51, skrev John Corliss:

Likely a cached page...refresh your browser.

David H. Lipman

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Aug 15, 2010, 9:39:17 PM8/15/10
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From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

| Likely a cached page...refresh your browser.

Nope. Verified.

Unlocker 1.8.7 - From this website --> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe

MD5: a501fa8c8b7b3297b7031476beca0c73 / SHA1: 9c7ec8eb5d7ca43214e25369cbfe1a35e25245fa

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John Corliss

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Aug 15, 2010, 10:12:29 PM8/15/10
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Yrrah wrote:

> John Corliss wrote:
>
>> Here is a direct copy and paste excerpt from the log file that ZSoft
>> Uninstaller created when I installed Unlocker 1.9.0:
>
> Stop moaning and get the portable build, please!

I prefer the installed version because I like being able to have
Unlocker right in the context menu's first level rather than having to
make a second step through the Send To submenu.

Besides, you're entirely missing the point here. If one person starts
setting up their install packages to ignore deselecting bundleware,
others will think it's okay and start doing it too. How would you like
to, for instance, install something and then later on find out that you
just loaded something like Gator on your computer? Or even worse yet,
have it become such a common practice that the first thing you have to
do after installing something is to check your computer out to see what
kind of adware or malware you just put on it along with the program?

Not that I'm convinced Cedrick did this intentionally. I'm more
convinced at this point that it was some kind of mistake.

John Corliss

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Petersen, Vegard Krog wrote:

You're right. Well, it's probably a temporary thing until Cedrick gets
the bugs corrected in his installer. I don't have a huge problem with
bundleware, that is as long as I can deselect it's optional installation.

For years, this group has considered other ware types than freeware as
being on-topic:

donationware
registerware
liteware
careware
postcardware
etc.

All these ware types can easily be arranged into an order of decreasing
desirability, and if I were to add bundleware to the list, I'd say it's
probably the least desirable. Still, there are far worse ware types. If
bundling keeps Cedrick in the black enough to continue making his
program available, then more power to him. That is, as I say, as long as
installing the bundled stuff remains optional. And easily so. That timer
on the "Next" button was pretty chicken shit if you ask me. I hope he
drops it.

VanguardLH

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Aug 15, 2010, 10:24:25 PM8/15/10
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John Corliss wrote:

John Corliss wrote:
>
> Well said, all of it. I couldn't bring myself to clip any of it. That
> is, with one exception. I still think that spyware is the correct
> terminology, because the software is added behind the scenes and without
> the end user's awareness of the fact. The only reason I caught it was
> that I used ZSoft Uninstaller to monitor the installation and reviewed
> the changes after the install. Maybe if I'd had Third Party toolbars
> enabled in IE I might have seen the toolbar, but like many other end
> users, I don't allow that setting for security reasons.

Shortcuts created on your Windows desktop are not spyware. They are
just URL links to somewhere. YOU would actually have to decide to
double-click on those links to go visit those sites, and the installer
doesn't not attempt some phishing scheme by using an inocuous looking
title for the shortcut that then takes you to some site that attempts to
install something additional to actually do the spying. They're just
shortcuts (to eBay) like the other shortcuts on your desktop.

Is Bing Toolbar considered spyware? Well, YOU would have to enter
search criteria and then actually submit them to Microsoft's server
before any data gets transmitted from your host to theirs. That's all
voluntary and overt actions that YOU take to give them that search
criteria. I suppose it is possible the Microsoft sends other usage data
for use of its toolbar but they really don't have to. You have to
choose to send the search to their host. At Softpedia, they categorize
the Bing Toolbar as "ad-supported" which is their soft shuffle meaning
it is adware. If it were spyware, Softpedia would say so (plus it might
even get listed there).

So neither the eBay shortcuts or the Bing Toolbar are spyware. So the
installer for Unlocker is not installing spyware. It might not honor
your choice to not include that foistware on your host but that doesn't
make it spyware. Spyware actually means something has to spy on you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware

I don't see any spyware even offered by Unlocker's installer. I don't
see any evidence of Unlocker itself doing any spying. So Unlocker and
its installer are not spyware. You could call it nuisanceware because
it might shove the foistware down your throat, or you could call adware
for their installer because of the products it shoved onto your host,
but I don't see spyware is involved at all. Installing software without
your permission does not qualify as spyware.

VanguardLH

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Petersen, Vegard Krog wrote:

Well, that bodes well that the author is responsive. Looks like he is
rethinking how to define the installer's scripts or settings and
hopefully reconsidering to remove the foistware (or choose between
asking for donations or using the foistware but not both).

John Corliss

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"Spyware is a type of malware that is installed on computers and
collects little bits of information at a time about users without their
knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user,
and can be difficult to detect. Typically, spyware is secretly installed
on the user's personal computer. Sometimes, however, spywares such as
keyloggers are installed by the owner of a shared, corporate, or public
computer on purpose in order to secretly monitor other users."

and:

"While the term spyware suggests that software that secretly monitors
the user's computing, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple
monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal
information, such as Internet surfing habits and sites that have been
visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in
other ways, such as installing additional software and redirecting Web
browser activity"

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware
>
> I don't see any spyware even offered by Unlocker's installer. I don't
> see any evidence of Unlocker itself doing any spying. So Unlocker and
> its installer are not spyware. You could call it nuisanceware because
> it might shove the foistware down your throat, or you could call adware
> for their installer because of the products it shoved onto your host,
> but I don't see spyware is involved at all. Installing software without
> your permission does not qualify as spyware.

Yes, it does under the criteria listed at the Wikipedia site.

I don't feel like arguing about this in any event, and am not going to
do so any further. Think what you want. I will continue to do the same.

Ron

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nope - Vegard's right. The link only points to 1.8.7 here. (yes, I
refreshed my browser, duh.)

VanguardLH

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Aug 15, 2010, 10:50:38 PM8/15/10
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John Corliss wrote:

Uh huh. And how are shortcuts on your desktop and the Bing Toolbar
*themselves* considered spyware? Neither are they covert (you can
actually see them) nor do they collect any info in the background. For
Unlocker's installer to be spyware would mean it actually spies itself
or something that it installed is spyware. Not happening.

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 16, 2010, 5:19:35 AM8/16/10
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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:i4a4n...@news7.newsguy.com:

> From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>
>
>| Likely a cached page...refresh your browser.
>
> Nope. Verified.
>
> Unlocker 1.8.7 - From this website -->
> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe
>
> MD5: a501fa8c8b7b3297b7031476beca0c73 / SHA1:
> 9c7ec8eb5d7ca43214e25369cbfe1a35e25245fa
>
>

That isn't the link he provided, and why would another version be expected
if you called /unlocker1.8.7.exe in the URL?

He called http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ in his post. That post takes
you to the current URL where only 1.9.0 is listed.

Look at his post David. Where did you come up with /unlocker1.8.7.exe?

Bear Bottoms

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David H. Lipman

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From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

>> From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

>> Nope. Verified.

From your URL...

Unlocker 1.8.7 - From this website

MD5: a501fa8c8b7b3297b7031476beca0c73 / SHA1: 9c7ec8eb5d7ca43214e25369cbfe1a35e25245fa

--

Ari Silverstein

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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:37:06 -0700, John Corliss wrote:

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware
>>
>> I don't see any spyware even offered by Unlocker's installer. I don't
>> see any evidence of Unlocker itself doing any spying. So Unlocker and
>> its installer are not spyware. You could call it nuisanceware because
>> it might shove the foistware down your throat, or you could call adware
>> for their installer because of the products it shoved onto your host,
>> but I don't see spyware is involved at all. Installing software without
>> your permission does not qualify as spyware.
>
> Yes, it does under the criteria listed at the Wikipedia site.
>
> I don't feel like arguing about this in any event, and am not going to
> do so any further. Think what you want. I will continue to do the same.

Translation: I have had my stupid ass handed to me, it's embarrassing
as Hell, but at least I am Ron Mayish enough to run away as fast as I
can before Vanguard hands me my hat too.
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VegasDon

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Aug 16, 2010, 10:06:16 AM8/16/10
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It is beyond me what the benefit is to a provider of anything to place
any software in this program as you mentioned. All people do is put
the word out on it, as you did so well. Then, others do not use it
which circumvents the very purpose of creating/having it in the first
place. The best thing these pig "conjugals" could do is to give you a
free fully functional version that does not have the functions of a
"Pay" version. Then share a pay link for it. If you like it you get
the pay version with more options.

Spywaresucks!!

Don in Vegas

On Aug 14, 3:51 pm, John Corliss <q34ws...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I know that somebody else mentioned this here, but I didn't have any
> problems with XP. This was when I tried installing the program in Vista.
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> I just installed Unlocker 1.9.0:
>
> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
>
> on my HP which is running Vista SP2 and during the installation, I was
> asked if I wanted to install the Bing Toolbar. When I deselected it, I
> was not allowed to proceed with the installation of Unlocker. That is,
> until I notice that the "Next" button was counting down from 10. After
> those 10 seconds (or whatever it was, I don't remember exactly) the Next
> button was re-enabled and the installation was allowed to proceed. I was
> using ZSoft to monitor the installation, so imagine my surprise when
> after it was all done, I noticed that not only had the Bing Toolbar been
> installed despite my deselecting it, but the Unlocker setup file had
> also installed the Windows Live Login Wizard. I was able to uninstall
> both of those bundled pieces of MS garbage, but I'm pretty POed at this
> point.
>

> I've spent the last two days trying to set up this "new" (to me)
> computer, and to have Cedrick Collumb flood it with unwanted files and
> registry entries infuriates me.
>
> If you have to install Unlocker, I recommend trying to find an older
> version of it or an alternative program. In the mean time, I've
> contacted Snapfiles and warned them about the problem.
>
> As for contacting Cedrick Collumb, the only email address I can find is:
>
> mailto:c_coll...@hotmail.com
>
> I think the boy probably knows just about how popular his actions will
> be. My posting his throwaway in this public newsgroup is just a way to
> get even with him for what he's doing. If you don't like my doing this,
> that's just tough.

Ron

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Still "Yep" here. Just checked it again. Did you refresh /your/ browser?

Shadow

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On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:20:19 +0200, "Petersen, Vegard Krog"
<vegard_kro...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Today, at http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/, only version 1.8.7 is
>offered. No mention or traces of 1.8.8, 1.8.9 or 1.9.0.

Today also. If you want to examine the spyware more closely,
try:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/

:)

Shadow

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Aug 16, 2010, 11:32:47 AM8/16/10
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:12:29 -0700, John Corliss <q34w...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Yrrah wrote:
>> John Corliss wrote:
>>
>>> Here is a direct copy and paste excerpt from the log file that ZSoft
>>> Uninstaller created when I installed Unlocker 1.9.0:
>>
>> Stop moaning and get the portable build, please!

>Besides, you're entirely missing the point here. If one person starts

>setting up their install packages to ignore deselecting bundleware,
>others will think it's okay and start doing it too.

I fully agree. Even the definition of spyware changes as the
consumers become more complacent. WE should shout, howl and kick every
time someone tries to take away YOUR privacy.


>Not that I'm convinced Cedrick did this intentionally. I'm more
>convinced at this point that it was some kind of mistake.

Probably, or he would not have taken the bad builds off his
site. I'll bet he's debugging them right now.
[]'s

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Petersen, Vegard Krog

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So did I. I don't care about what Bear Bottoms says anyway: He has
nothing of value to addto this newsgroup.

regards

John Corliss

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I really, really don't want to argue about this. However, just to set
the record straight, there were no shortcuts on my desktop and as I
said, I couldn't see the toolbar because I turned off third party
toolbars in IE8 on that system.

Now that is all I have to say about this. I'm going to block this branch.

Bear Bottoms

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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:i4b2p...@news1.newsguy.com:

> From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>
>
>| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
>| news:i4a4n...@news7.newsguy.com:
>
>>> From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>
>
>>>| Likely a cached page...refresh your browser.
>
>>> Nope. Verified.
>
>>> Unlocker 1.8.7 - From this website -->
>>> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe
>
>>> MD5: a501fa8c8b7b3297b7031476beca0c73 / SHA1:
>>> 9c7ec8eb5d7ca43214e25369cbfe1a35e25245fa
>
>
>
>| That isn't the link he provided, and why would another version be
>| expected if you called /unlocker1.8.7.exe in the URL?
>
>| He called http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ in his post. That post
>| takes you to the current URL where only 1.9.0 is listed.
>
>| Look at his post David. Where did you come up with
>| /unlocker1.8.7.exe?
>
> From your URL...
>
> Unlocker 1.8.7 - From this website
>
> MD5: a501fa8c8b7b3297b7031476beca0c73 / SHA1:
> 9c7ec8eb5d7ca43214e25369cbfe1a35e25245fa
>
>
>

Hmmmm, tis so now. Wasn't yesterday...kinda weird.

Bear Bottoms

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Ron <rmoo...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in
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Hee hee...yes I did. However, the link now shows 1.8.7. It didn't
yestereve...kinda weird...for some not others...maybe now for all. Humph.

Bear Bottoms

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Yrrah <Yrra...@acf.invalid> wrote in
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> John Corliss <q34w...@yahoo.com>:


>
>> Besides, you're entirely missing the point here. If one person starts
>> setting up their install packages to ignore deselecting bundleware,
>> others will think it's okay and start doing it too.
>

> No, we want something for nothing and complain when an author is
> somehow trying to get some revenues. But is that right? It's the
> author's program, not ours. Shouldn't we take it or leave it and move
> on to other software?
>
> Yrrah
>

Of course.

Bear Bottoms

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"Petersen, Vegard Krog" <vegard_kro...@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:i4bopm$uao$1...@news.eternal-september.org:

> Den 16.08.2010 04:41, skrev Ron:
>> On 8/15/2010 5:40 PM, Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>> "Petersen, Vegard Krog"<vegard_kro...@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:i4a085$luc$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
>>>
>>>> Den 14.08.2010 22:51, skrev John Corliss:
>>>>> I know that somebody else mentioned this here, but I didn't have
>>>>> any problems with XP. This was when I tried installing the program
>>>>> in Vista.
>>>>> ___________________________________________________________________

>>>>> ___ __


>>>>>
>>>>> I just installed Unlocker 1.9.0:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
>>>>>
>>>>> on my HP which is running Vista SP2 and during the installation, I
>>>>> was asked if I wanted to install the Bing Toolbar. When I
>>>>> deselected it, I was not allowed to proceed with the installation
>>>>> of Unlocker. That is, until I notice that the "Next" button was
>>>>> counting down from 10. After those 10 seconds (or whatever it was,
>>>>> I don't remember exactly) the Next button was re-enabled and the
>>>>> installation was allowed to proceed. I was using ZSoft to monitor
>>>>> the installation, so imagine my surprise when after it was all
>>>>> done, I noticed that not only had the Bing Toolbar been installed
>>>>> despite my deselecting it, but the Unlocker setup file had also
>>>>> installed the Windows Live Login Wizard. I was able to uninstall
>>>>> both of those bundled pieces of MS garbage, but I'm pretty POed at
>>>>> this point.
>>>>
>>>> Today, at http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/, only version 1.8.7 is
>>>> offered. No mention or traces of 1.8.8, 1.8.9 or 1.9.0.
>>>>
>>>> regards from
>>>>
>>>
>>> Likely a cached page...refresh your browser.
>>>
>>
>> nope - Vegard's right. The link only points to 1.8.7 here. (yes, I
>> refreshed my browser, duh.)
>
> So did I. I don't care about what Bear Bottoms says anyway: He has
> nothing of value to addto this newsgroup.
>
> regards
>

Heh, only like a million times what you add value to.

John Corliss

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Yrrah wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>>
>> Besides, you're entirely missing the point here. If one person starts
>> setting up their install packages to ignore deselecting bundleware,
>> others will think it's okay and start doing it too.
>
> No, we want something for nothing and complain when an author is
> somehow trying to get some revenues.

Apparently you didn't read all my replies to this thread, including the
one which said:
_______________________________________________________________________


"If bundling keeps Cedrick in the black enough to continue making his
program available, then more power to him. That is, as I say, as long as
installing the bundled stuff remains optional."

_______________________________________________________________________

> But is that right? It's the author's program, not ours. Shouldn't we
> take it or leave it and moveon to other software?

I don't see any harm in pointing out when an installer ignores a
person's choices and installs bundled software, and *then* either taking
or leaving it.

John Corliss

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Aug 16, 2010, 5:57:27 PM8/16/10
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John Corliss wrote:
> Yrrah wrote:
>> John Corliss wrote:
>>>
>>> Besides, you're entirely missing the point here. If one person starts
>>> setting up their install packages to ignore deselecting bundleware,
>>> others will think it's okay and start doing it too.
>>
>> No, we want something for nothing and complain when an author is
>> somehow trying to get some revenues.
>
> Apparently you didn't read all my replies to this thread, including the
> one which said:
> _______________________________________________________________________
> "If bundling keeps Cedrick in the black enough to continue making his
> program available, then more power to him. That is, as I say, as long as
> installing the bundled stuff remains optional."
> _______________________________________________________________________

To which I would add, even if he wants to make it not optional (and I
don't mean by making the installer ignore the end user's choices), more
power to him. However, that would make the program off topic in this
group IMO.

David H. Lipman

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From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
| news:i4b2p...@news1.newsguy.com:

>> From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

>>| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
>>| news:i4a4n...@news7.newsguy.com:

>>>> From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

>>>>| Likely a cached page...refresh your browser.

>>>> Nope. Verified.

>>>> Unlocker 1.8.7 - From this website -->
>>>> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe

>>>> MD5: a501fa8c8b7b3297b7031476beca0c73 / SHA1:
>>>> 9c7ec8eb5d7ca43214e25369cbfe1a35e25245fa

>>| That isn't the link he provided, and why would another version be
>>| expected if you called /unlocker1.8.7.exe in the URL?

>>| He called http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ in his post. That post
>>| takes you to the current URL where only 1.9.0 is listed.

>>| Look at his post David. Where did you come up with
>>| /unlocker1.8.7.exe?

>> From your URL...

>> Unlocker 1.8.7 - From this website

>> MD5: a501fa8c8b7b3297b7031476beca0c73 / SHA1:
>> 9c7ec8eb5d7ca43214e25369cbfe1a35e25245fa


| Hmmmm, tis so now. Wasn't yesterday...kinda weird.

LOL - Your Cache/TIF :-)

za kAT

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On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:35:11 -0700, John Corliss wrote:

>> Uh huh. And how are shortcuts on your desktop and the Bing Toolbar
>> *themselves* considered spyware? Neither are they covert (you can
>> actually see them) nor do they collect any info in the background. For
>> Unlocker's installer to be spyware would mean it actually spies itself
>> or something that it installed is spyware. Not happening.
>
> I really, really don't want to argue about this. However, just to set
> the record straight, there were no shortcuts on my desktop and as I
> said, I couldn't see the toolbar because I turned off third party
> toolbars in IE8 on that system.
>
> Now that is all I have to say about this. I'm going to block this branch.

> If I don't, I am liable to pop open my blade and cut your dick off.

ooooooooooooK..

--
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Assigned to protect you. You've been targeted for denigration!

Bear Bottoms

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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
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Negatory Big Ben...

Bear Bottoms

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John Corliss <q34w...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:i4cc87$m6e$1...@news.eternal-
september.org:

> To which I would add, even if he wants to make it not optional (and I
> don't mean by making the installer ignore the end user's choices), more
> power to him. However, that would make the program off topic in this
> group IMO.

Off topic for who?

Message has been deleted

David H. Lipman

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From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

>>| Hmmmm, tis so now. Wasn't yesterday...kinda weird.

>> LOL - Your Cache/TIF :-)

| Negatory Big Ben...

Whatever ;-)

The fact is via a little communication with Cedrick and the feedback caused him to make a
change. I always thought he was a "good" guy and thus proves he is.

All the more reason to support Cedrick and his UnLocker utility.

Bear Bottoms

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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:i4chj...@news5.newsguy.com:

> From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>
>
>
>
>>>| Hmmmm, tis so now. Wasn't yesterday...kinda weird.
>
>>> LOL - Your Cache/TIF :-)
>
>
>
>| Negatory Big Ben...
>
> Whatever ;-)
>
> The fact is via a little communication with Cedrick and the feedback
> caused him to make a change. I always thought he was a "good" guy and
> thus proves he is.
>
> All the more reason to support Cedrick and his UnLocker utility.
>
>

Dude, don't try to take any but a little participatory credit, it was all
over Wilder's forum, Gizmo's forum...the entire web was in an uproar. It
wasn't "a little" communication...it was a screeching roar.

Bear Bottoms

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Yrrah <Yrra...@acf.invalid> wrote in
news:rvhj66h699rnfn088...@net.com:

> John Corliss <q34w...@yahoo.com>:


>
>> To which I would add, even if he wants to make it not optional (and I
>> don't mean by making the installer ignore the end user's choices),
>> more power to him. However, that would make the program off topic in
>> this group IMO.
>

> The portable build of Unlocker build would be on topic though.
>
> Yrrah
>

If Antivir, AVG, and AVAST are on topic for the group...that certainly
broadens the horizon for Unlocker.

David H. Lipman

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Aug 16, 2010, 8:52:27 PM8/16/10
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From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

>> From: "Bear Bottoms" <bearbo...@gmai.com>

>>| Negatory Big Ben...

>> Whatever ;-)

Not based upon what Cedrick told me in his email. The Internet users might have gotten
upset, but he got very little feedback.

"One person complained about it today, I asked help to debug it but no answer, so I am
open to fix the "bug" but I highly suspect user error..."

and

"Also I had over 600k downloads of that version and this is the first time I hear about
such a problem, so I am really leaning towards user error..."

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 17, 2010, 6:40:36 AM8/17/10
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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:i4cmp...@news5.newsguy.com:

Like I said...it was all over the Internet.

John Corliss

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Bear Bottoms wrote:
> John Corliss<q34w...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:i4cc87$m6e$1...@news.eternal-
> september.org:
>
>> To which I would add, even if he wants to make it not optional (and I
>> don't mean by making the installer ignore the end user's choices), more
>> power to him. However, that would make the program off topic in this
>> group IMO.
>
> Off topic for who?

Note the last three letters in that reply of mine: "IMO". When the day
comes that I can't express my opinions in this group then things will
have gone too far.

John Corliss

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Yrrah wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>
>> To which I would add, even if he wants to make it not optional (and I
>> don't mean by making the installer ignore the end user's choices), more
>> power to him. However, that would make the program off topic in this
>> group IMO.
>
> The portable build of Unlocker build would be on topic though.

Well, that is as long as he didn't find a way to make that version also
install bundleware surreptitiously. 80)>

Bear Bottoms

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John Corliss <q34w...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:i4e9hu$38b$1
@news.eternal-september.org:

>> Off topic for who?
>
> Note the last three letters in that reply of mine: "IMO". When the day
> comes that I can't express my opinions in this group then things will
> have gone too far.
>

And what happens at that point? Opinions are all that this group can
manage therefore are very worthwhile. Facts do exist, though hard to
discern at times. Many things are called facts that just are not. Facts
exceed theory in that there is physical demonstration of them, though
these facts may be distorted when humans interpret the picture. Humans
live their lives with opinion much more than fact.

Yuhler G

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Aug 19, 2010, 12:47:42 PM8/19/10
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On article <7didnXSOjJhenPrR...@posted.ccountrynet>,
John Corliss wrote:

>
> I know that somebody else mentioned this here, but I didn't have any
> problems with XP. This was when I tried installing the program in Vista.
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> I just installed Unlocker 1.9.0:
>
> http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
>
> on my HP which is running Vista SP2 and during the installation, I was
> asked if I wanted to install the Bing Toolbar. When I deselected it, I
> was not allowed to proceed with the installation of Unlocker. That is,
> until I notice that the "Next" button was counting down from 10. After
> those 10 seconds (or whatever it was, I don't remember exactly) the Next
> button was re-enabled and the installation was allowed to proceed. I was
> using ZSoft to monitor the installation, so imagine my surprise when
> after it was all done, I noticed that not only had the Bing Toolbar been
> installed despite my deselecting it, but the Unlocker setup file had
> also installed the Windows Live Login Wizard. I was able to uninstall
> both of those bundled pieces of MS garbage, but I'm pretty POed at this
> point.
>

> I've spent the last two days trying to set up this "new" (to me)
> computer, and to have Cedrick Collumb flood it with unwanted files and
> registry entries infuriates me.
>
> If you have to install Unlocker, I recommend trying to find an older
> version of it or an alternative program. In the mean time, I've
> contacted Snapfiles and warned them about the problem.
>
> As for contacting Cedrick Collumb, the only email address I can find is:
>
> mailto:c_co...@hotmail.com
>
> I think the boy probably knows just about how popular his actions will
> be. My posting his throwaway in this public newsgroup is just a way to
> get even with him for what he's doing. If you don't like my doing this,
> that's just tough.

Seems to me Cedrick fixed Unlocker installer.

--
Best,
Yuhler G.

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Due to spam I'm filtering-out GoogleGroups. Sorry. :(

Spamblk

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Aug 20, 2010, 5:59:47 PM8/20/10
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Yrrah <Yrra...@acf.invalid> wrote in
news:f0ni66lan8tb7kpib...@net.com:

> Shouldn't we take it or leave it and move
> on to other software?

Shouldn't the author tell us the bundleware is a requirement? We could
leave it before ever taking it.

John Corliss

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That's how I look at it. However, in the case of Unlocker it does say on
the home page:

"Promotional feature: Fully optional eBay shortcuts, Bing or Quickstores
toolbar depending on location."

My bone of contention was with the way that, despite my carefully
unchecking the installation of the Bing Toolbar, it got installed anyhow.

Since version 1.9.0 is once again available for download, I can only
assume that Cedrick has corrected the problem.

Bear Bottoms

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Aug 21, 2010, 11:47:05 AM8/21/10
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John Corliss <q34w...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:cImdnWzdH_Gyh_LR...@posted.ccountrynet:

> Since version 1.9.0 is once again available for download, I can only
> assume that Cedrick has corrected the problem.

I didn't have that problem when I installed it...though the timer wait is
annoying. You could at least check it now and let us know for certain if he
supposedly fixed the issue you had.

John Corliss

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Aug 21, 2010, 12:35:44 PM8/21/10
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Bear Bottoms wrote:

> John Corliss wrote:
>>
>> Since version 1.9.0 is once again available for download, I can only
>> assume that Cedrick has corrected the problem.
>
> I didn't have that problem when I installed it...though the timer wait is
> annoying. You could at least check it now and let us know for certain if he
> supposedly fixed the issue you had.

No way! I've got it installed on the HP and I won't be taking any
chances of munging that computer's setup. Even though the bundled Bing
Toolbar and the other crap got installed, I was able to remove them via
the Programs and Features Control Panel module.

I can tell you that on *this* computer, I'm running 1.9.0 also, but when
I installed it back on July 7, it didn't install any bundleware.

Therese Shellabarger

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Aug 30, 2010, 12:06:41 AM8/30/10
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:11:40 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
<DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> spouted the following:

>From: "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>
>
>And his reply...
>
>"The opt-out is working, I have tested it on XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 7 - 64 bits.


>One person complained about it today, I asked help to debug it but no answer, so I am open
>to fix the "bug" but I highly suspect user error..
>

>And there is no crap in Unlocker, Bing toolbar is a great piece of software."
>
>
>
>In my email I stated...
>
>your Opt-Out of the bundled crap isn't working and thus it is being labled "adware".

Bing toolbar is a piece of crap. It installed by determination on my
computer and I had to jump through too many hoops to get rid of it.

And yes, I had deselected for it, but it wasn't Unlocker that did it, I
don't remember which software it was.

--
Therese Shellabarger / tls...@concentric.net

John Corliss

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Aug 30, 2010, 7:02:56 AM8/30/10
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Therese Shellabarger wrote:
> David H. Lipman wrote:
>>
>> And his

(Cedrick Collomb's)

>> reply...
>>
>> "The opt-out is working, I have tested it on XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 7 - 64 bits.
>> One person complained about it today, I asked help to debug it but no answer, so I am open
>> to fix the "bug" but I highly suspect user error..
>> And there is no crap in Unlocker, Bing toolbar is a great piece of software."
>>
>> In my email I stated...
>>
>> "your Opt-Out of the bundled crap isn't working and thus it is being labled 'adware'".
>
> Bing toolbar is a piece of crap. It installed by determination on my
> computer and I had to jump through too many hoops to get rid of it.

I like that phrase, "by determination" to describe overriding checked
preferences. As for Bing Toolbar itself:

http://www.discoverbing.com/toolbar/

I never use toolbars because they drastically reduce screen real estate
in the browser in exchange for (it they're not adware) minor advantages,
something I absolutely won't tolerate.

> And yes, I had deselected for it, but it wasn't Unlocker that did it, I
> don't remember which software it was.

Thanks for that info, Therese. This would imply that Microsoft is to
blame for the problem (surprise, surprise.)

As for why I wouldn't help Cedrick diagnose the problem by uninstalling
and then reinstalling Unlocker 1.9.0, that was because it was on another
computer of mine which is running the notoriously sorry excuse for a
Windows version, Vista. I'd just gotten the computer repaired and
configured to my satisfaction after four days of work. I was not about
to put that effort at risk. I did, however, send Cedrick the log file
from ZSoft Uninstaller as was as a detailed description of the
computer's hardware breakdown and OS.

As slowly and deliberately as I installed Unlocker 1.9.0 on that system,
I can assure you that the problem was not due to "user error."

Cedrick is to be thanked for his determination to get to the root of the
problem, but at the same time he deserves criticism for putting a
countdown timer on the setup's "Next" button, something he didn't
explain at all and which would confuse the hell out of a less
experienced user.

Caesar Romano

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Aug 30, 2010, 9:34:24 AM8/30/10
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:06:41 -0700, Therese Shellabarger
<tls...@concentric.net> wrote Re Re: Unlocker 1.9.0 is spyware IMO:

>Bing toolbar is a piece of crap. It installed by determination on my
>computer

What does "by determination" mean here? Automatically?
--
Work is the curse of the drinking class.

Yuhler G

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Aug 30, 2010, 12:53:32 PM8/30/10
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On article <kpcn76t91tr1qvsgr...@4ax.com>, Caesar
Romano wrote:

>
> >Bing toolbar is a piece of crap. It installed by determination on my
> >computer
>
> What does "by determination" mean here? Automatically?

Owner's Will and Testament? ;^)

VanguardLH

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Aug 30, 2010, 5:04:03 PM8/30/10
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John Corliss wrote:

Only so far that Microsoft will pay the software author to include
Microsoft's product(s) in the author's bundle (I believe the author gets
remuneration for each /installed/ copy of the bundleware). So the
author is trying to make some money off installs of bundled Microsoft
wares.

So who really is at blame here: the one that pays anyone to include the
product in their installs, or the author that CHOOSES to include the
bundleware to make some money off it? I think it's pretty stupid for
idiots to sue the bullet and gun makers when someone in their family
gets killed. You go after the one that pulled the trigger. Do you sue
Ronco when one of his knives is used to gut a hooker? Well, do you
punish Microsoft because some author choose to gut his product with
bundleware? Today the author is choosing Bing. Tomorrow it my be the
Ask Toolbar. Next week it could be something else.

VanguardLH

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Aug 30, 2010, 5:05:36 PM8/30/10
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Caesar Romano wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:06:41 -0700, Therese Shellabarger
> <tls...@concentric.net> wrote Re Re: Unlocker 1.9.0 is spyware IMO:
>
>>Bing toolbar is a piece of crap. It installed by determination on my
>>computer
>
> What does "by determination" mean here? Automatically?

I interpreted that odd phrase to mean "It forced itself on my computer".
The OP never mentioned, however, if they actually choose (and always do
so) to perform a custom install instead of a default install.

John Corliss

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Aug 30, 2010, 6:37:47 PM8/30/10
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VanguardLH wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>> (clipped)

>> As slowly and deliberately as I installed Unlocker 1.9.0 on that system,
>> I can assure you that the problem was not due to "user error."
>>
>> Cedrick is to be thanked for his determination to get to the root of the
>> problem, but at the same time he deserves criticism for putting a
>> countdown timer on the setup's "Next" button, something he didn't
>> explain at all and which would confuse the hell out of a less
>> experienced user.
>
> Only so far that Microsoft will pay the software author to include
> Microsoft's product(s) in the author's bundle (I believe the author gets
> remuneration for each /installed/ copy of the bundleware). So the
> author is trying to make some money off installs of bundled Microsoft
> wares.
>
> So who really is at blame here: the one that pays anyone to include the
> product in their installs, or the author that CHOOSES to include the
> bundleware to make some money off it? I think it's pretty stupid for
> idiotsto sue the bullet and gun makers when someone in their family

> gets killed. You go after the one that pulled the trigger. Do you sue
> Ronco when one of his knives is used to gut a hooker? Well, do you
> punish Microsoft because some author choose to gut his product with
> bundleware? Today the author is choosing Bing. Tomorrow it my be the
> Ask Toolbar. Next week it could be something else.

One issue is whether or not Cedrick or Micrsoft is responsible for the
Bing Toolbar being installed despite my having elected not to do so.

The other issue is that Cedrick chose to put a timer on the "Next"
button. YMMV, but I've never seen that done before.

John Corliss

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*I* am the OP and I *never* do default installs if it's possible to do a
custom install.

VanguardLH

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Aug 30, 2010, 11:10:33 PM8/30/10
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John Corliss wrote:

I've seen scripts for installers. It is the installer programmer's
choice as to what actions are taken to perform ancilliary installs. I
suspect the Unlocker author screwed up his installer script perhaps
because he decided to get cute with a timed button. Of course, if he is
using someone else's installer product then it's possible there is a bug
there which ends up not honoring the attributes of objects defined in
the script, or the author didn't correct defined the state of an object.
If Microsoft wanted to push Bing out with users having no choice about
it, they'd dump it in the Windows Update site with no choice regarding
its installation. Bing doesn't install by itself. The installer for
Unlocker did that.

VanguardLH

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Aug 30, 2010, 11:12:32 PM8/30/10
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John Corliss wrote:

> VanguardLH wrote:
>> Caesar Romano wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:06:41 -0700, Therese Shellabarger
>>> <tls...@concentric.net> wrote Re Re: Unlocker 1.9.0 is spyware IMO:
>>>
>>>> Bing toolbar is a piece of crap. It installed by determination on my
>>>> computer
>>>
>>> What does "by determination" mean here? Automatically?
>>
>> I interpreted that odd phrase to mean "It forced itself on my computer".
>> The OP never mentioned, however, if they actually choose (and always do
>> so) to perform a custom install instead of a default install.
>
> *I* am the OP and I *never* do default installs if it's possible to do a
> custom install.

So you post under a nym of Therese Shellab, too? "OP" in the context of
my post was referring to who stated "installed by determination". Sorry
for the confusion.

John Corliss

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Oh well, I noticed that when using Unlocker 1.9.0 to delete a file on
this system (not on my HP with Vista though), there was a pronounced
pause of five or six seconds before the action occurred. I uninstalled
it and went back to version 1.8.8. End of problem and "don't fix it if
it ain't broken."

John Corliss

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Aug 31, 2010, 3:20:58 AM8/31/10
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VanguardLH wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>> VanguardLH wrote:
>>> Caesar Romano wrote:
>>>> Therese Shellabarger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Bing toolbar is a piece of crap. It installed by determination on my
>>>>> computer
>>>>
>>>> What does "by determination" mean here? Automatically?
>>>
>>> I interpreted that odd phrase to mean "It forced itself on my computer".
>>> The OP never mentioned, however, if they actually choose (and always do
>>> so) to perform a custom install instead of a default install.
>>
>> *I* am the OP and I *never* do default installs if it's possible to do a
>> custom install.
>
> So you post under a nym of Therese Shellab, too?

No, I do not. OP always means the person who started a thread to me. I
started this thread.

> "OP" in the context of
> my post was referring to who stated "installed by determination". Sorry
> for the confusion.

Fuggeduboudit.

VanguardLH

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Aug 31, 2010, 4:02:25 AM8/31/10
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John Corliss wrote:

> Fuggeduboudit.

Whatever.

jya...@peoplepc.com

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Aug 31, 2010, 1:51:26 PM8/31/10
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:04:03 -0500, VanguardLH <V...@nguard.LH> wrote:
>Only so far that Microsoft will pay the software author to include
>Microsoft's product(s) in the author's bundle (I believe the author gets
>remuneration for each /installed/ copy of the bundleware). So the
>author is trying to make some money off installs of bundled Microsoft
>wares.
>
>So who really is at blame here: the one that pays anyone to include the
>product in their installs, or the author that CHOOSES to include the
>bundleware to make some money off it? I think it's pretty stupid for
>idiots to sue the bullet and gun makers when someone in their family
>gets killed. You go after the one that pulled the trigger. Do you sue
>Ronco when one of his knives is used to gut a hooker? Well, do you
>punish Microsoft because some author choose to gut his product with
>bundleware? Today the author is choosing Bing. Tomorrow it my be the
>Ask Toolbar. Next week it could be something else.

The correct method is to go (legally) after BOTH of them (the bullet and
gun maker and the one that pulled the trigger).


John Corliss

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jya...@peoplepc.com wrote:

*Yawn*. What a piss-poor troll. Stinky bait, bad technique. I give it a
one out of a possible ten.

VanguardLH

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Aug 31, 2010, 7:48:18 PM8/31/10
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jya...@peoplepc.com wrote:

Gunpowder maker.
Nitrate producer.
Sulfur producer.
Oxygen accelerant producer.
Case (shell) maker.
Bullet maker.
Lead and copper manufacturers producing the bullet core.
Metal forges that produced the metals.
Mining company that dug up the metal ores.
Electric utility used to run these companies.
Coal, gas, and hydro producers that supply the electricity.
Gun maker that used raw materials to manufacture their arms.
All the toolmakers involved for tools used by the gun and bullet makers.
... and so on and so on and so on ...

Yeah, let's not focus the blame at the person that actually pulled the
trigger. I'm sure a pocket comb could be used as a weapon, too.

Bear Bottoms

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VanguardLH <V...@nguard.LH> wrote in news:i5k4b5$ggf$1...@news.albasani.net:

or a woman.

John Corliss

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On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:57:04 -0700, John Corliss wrote:
> jya...@peoplepc.com wrote:
>> VanguardLH wrote:
>>> Only so far that Microsoft will pay the software author to include
>>> Microsoft's product(s) in the author's bundle (I believe the author gets
>>> remuneration for each /installed/ copy of the bundleware). So the
>>> author is trying to make some money off installs of bundled Microsoft
>>> wares.
>>>
>>> So who really is at blame here: the one that pays anyone to include the
>>> product in their installs, or the author that CHOOSES to include the
>>> bundleware to make some money off it? I think it's pretty stupid for
>>> idiots to sue the bullet and gun makers when someone in their family
>>> gets killed. You go after the one that pulled the trigger. Do you sue
>>> Ronco when one of his knives is used to gut a hooker? Well, do you
>>> punish Microsoft because some author choose to gut his product with
>>> bundleware? Today the author is choosing Bing. Tomorrow it my be the
>>> Ask Toolbar. Next week it could be something else.
>>
>> The correct method is to go (legally) after BOTH of them (the bullet and
>> gun maker and the one that pulled the trigger).
>
> *Yawn*. What a piss-poor troll. Stinky bait, bad technique. I give it a
> one out of a possible ten.

Another thing, piss-poor troll. I live in the United States where
freedom of speech is guaranteed by our constitution. Not only that,
but I have lots of guns *also a constitutional right here* so if any
troll comes after me, I can simply shoot the trolls to death.

John Corliss

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Sep 1, 2010, 6:31:15 AM9/1/10
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Somebody pretending to be John Corliss forged:
> (removed the forgery)

The post to which I'm replying is a forgery which I did not send. It was
sent through x-privat.org, an anonymous remailer with whom I don't have
an account. I only post through Computer Country (an ISP in Oregon) or
rarely through my account with Eternal-September as is the case here.

The alt.comp.freeware newsgroup is being flooded with forgeries and
trolling. Keep your eyes open for them by checking message headers
whenever a message from somebody seems out of character, specifically
looking for references to anonymous remailers in the path statement. If
you can, it's a good idea to set your news reader to flag (or better
yet, block) everything sent through such remailers.

John Corliss

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John Corliss wrote:
> Somebody pretending to be John Corliss forged:
> > (removed the forgery)
>
> The post to which I'm replying is a forgery which I did not send. It was
> sent through x-privat.org, an anonymous remailer with whom I don't have
> an account. I only post through Computer Country (an ISP in Oregon) or
> rarely through my account with Eternal-September as is the case here.
>
> The alt.comp.freeware newsgroup is being flooded with forgeries and
> trolling. Keep your eyes open for them by checking message headers
> whenever a message from somebody seems out of character, specifically
> looking for references to anonymous remailers in the path statement. If
> you can, it's a good idea to set your news reader to flag (or better
> yet, block) everything sent through such remailers.

The reason I posted my reply (above) is that I have remailers blocked in
my main account (see my signature below). However, if you check the
headers of this message, you can see that I posted it through my
CCountry account.

John Corliss

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On Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:49:06 -0700, John Corliss wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>> Somebody pretending to be John Corliss forged:
>> > (removed the forgery)
>>
>> The post to which I'm replying is a forgery which I did not send. It was
>> sent through x-privat.org, an anonymous remailer with whom I don't have
>> an account. I only post through Computer Country (an ISP in Oregon) or
>> rarely through my account with Eternal-September as is the case here.
>>
>> The alt.comp.freeware newsgroup is being flooded with forgeries and
>> trolling. Keep your eyes open for them by checking message headers
>> whenever a message from somebody seems out of character, specifically
>> looking for references to anonymous remailers in the path statement. If
>> you can, it's a good idea to set your news reader to flag (or better
>> yet, block) everything sent through such remailers.
>
> The reason I posted my reply (above) is that I have remailers blocked in
> my main account (see my signature below). However, if you check the
> headers of this message, you can see that I posted it through my
> CCountry account.

MF, you had better back off. I will come after you and this
is *no shit*. You don't want to fuck with me. You have been warned.

I once had a crazy bitch, for NO REASON, try to run me off of the road
(in town) with her Cadillac. There wasn't the slightest doubt in my
mind that it was intentional, since she kept moving over into my lane
even though I was honking and yelling. When we stopped at the next
light, I kicked in her passenger door. She didn't even look at me
while I was doing it.

Some idiots passing by thought they'd come to her aid, but I whipped
out my buck knife and backslapped it open. They moved on. I was so
pissed that it took several pitchers of beer down at the local tavern
to calm me down.

And by the way, I will be watching your posts VERY closely from now
on. Just make the *slightest* slip-up, and I will be contacting your
ISP. Think about that every-time-you-post.

You are welcome to take this to email, if you want to speak your
"mind" (as it were). However, since you are a troll, I'm sure your
won't because you would rather cause problems to this group. Email
will not serve your purposes:


http://www.altairiv.demon.co.uk/afaq/posts/trollfaq.html#SECTION5


Now just remember, all you and others have to do is to keep your mouth
shut about me and I will be gone (with the exception of the
occasional ON TOPIC post). And that is what you want, isn't it? Or
would you rather just troll this group?

The ball is in your court.

Nomen Nescio

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> On Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:49:06 -0700, John Corliss wrote:

> John Corliss wrote:
> Somebody pretending to be John Corliss forged:
> > (removed the forgery)

> The post to which I'm replying is a forgery which I did not send. It was
> sent through x-privat.org, an anonymous remailer with whom I don't have
> an account. I only post through Computer Country (an ISP in Oregon) or
> rarely through my account with Eternal-September as is the case here.

> The alt.comp.freeware newsgroup is being flooded with forgeries and
> trolling. Keep your eyes open for them by checking message headers
> whenever a message from somebody seems out of character, specifically
> looking for references to anonymous remailers in the path statement. If
> you can, it's a good idea to set your news reader to flag (or better
> yet, block) everything sent through such remailers.

> The reason I posted my reply (above) is that I have remailers blocked in
> my main account (see my signature below). However, if you check the
> headers of this message, you can see that I posted it through my
> CCountry account.

> MF, you had better back off. I will come after you and this

> is no shit. You don't want to fuck with me. You have been warned.

> I once had a crazy bitch, for NO REASON, try to run me off of the road
> (in town) with her Cadillac. There wasn't the slightest doubt in my
> mind that it was intentional, since she kept moving over into my lane
> even though I was honking and yelling. When we stopped at the next
> light, I kicked in her passenger door. She didn't even look at me
> while I was doing it.

> Some idiots passing by thought they'd come to her aid, but I whipped
> out my buck knife and backslapped it open. They moved on. I was so
> pissed that it took several pitchers of beer down at the local tavern
> to calm me down.

> And by the way, I will be watching your posts VERY closely from now

> on. Just make the slightest slip-up, and I will be contacting your


> ISP. Think about that every-time-you-post.

> You are welcome to take this to email, if you want to speak your
> "mind" (as it were). However, since you are a troll, I'm sure your
> won't because you would rather cause problems to this group. Email
> will not serve your purposes:


> http://www.altairiv.demon.co.uk/afaq/posts/trollfaq.html#SECTION5


> Now just remember, all you and others have to do is to keep your mouth
> shut about me and I will be gone (with the exception of the
> occasional ON TOPIC post). And that is what you want, isn't it? Or
> would you rather just troll this group?

> The ball is in your court.

Hot heads like this is why I have a concealed handgun license and
carry everywhere I go. They would find his buck knife lying beside
his bullet hole ridden body. The 45 caliber ball is now in his
court. (News reader option: auto delete this message thread
enabled). Now off to trimble in my boots.

Nemesis

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On Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:25:53 -0400, John Corliss(forged) wrote:

> I once had a crazy bitch, for NO REASON, try to run me off of the road
> (in town) with her Cadillac. There wasn't the slightest doubt in my mind
> that it was intentional, since she kept moving over into my lane even
> though I was honking and yelling. When we stopped at the next light, I
> kicked in her passenger door. She didn't even look at me while I was
> doing it.

Being gay does not mean you HAVE to hate women. Hell, most gays
WANT to be women. Just come out of the closet. You'll feel better. What my
patients tell me, anyway.
IMHMO
[]'s

hummingbird

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Sep 1, 2010, 4:32:36 PM9/1/10
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or a transsexual.

hb
(the REAL hummingbird)
--
"All truth passes through three stages.
First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed,
and third, it is accepted as self-evident"
(Arthur Schopenhauer)

I started life with nothing in my head and still have most of it left.

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