My spyware detection program on two newly formatted PC running Windows XP
has found spyware it calls C-Dilla.
Can anyone tell me what it is, how it got there, and if it can safely be
deleted easily?
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers Chrissssss

Quoth the raven Chrisssssssss:

> My spyware detection program on two newly formatted PC running Windows XP
> has found spyware it calls C-Dilla.
> Can anyone tell me what it is, how it got there, and if it can safely be
> deleted easily?
> Any advice appreciated.
> Cheers Chrissssss

Google is your friend. Searching for: spyware c-dilla
turned up this page. You decide if C-Dilla is spyware.

http://www.privacyandspying.com/privacy-c_dilla.html

What software have you installed recently that phones home? Besides
XP? [Gosh, maybe XP uses C-Dilla... I don't have it.]

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Thought that was with one of the tax programs several years ago (Intuit).
Dannie

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Quoth the raven Chrisssssssss:
>
>> My spyware detection program on two newly formatted PC running Windows XP
>> has found spyware it calls C-Dilla.
>> Can anyone tell me what it is, how it got there, and if it can safely be
>> deleted easily?
>> Any advice appreciated.
>> Cheers Chrissssss
>
> Google is your friend. Searching for: spyware c-dilla
> turned up this page. You decide if C-Dilla is spyware.
>
> http://www.privacyandspying.com/privacy-c_dilla.html
>
> What software have you installed recently that phones home? Besides XP?
> [Gosh, maybe XP uses C-Dilla... I don't have it.]
>
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Thank you. I've read the link. Can you tell me if I am OK to delete it and
if it WILL delete using Spyware Doctor or any other spyware tool?
Thanks Chrissssss

Quoth the raven Dannie:

> Thought that was with one of the tax programs several years ago
> (Intuit).

Yes, TurboTax used it last year. If C-Dilla is uninstalled, the tax
program won't allow you to print tax forms.

My understanding is that C-Dilla is used by several different software
apps, so if Chrisssssssss uninstalls/removes it, that or those
programs may not function as expected.

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"Chrisssssssss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Thank you. I've read the link. Can you tell me if I am OK
> to delete it and if it WILL delete using Spyware Doctor or
> any other spyware tool? Thanks Chrissssss
>

http://www.extremetech.com/print_art...a=36594,00.asp
http://www.extremetech.com/print_art...a=36813,00.asp

J
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Thank you again, but although I've read all the links kindly provided no-one
has yet told me if I'm OK to delete it and
if it WILL delete using Spyware Doctor or any other spyware tool?
Thanks Chrissssss

Quoth the raven Chrisssssssss:

> Thank you again, but although I've read all the links kindly
> provided no-one has yet told me if I'm OK to delete it and if it
> WILL delete using Spyware Doctor or any other spyware tool? Thanks
> Chrissssss

I think this is the time for you to make an informed decision, based
on the material at hand.

You've been shown that C-Dilla is a registration, anti-piracy scheme
used by software manufacturer, most notably Intuit/Turbotax, and not
spyware in the true sense. If you don't need those softwares, go ahead
and remove C-Dilla, but be aware that you may not be able to
re-install last year's tax program should you need it.

At this point, I don't know what else any of us could tell you. We
can't decide if you will ever need your 2003 tax software again.

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Actually if it is an Intuit product call Intuit and they can answer that
question. They had/have a tool to remove it. I did but it was too long ago
to remember what I did.
Dannie
PS - I went to Tax Act last year and just got my 2004 issue yesterday.

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Quoth the raven Chrisssssssss:
>
>> Thank you again, but although I've read all the links kindly
>> provided no-one has yet told me if I'm OK to delete it and if it
>> WILL delete using Spyware Doctor or any other spyware tool? Thanks
>> Chrissssss
>
> I think this is the time for you to make an informed decision, based on
> the material at hand.
>
> You've been shown that C-Dilla is a registration, anti-piracy scheme used
> by software manufacturer, most notably Intuit/Turbotax, and not spyware in
> the true sense. If you don't need those softwares, go ahead and remove
> C-Dilla, but be aware that you may not be able to re-install last year's
> tax program should you need it.
>
> At this point, I don't know what else any of us could tell you. We can't
> decide if you will ever need your 2003 tax software again.
>
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Thanks again.
What really confuses me is that I have never ever installed or used any tax
software!
Very odd.
Chrisssssss

> I think this is the time for you to make an informed decision, based on
> the material at hand.
>
> You've been shown that C-Dilla is a registration, anti-piracy scheme used
> by software manufacturer, most notably Intuit/Turbotax, and not spyware in
> the true sense. If you don't need those softwares, go ahead and remove
> C-Dilla, but be aware that you may not be able to re-install last year's
> tax program should you need it.
>
> At this point, I don't know what else any of us could tell you. We can't
> decide if you will ever need your 2003 tax software again.
>
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> -bts
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