The following file-swappers are confirmed to have spyware or other unwanted parasites bundled into them:

• Audiogalaxy
• Imesh
• OneMX
• FreeWire
• Exeem
• BitTorrent Ultra
• FileCroc
• Kiwi Alpha
• RockItNet
• Warez P2P
• KaZaa (offers a paid version without spyware)
• Limewire (Older versions only, see below)
• Bearshare (offers a paid version without spyware)
• Xolox (Currently retesting)
• Morpheus (Older versions only. All third party bundles have been removed from Morpheus as of version 4.9.2. Current versions have an embedded banner ad but install no third party software)
• Grokster (offers a paid version without spyware)
• Blubster 2.x aka Piolet (Blubster 2.0 and higher and Piolet are adware and bundle other adware)
• MediaSeek (MediaSeek Lite from the same company does not bundle any spyware or adware)
• E-Donkey AKA Overnet (Versions prior to 1.2 available on June 1, '05 bundle adware. 1.2 is clean)
• Computwin AKA FileNavigator (While it doesn't bundle adware or spyware, this product is itself adware, pops up a full page ad in Internet Explorer upon loading and claims to track computer usage in its license)
• Ares (Official site offers a "Lite" version without the adware bundles)
• Various BitTorrent Clients (See warning below about open source clients)

Also see this page which details what most of the above programs bundle. This page has a similar list of clean/not clean programs.


Read the rest here



Enjoy!
mucks