Spyware, How does Smiley Central spy?

[Leer]

Greetings,

I have read on newsgroups that Smiley Central is spyware. How does Smiley
Central spy and what does the spyware do while it is installed on a
computer?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Leer

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Smiley Central Privacy Policy
http://www.funwebproducts.com/privacy/

Download Ad-Aware 6.0 and scan your PC for the presence of spyware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Note: Be sure to click on the "Check for updates now" link before scanning.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Greetings,
|
| I have read on newsgroups that Smiley Central is spyware. How does Smiley
| Central spy and what does the spyware do while it is installed on a
| computer?
|
| Thanks in advance for your help,
|
| Leer

 

[Guest]

Carey, why don't you simply post a real answer which is best? Ad-Aware is just so-so and will remove the sypware for the moment; somthing which will remove sypware AND prevent it from being installed again is SPYBOT SEARCH and DESTROY. What does the MVP stand for in your name? Tell the people that just getting rid of the spyware with Ad-Aware is NOT good enough. The code for the spyware will still reside in the registry. SPYBOT S&D will remove that code or make it useless. Who gave you the title MVP?

 

[Leer]

Carey,

Thanks for the link to Smiley Central Privacy Policy.

I appreciate your help.

Leer

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You are most welcome, Leer!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Carey,
|
| Thanks for the link to Smiley Central Privacy Policy.
|
| I appreciate your help.
|
| Leer

 

[Guest]

Smiely central is NOT spyware it is part of fun web products. See:

http://www.funwebproducts.com/?referer=003&spu=0

We want to assure you that Fun Web Products does not "spider" websites, nor
does it contain malicious software. It is simply an extremely popular webtool
that continues to grow in popularity.

For more about Fun Web Products - and our MyWebSearch toolbar - please see
the information below. If you still have any concerns about Fun Web Products
software or users accessing your site, please click here to contact us. We
welcome any comments you may have about our free service.

Fun Web Products:

Does NOT "spider" websites
Does NOT contain any malicious software
Does NOT collect any personal information
Does NOT monitor the sites visited
Does NOT monitor behavior on the Internet
Does NOT log or track keystrokes
Does NOT "hijack" home pages
Does NOT serve or facilitate ads
Why some spyware services may mistake Fun Web Products and its MyWebSearch
Toolbar for "Spyware"

Spyware detection is an emerging online product category with a lack of a
single standard. As a result, there is a substantial amount of confusion and
misinformation on the Web about how spyware detection software works and what
“spyware†actually means. This lack of a single standard often results in
legitimate software being classified as spyware.

There are currently dozens of spyware detection companies in the market,
ranging from substantive corporations to one-person operations. And new
offshore and mom-and-pop companies are emerging all the time. As a result,
it is often difficult to know which companies may be mis-classifying our
software and equally difficult to find them and have them correct their
classification error.

Fun Web Products are neither adware nor spyware and we are aggressively
working with any companies who may have mis-classified our products as such.
In virtually all instances, this classification has already been reversed.

This is from out of the horse's mouth. See:
http://help.funwebproducts.com/webmaster.html

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Smiely central is NOT spyware it is part of fun web products. See:

http://www.funwebproducts.com/?referer=003&spu=0

We want to assure you that Fun Web Products does not "spider"
websites, nor does it contain malicious software. It is simply an
extremely popular webtool that continues to grow in popularity.

For more about Fun Web Products - and our MyWebSearch toolbar -
please see the information below. If you still have any concerns
about Fun Web Products software or users accessing your site, please
click here to contact us. We welcome any comments you may have about
our free service.

Fun Web Products:

Does NOT "spider" websites
Does NOT contain any malicious software
Does NOT collect any personal information
Does NOT monitor the sites visited
Does NOT monitor behavior on the Internet
Does NOT log or track keystrokes
Does NOT "hijack" home pages
Does NOT serve or facilitate ads
Why some spyware services may mistake Fun Web Products and its
MyWebSearch Toolbar for "Spyware"

Spyware detection is an emerging online product category with a lack
of a single standard. As a result, there is a substantial amount of
confusion and misinformation on the Web about how spyware detection
software works and what "spyware" actually means. This lack of a
single standard often results in legitimate software being
classified
as spyware.

There are currently dozens of spyware detection companies in the
market, ranging from substantive corporations to one-person
operations. And new offshore and mom-and-pop companies are emerging
all the time. As a result, it is often difficult to know which
companies may be mis-classifying our software and equally difficult
to find them and have them correct their classification error.

Fun Web Products are neither adware nor spyware and we are
aggressively working with any companies who may have mis-classified
our products as such. In virtually all instances, this
classification
has already been reversed.

This is from out of the horse's mouth. See:
http://help.funwebproducts.com/webmaster.html

And yet the above is almost completely contradicted the EULA to
which people must agree when they install this crap, as well as the
detrimental affects it has on the computer. Of course the people who
peddle this garbage deny it, but it is nothing but adware.


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Bruce Chambers

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[Guest]

yes it is it crashed mine and my friends computer i owe the computer person
$300.00 to fix it he had to dump my system and redo it