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Re: Incredimail


From: "Greg" <security-basics () pchandyman com au>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:57:29 +1000


----- Original Message ----- From: "Murad Talukdar" <talukdar_m () subway com>
To: "'Hindle, Dallas'" <Dallas.Hindle () bakersdelight com au>;
<filkins () impulse net>; <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 2:12 PM
Subject: RE: Incredimail


In agreement with Dallas here, though my evidence is anecdotal. Any user I
have come across who had loaded this onto their machines(before I got
here,
everyone was localadmin or on win98 w/out poledit) had some form of
spyware/adware and issues which were attributable to the same. Whether
this
means it was put there by Incredimail is another issue.


Install Incredimail onto a box you control (preferably with restore mode
available to completely get rid of it easily) and send a message with it to
yourself and check out the source code. See what you think, then. I make no
comments. I have done this and this is why I do not like getting Incredimail
mail from anyone.

Greg.


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