FC: Ad-supported multimedia player deletes spyware monitor

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Next up: Spyware monitor v2.0 detects attempted deletion, retaliates by 
erasing ad-supported multimedia player's ability to display ads. --Declan]

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Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:19:56 -0400
To: declan () well com
From: Brian McWilliams <brian () pc-radio com>
Subject: Anti-Spyware Program Targeted By Multimedia Player

Hi Declan:

Making good on a threat in its click-wrap agreement, the installation 
program for an ad-supported multimedia program called RadLight will delete 
Ad-Aware, a popular anti-spyware program, from the user's computer:

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176075.html

The relevant RadLight license info:

"This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied 
warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages 
arising from the invalid use of this software. You are not allowed to use 
any third party program (e.g Ad-aware) to uninstall application bundled 
with RadLight. Such programs will be removed. If you want to uninstall 
them, you may do so via Add/Remove in Windows' Control Panel."

Brian





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