Re: All Advantage Spyware

[Robert Collins <robert.collins () ITDOMAIN COM AU>]

I have few problems with the advertiser knowing where I went _with their
product_, but I have huge issues with them dumping sections of my registry
lock stock and barrel.

read the analysis linked by the original poster!

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Lintz" <jlintz () OPTONLINE NET>
To: <VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: All Advantage Spyware


> I dont know if you would call it spyware because basically the whole idea
> surrounding all advantage is to track what ads you click on the bar and
how
> long you have your web browser open and are surfing.  In order for the
> program to track that information I couldn't see why it should not be able
> to do that,  I think most people who run all advantage should realize that
> their web behavior is probably being tracked but its in order for them to
> get the cash from All Advantage.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VULN-DEV List [mailto:VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM]On Behalf Of
> Daehlie Owns
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 2:05 AM
> To: VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> Subject: All Advantage Spyware
>
>
> Attention AllAdvantage Users:
>
> It has come to my attention, that All Advantage corp. 's software for
> surfing the net for money, has some dll files that do some interesting
> things.
> They are detailed in this text file, written by acecww,
> http://home.cyberarmy.com/acecww/advert.txt , please read it, it shows
> many things, such as screwing with the registery, and unregistering
> dll's, replacing the code, then when your browser closes, putting
> everything back to the way it was. Anyone else have any comments,
> questions, or just plain outrage, please reply to this email.
>
> --Daehlie