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Old 09-01-2005, 11:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Spyware/Adware in Bombermania


Hi Everybody.
I wanted to warn everybody who bought this month's Digit Magazine (January 2005).
There is a game called Bombermania in the CD/DVD.
Don't install it. Why u may ask!
First of all, the game installs a lot of spywares/adwares along with itself onto the computer thereby comprimising the computer's security & u'r privacy.
Secondly, the spywares/adwares that were installed slowed my system as there were some background spyware/adware programs too that ran on Windows startup.
It took me about about 4-5 runs of spyware removal softwares like Ad-Aware & Spybot to remove all the spywares/adwares successfully from my computer.
Lastly, the game is crap. It takes up a lot of system resources.
All those who have installed it, I suggest u remove the game & run some spyware removal softwares to completely clean u'r system of the spywares/adwares.
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Old 09-01-2005, 11:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Thanx for the info!
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first ..
dont make so many threads for the same topic ..

second ..
u shud have posted in Digit Discussion section

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Old 10-01-2005, 09:37 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Yes, a lot of silly small computer games which comes as trialware bundle a lot of spy/adwares such as WhenU,SaveNow or some Weather Report etc.
It's better to not install them at all.
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Old 10-01-2005, 12:40 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I like the bomber man that we play in our old video games..., so wanted it to try that out.

I installed it, as as guhan said, it takes up resource, and me having only 128mb ram. So i uninstalled it.

The game got uninstalled and that "pay n shop" Spyware dint get uninstalled. . It dint get removed and i whenever i try and uninstall it , my computer got hung.

Then after a few attempts, i tried removing it thro antisypware and even then it took some time to dump it.

PM byte and tell him not to download these typa games.
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