Some Legit Software Leaves their Spyware on your system

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

I recently had installed a 3rd party application, it's a rather well known "Grammar Checker"

I think it's for those who don't want to purchase massive amounts of money for MS Office/Word.

Apparently, if you uninstall their software, there are "harmless" remnants left over that's kind of a pain to get rid of, or if you run a routine scan, apparently it's not cleaned, but found to be on the system again after it's clean.

I think it's a 3rd parties company "tactic" to nag you after you've tried out their software...so they put something in their software "in case you change your mind and buy it".

I researched this, and people said these "leftovers" are harmless.

But I wanted a 2nd opinion here on the Cain's Lair.

[juneau]

Leftovers usually are harmless, but it's a pain that they're left anyway.

What is the name of this 3rd party app you seemingly don't want to mention?

[Duke{CLR}]

What is the name of this 3rd party app you seemingly don't want to mention?

Lol +1

[MRDEATH[GoD]Gen]

If you dont want to or cant pay for MS Office/Word,there is a free program,that works just like MS Office.Its called openoffice.From what I seen it does everything MS Office does.


OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

[Duke{CLR}]

If you dont want to or cant pay for MS Office/Word,there is a free program,that works just like MS Office.Its called openoffice.From what I seen it does everything MS Office does.


OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

I use it on all my machines and have never had any issues.

[Devilguns]

I use it on all my machines and have never had any issues.

+2

[Caddys83]

What is the name of this 3rd party app you seemingly don't want to mention?

^this

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

I use it on all my machines and have never had any issues.

Yeah, but they're grammar checker isn't as great.

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

Oh, it's called Whitesmoke, they have software that does grammar checks, translation software. I do freelance writing on the side, and some cohorts mentioned it to me.

It works pretty well.

Leftovers usually are harmless, but it's a pain that they're left anyway.

What is the name of this 3rd party app you seemingly don't want to mention?

[Duke{CLR}]

Oh, it's called Whitesmoke, they have software that does grammar checks, translation software. I do freelance writing on the side, and some cohorts mentioned it to me.

It works pretty well.

Suuuuurrrrrreeee it is.

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

Suuuuurrrrrreeee it is.

Dude seriously, quit screwin' around.

[juneau]

Dude seriously, quit screwin' around.

It's only a bit of fun ET. 9 times out of 10 when a person doesn't want to admit where they got spyware or viruses from is because it can cause embarrassment.

[Duke{CLR}]

ET you can try Ccleaner to remove leftover bits of programs, fix registry errors and delete your browsing history.

CCleaner - Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download