rblblock
2014-01-23, 23:03
Was very disapointed a week or so back. Setting up a new machine for a customer... down to the last steps. Even on Win7 (which burns optical media natively)
we routinely installed CDBurner because it has so much of a nicer interface.
No more! Last week, the burner prog was the last step in readying this new machine. Went to the authors website and got fresh copy.
In an installation "splash" screen, I saw it was going to install conduit, opencandy, and several other pieces of junk. Cancelled the install IMMEDIATELY!
Too late.
The story.
Wrote to the author seeking explanation. He replied promptly and stated his case, being that he needs to make a living. We had ~12-15 email exchanges
and bottom line, he claims he is doing nothing wrong infecting machines and using this 3rd party crapware to extract $. I sent him links to posts of things found
on this forum, on BleepingComputer, and others. Essentially, his take is that these things (Conduit, OpenCandy and the junk they bring) are not infections, not
a risk of privacy exposure, or anything else. He is insistent on keeping the trashware with his otherwise excellent product.
So... bottom line... I can no longer recommend his previously excellent product. In fact, I'm posting here now so everyone else can be aware of the issue.
I am saddened. Great product no longer safe or trustable ;(
Admin(s), if this post is in the wrong section, please feel free to move it accordingly.
we routinely installed CDBurner because it has so much of a nicer interface.
No more! Last week, the burner prog was the last step in readying this new machine. Went to the authors website and got fresh copy.
In an installation "splash" screen, I saw it was going to install conduit, opencandy, and several other pieces of junk. Cancelled the install IMMEDIATELY!
Too late.
The story.
Wrote to the author seeking explanation. He replied promptly and stated his case, being that he needs to make a living. We had ~12-15 email exchanges
and bottom line, he claims he is doing nothing wrong infecting machines and using this 3rd party crapware to extract $. I sent him links to posts of things found
on this forum, on BleepingComputer, and others. Essentially, his take is that these things (Conduit, OpenCandy and the junk they bring) are not infections, not
a risk of privacy exposure, or anything else. He is insistent on keeping the trashware with his otherwise excellent product.
So... bottom line... I can no longer recommend his previously excellent product. In fact, I'm posting here now so everyone else can be aware of the issue.
I am saddened. Great product no longer safe or trustable ;(
Admin(s), if this post is in the wrong section, please feel free to move it accordingly.