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No, unfortunately cuteFTP IS spyware - its just that it actually does
something useful as a program which Ezula's toptext does not and therefore
many (myself excluded) prefer to keep it. If you run Ad-aware against cute
FTP you will find that it contains spyware (Radiate/Aureate not toptext) -
if you remove the spyware component then you lose the CuteFTP functions.
There are many references to this on the net including:
http://www.suttondesigns.com/EnigmaBrowser/infospyware.html
Bob
-------Original Message-------
From: mguess
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2002 12:40:11 AM
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Fixed: Re: here's an awful spam thing
Bob,
Cute FTP is innocent (see below)
"If there's no file like that, about 52K in size, you don't have the
downloader/installer. (Some may find a 'stub.exe' in the CuteFTP folder -
don't
delete that one!) "
This is from the link you provided. So, don't go deleting stub.exe from your
Cute FTP folder!
Michael
bob wrote:
> Its the stub.exe and ezstub.exe files that are part of this
> spyware/scumware (I prefer the latter term in this case). If left this
crap
> can reinstall itself. The link I gave earlier -
>
> http://www.whirlywiryweb.com/removeezula.htm
>
> explains these files. Cute FTP also has this software in it - a shame
since
> it is otherwise good software. I found this out after paying for the
> registered version - that really makes me boil - PAYING to have spyware on
> my computer. It is now off my computer, replaced by freeware.
>
>
>
> Bob
>
> By the way, for those who already have Ad-aware installed make sure you
> download the latest update (free) - like virus software it needs to be
kept
> up to date
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: DH
>
> Date: Friday, June 28, 2002 11:22:16 PM
>
> To: Omega List
>
> Subject: Re: Fixed: Re: here's an awful spam thing
>
> > Needless to say there is now detection/protection for *stub.exe in
>
> > place.
>
> Hmmmmm, I found these on my computer. They *appear* to be valid files
>
> and Ad-Aware doesn't flag them. What's the problem with *stub files?
>
> lnkstub.exe
>
> Win95-to-WinNT Migration Dll, Win95 Side
>
> © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> wmpstub.exe
>
> Windows Media Player Autoplay Loader
>
> Copyright (C) 1992-2001 Microsoft Corporation
>
> NAVSTUB.EXE
>
> Norton AntiVirusNAVOptionsStub Module
>
> Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> --
>
> Dennis
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