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==Security Concerns== |
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This software is MALICIOUS and will take an antivirus to get rid of it, annoying you with popups and slowing your system! |
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Though WhenU's advertising software declares that it poses no risk of harm to users' computers, it is considered unwanted because it serves pop-up advertisements. WhenU's software is often labeled as [[adware]]. In fact, WhenU's Save/SaveNow advertising software has just been certified by TRUSTe's Trusted Download Program (quoting from TRUSTe's press release<ref name="Press release">http://www.whenu.com/press_release_02_14_07.html</ref>) to "clearly communicate key functionalities, to obtain informed consumer consent prior to download, and provide an easy uninstall with clear instructions, among other requirements." There is more information about TRUSTe's certification program on their website (www.truste.org). |
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Also, WhenU software, once detected by most anti-spyware vendors, has now been delisted by Spybot's [[Spybot - Search & Destroy|Search & Destroy]],<ref name="Spybot's Search & Destroy">http://www.spybot.com/</ref> and PCTool's [[Spyware Doctor]]<ref name="PCTool's Spyware Doctor">http://www.pctools.com/ref</ref> who have concluded that WhenU's software respects user privacy and poses no "visible" risk to user's computers. Lavasoft's [[AdAware]] reinstated WhenU to their list in March 2005,<ref> [http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/2005/mar13.php#asw Funny Business In Antispywareland] Spyware Weekly Newsletter, March 13, 2005.</ref> after briefly de-listing them that February.<ref name="adawarede"> |
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[http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/spyware/whenu_detection_dropped.php Leading Antispyware Vendors Quietly Drop WhenU Detection], Mike Heala, SpywareInfo, February 14, 2005.</ref> The fact that each of these tools are designed to block very similar programs has led to accusations that WhenU is encouraging these companies to condone its existence through [[kickbacks]]. |
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Revision as of 17:28, 27 June 2007
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| Developer(s) | WhenU |
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| Stable release | 1.0
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Adware |
| Website | Official Site |
WhenU is an Internet advertising company whose software is generally considered adware/spyware that tracks the browsing habits of its users. Its advertising software programs, called Save and SaveNow, deliver advertisements, comparison shopping results and other offers to users' computers. WhenU is typically installed discretely alongside installations of other applications, ostensibly to support the free existence of those applications. WhenU cannot be installed without a user reading a disclosure screen and clicking "I accept" or "Next" to give consent sometimes unknowingly(hitting the and it can be fully uninstalled by the user at any time in Windows Add/Remove program. This model is similar to previous software known as Gator from the company now known as Claria_Corporation.
Security Concerns
This software is MALICIOUS and will take an antivirus to get rid of it, annoying you with popups and slowing your system!