Re: [APML] Another Overlay - M57

[Robert Reeves <reeves10@swbell.net>]

> Hi Robert--I've had the program for more about 2 years--longer than I've
been
> using Norton. Norton found that trojan when I ran a scan of all my hard
> drives--and no others.  I think its a worthwhile program. Perhaps an
e-mail to
> Evrsoft would be in order.
>
> Steve

Hi Steve,

My thinking is since CNet dropped the download link directly to Evrsoft then
the Trojan was planted at Evrsoft into the original bundle.  As I downloaded
the program and looked at their web page, I was thinking "this sounds too
good to be true for a 'free' program".  I see that thinking was correct.
There is no free lunch!  The Evrsoft program is, in my mind, a come-on to
get their trojan on your system.  Thank goodness Norton's caught it, but now
I don't trust anything from Evrsoft.

Lord knows I am having enough problems with Norton's.  I don't need any
viruses or worms bouncing off it.  I have hell getting Norton's 2000 to
update the definition files and trying to instal Norton 2003 completely
locks up my computer in spite of loading from a clean boot.  So I got rid of
the First Page program entirely.  Who knows what else may be lurking in it?
I just hope it didn't instal something else into Windows that has not been
detected yet.

(Call me paranoid, but) I still say BEWARE of this program.

Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters




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