http://spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=7368
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In addition, WhenU will start distributing a free advertising-supported version of the Aluria software later this month. The program will wipe out other spyware programs but display its own advertisements. Aluria will receive a portion of the revenues WhenU receives for displaying the ads
. http://www.boston.com/business/technology/...ys_its_own_ads/
That's especially intersting because the eWeek article on Nov. 1 said this:
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Rich Mogull, a research director at analyst firm Gartner, expressed skepticism about the agreement as well, noting that the real concern would be whether money exchanged hands as part of the deal.
"Absolutely not," Aluria's Carlson said when asked if there was a financial agreement in place. "That would tear apart the core of our business."
"Absolutely not," Aluria's Carlson said when asked if there was a financial agreement in place. "That would tear apart the core of our business."
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1706660,00.asp
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So, Carlson is contradicting himself. That does nothing to add to my opinion of their integrity.
Then the icing on the cake:
Then the icing on the cake:
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Software entrepreneur Rick Carlson thinks consumers will welcome free software for purging their computers of annoying "spyware" advertisements -- even if the free software includes ads of its own.
Therefore, IMO, Aluria = Adware.
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http://www.aluriasoftware.com/forum/thread332.html
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We wanted to publicly address the concerns that have surfaced this weekend over our recent decision to work with WhenU and certify them as Spyware Safe.
we would also like to state that no partnership, deal, or alliance, now or ever will have any affect on our ethics, judgement, or decisions concerning what is wrong and what is right. We are now and have always been concerned first and foremost with protecting consumers privacy and peace of mind and that will never change.
we would also like to state that no partnership, deal, or alliance, now or ever will have any affect on our ethics, judgement, or decisions concerning what is wrong and what is right. We are now and have always been concerned first and foremost with protecting consumers privacy and peace of mind and that will never change.
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http://castlecops.com/article5468.html
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The Players here are AOL (America OnLine), Aluria and WhenU all partnered together.
WhenU is an aggressive online advertising service. It gets SaveNow, its star-program (amongst others such as WhenU Shop, Weathercast, ClocSync etc.) downloaded and installed on any computer it can find. It could be bundled with P2P file shares or with another product such as Aluria's Spyware Eliminator? SaveNow is spyware which logs where the user goes with Internet Explorer and what they are interested in. It then provides advertisements on the webpages viewed by the user based on its findings. The ads are not actually on the websites the user visits, but on the pages generated by Internet Explorer in their computers. Users URLs can also be shanghaied to sites specifically linked by WhenU.
WhenU has been kicked off of both Google and Yahoo in the past for artificially raising its ranking by using a prohibited measure known as "cloaking."
87% of users do not know that they have WhenU softwares on their computers.
WhenU software is shown to transmit URLs that users visit, precisely contrary to the WhenU Privacy Policy and their other statements.
Are You Tired of Seeing the Ads Yet?
Aluria provides an ostensible anti-spyware application called, "Spyware Eliminator." Aluria Software has partnered with the WhenU company and given WhenU a "spyware free" certification. Yet, WhenU softwares are proven spywares.
Aluria does not verify spyware threats. By independent testing, it has been shown that Aluria does not verify if threats are real or hoaxes. They do not check the facts nor do any form of manual verification of possible threats. It suggests that Spyware Eliminator largely does not eliminate spyware.
Aluria has made it quite clear in their EULA and Privacy Statement they plan to share your information with marketing partners via co-registration services, by direct marketing and telemarketing. If you enjoy getting annoying telemarketing phonecalls during dinner, email boxes brimming with Spam, and salespeople arriving at your door, then ignore our warnings. It is up to you to decide if this is the kind of privacy guarantee you want from a company who is supposedly protecting your privacy.
Are You Tired of Seeing the Ads Yet?
AOL is providing their new spyware stopper in AOL 9.0-Optimized from Aluria. Aluria is in alliance with WhenU. If you use AOL, get rid of the Aluria based software and get something that really does the job of eliminating spywares and adwares. Many reputable applications are available here at CastleCops. You may need the help and assistance of our security people to clean WhenU's softwares as well.
WhenU is an aggressive online advertising service. It gets SaveNow, its star-program (amongst others such as WhenU Shop, Weathercast, ClocSync etc.) downloaded and installed on any computer it can find. It could be bundled with P2P file shares or with another product such as Aluria's Spyware Eliminator? SaveNow is spyware which logs where the user goes with Internet Explorer and what they are interested in. It then provides advertisements on the webpages viewed by the user based on its findings. The ads are not actually on the websites the user visits, but on the pages generated by Internet Explorer in their computers. Users URLs can also be shanghaied to sites specifically linked by WhenU.
WhenU has been kicked off of both Google and Yahoo in the past for artificially raising its ranking by using a prohibited measure known as "cloaking."
87% of users do not know that they have WhenU softwares on their computers.
WhenU software is shown to transmit URLs that users visit, precisely contrary to the WhenU Privacy Policy and their other statements.
Are You Tired of Seeing the Ads Yet?
Aluria provides an ostensible anti-spyware application called, "Spyware Eliminator." Aluria Software has partnered with the WhenU company and given WhenU a "spyware free" certification. Yet, WhenU softwares are proven spywares.
Aluria does not verify spyware threats. By independent testing, it has been shown that Aluria does not verify if threats are real or hoaxes. They do not check the facts nor do any form of manual verification of possible threats. It suggests that Spyware Eliminator largely does not eliminate spyware.
Aluria has made it quite clear in their EULA and Privacy Statement they plan to share your information with marketing partners via co-registration services, by direct marketing and telemarketing. If you enjoy getting annoying telemarketing phonecalls during dinner, email boxes brimming with Spam, and salespeople arriving at your door, then ignore our warnings. It is up to you to decide if this is the kind of privacy guarantee you want from a company who is supposedly protecting your privacy.
Are You Tired of Seeing the Ads Yet?
AOL is providing their new spyware stopper in AOL 9.0-Optimized from Aluria. Aluria is in alliance with WhenU. If you use AOL, get rid of the Aluria based software and get something that really does the job of eliminating spywares and adwares. Many reputable applications are available here at CastleCops. You may need the help and assistance of our security people to clean WhenU's softwares as well.
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