Hi,
Yeah this is not good for Abiword to be associated with malware. Please act now!
2011/12/9 Martin Sevior <msevior@gmail.com>:
>
> Hi Hub,
>
> Thanks very much for looking into this. I'd hate our users to have
> that crap install in our name.
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
>
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Hub Figuière <hfiguiere@teaser.fr> wrote:
>>
>> Hi again,
>>
>> On 08/12/11 05:51 PM, Hub Figuière wrote:
>>
>>> AbiWord for Windows on C|Net download DOT com is "wrapped" in a crapware
>>> installer that prompt you to install some sort of malware.
>>>
>>> It work by making you donwload a cnet installer that will then download
>>> AbiWord actual installer.
>>>
>>> I don't know what our legal options or, but I do want them to stop doing
>>> that.
>>> I'll start by asking nicely.
>>
>> Also I wanted to add that it all started with nmap complaining about it:
>>
>> <http://insecure.org/news/download-com-fiasco.html>
>>
>> And then C|Net replied:
>>
>> <http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57338809-12/a-note-from-sean-regarding-the-download.com-installer/>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Hub
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