SafeNet!!!!
Monday, September 16, 2002 by The Wired | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Why the hell did I just find SafeNet in WB!!!!! Is StarDock doing the spyware thing now or something!!!! I know this has nothing to do with this web site or any of you but I just wanted to vent. Sorry but this might be a horrible mistake too but SpyBot-Search & Destroy the program I use to get ride of spyware and all kinds of nasties like that found it in an .ini file that came form WB so it must be true right? I guess I'll do the right thing and e-mail StarDock now. Again sorry for the venting but I don't like spyware.
The Wired
Reply #2 Monday, September 16, 2002 2:43 AM
Reply #2 Monday, September 16, 2002 2:43 AM
Well here is the path C:\WINDOWS\wb.ini it says it's coming from there and it's the lite version of SafeNet, if any of you don't know what SafeNet is it's a keylogger program. I tried to e-mail StarDock but my ISP is being a paine right now and won't let me send or receive any e-mail
sig101
Reply #3 Monday, September 16, 2002 2:46 AM
Reply #3 Monday, September 16, 2002 2:46 AM
Relax, you didn't just find SafeNet in WB. It's a known false positive. If you had SafeNet it would have found the program, not just an .ini file.
Do you have the latest SB updates? I haven't been following this issue (there was a discussion at a dslreports.com forum some time ago about this) so I don't know if some comments are included in the program about this false positive or not. At any rate, if all SB found was the wb.ini it's picking up on a legit WB file not spyware. You can always post a question at the SpyBot S&D forum to confirm this if you like.
Do you have the latest SB updates? I haven't been following this issue (there was a discussion at a dslreports.com forum some time ago about this) so I don't know if some comments are included in the program about this false positive or not. At any rate, if all SB found was the wb.ini it's picking up on a legit WB file not spyware. You can always post a question at the SpyBot S&D forum to confirm this if you like.
sig101
Reply #4 Monday, September 16, 2002 2:55 AM
Reply #4 Monday, September 16, 2002 2:55 AM
Here's the thread at the dslreports security forum. I haven't posted a link here before so I don't know if it will come out ok or not. My apologies if it doesn't.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,4314729~root=security,1~mode=flat
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,4314729~root=security,1~mode=flat
sig101
Reply #5 Monday, September 16, 2002 3:10 AM
Reply #5 Monday, September 16, 2002 3:10 AM
eek. 
OK, go to the dslreports.com security forum and run a search on WindowBlinds.
Um, see if I can at least get there:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/security,1
OK, go to the dslreports.com security forum and run a search on WindowBlinds.Um, see if I can at least get there:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/security,1
The Wired
Reply #7 Monday, September 16, 2002 7:31 AM
Reply #7 Monday, September 16, 2002 7:31 AM
OK I'm soory you were right, I just got a little upset there it was my bad, again sorry.
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Reply #1 Monday, September 16, 2002 2:11 AM
Don't shout too much yet. This is the first time i hear this. I also have WB and i don't have SafeNet on my computer.
This is the first time i read something like this about WB.
I think it from an another program!
Bye,
Chris