Divx5 contains spyware?

[chrisjor]

Heard it contains something called Gator.

Confirm and advise!!!

 

[RSI]

If you're suspicious, run Ad-Aware. Run it, install DivX 5 and then run Ad-Aware again.

 

[mithrandir2001]

The Pro version does have spyware. The freeware version doesn't.

 

[UofI]

The Pro. version indeed has spyware. I would recommend getting the freeware version.

 

[neovan]

it does have gator which they force you to install...if you refuse to install the gator software then the installation aborts.

if you try to uninstall it or disable it then windows might not work properly

if anyone has gotten rid of this and is still able to play divx format please tell me how.

TIA

 

[mithrandir2001]

There is a way around it involving a registry hack, I think, and the placement of a dummy DLL file. Somebody should be able to provide a link.

 

[chrisjor]

I ran ad aware and deleted a bunch of stuff...........now IE 6 will not allow me to open a second window.......example, I can go ta Anandtech home page but when I click on Community the forums page freezes!!! Had to switch to Netscape until I fix this!

 

[Zenmervolt]

Installed it, ran Ad-Aware, removed the spyware, everything works fine. Win XP Pro on a ThinkPad A21p.

ZV

 

[Nefrodite]

yup, after i ran ad aware i think my browsers gone funny. after surfing a while i can no longer open new windows or right click it seems and doesn't adaware just detect for certain file names? wouldn't a newer program just change file names to get past ad aware? really need a crack for divx 5 so u need pro to encode correctly right?