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Re: Good News, FlashGet IS FREEWARE now
de hummingbird 06/07/2006 09:27
On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 17:00:53 +0200 'Fran'
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>"hummingbird" <OPRBMDQMZNLV@spammotel.com> wrote in message
>news:e2ld8253oklhb7tim73s5th81o8huprq2p@4ax.com...
>> On 7 Jun 2006 03:26:32 -0700 'techultra@snailmail.ch'
>> posted this onto alt.comp.freeware:
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>>>hummingbird wrote:
>>>> On 6 Jun 2006 23:17:35 -0700 'techultra@snailmail.ch'
>>>> posted this onto alt.comp.freeware:
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>>>> >For me is free, i don't see any banners, any spyware or adware and i
>>>> >don't see any REGISTER button on FlashGet main window or website.Yes if
>>>> >you scan with poor spyware programs like Spyware Doctor or PestPatrol
>>>> >you gonna see a lot of spyware in FlashGet but only detected by the
>>>> >FlashGet name and his famous past of being adware. I scanned my pc
>>>> >after i installed the new FlashGet with Spybot S&D, Lavasoft Ad-aware,
>>>> >Webroot SpySweeper & NOD32 and i can't find any spyware like i said
>>>> >before.
>>>> >
>>>> >http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/8857/flashget7wm.gif
>>>>
>>>> A mystery. What appears when you hit "Help/About Flashget" ?
>>>
>>>It says licensed to me :)
>>>
>>>http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2950/flashget555892if.png
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>> Presumably you must have inserted your name for it to be there.
>> IIRC when registering FlashGet, it requires name and reg code.
>> Are you saying that you didn't also enter a reg code?
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>I downloaded it just now, same thing, says registered to my xp username. No
>option to register anywhere, I guess it's really free.
I remain cautious ...then again I don't buy stocks/bonds either!