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TrojanHunter and Personal Information
« on: Mar 14th, 2002, 10:33am »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Over the last few days I've received a relatively large amount of e-mail where people have asked if TrojanHunter transmits any personal data. I can understand the concern some people may have, especially with respect to recent developments, and have therefore decided to post the below text publically to perhaps cut down on the number of people who have concerns about this.
 
No part of TrojanHunter collects or transmits any personal data whatsoever from the user's machine. In fact, TrojanHunter does not collect any data at all from machines it is installed on. The program was designed to search for and remove trojans, and that is what it does. It is not spyware, and this for several reasons:
 
(1) As an anti-trojan application, TrojanHunter should most certainly do its best to not behave like a trojan in any way, be it intentionally or unintentionally. It's just plain common sense.
 
(2) In my opinion, respecting the privacy of users always comes before any other agenda points, including fighting piracy. This means that TrojanHunter sacrifices any anti-piracy measures in favor of respecting the privacy of users.
 
I hope that this statement has clarified any questions concerning this matter in an unambiguous way. If you have any questions whatsoever, please don't hesitate to ask.
 
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Re: TrojanHunter and Personal Information
« Reply #1 on: Mar 14th, 2002, 11:15am »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
   Very  well  said  ,  Magnus
 
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    P.S. :  Perhaps  it is time to create an anti-anti-trojan program ( AAT ? ) to satisfy this new niche  market .
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Re: TrojanHunter and Personal Information
« Reply #2 on: Mar 14th, 2002, 3:17pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
I'm not so sure there's a need for such a product; I've heard of trojan scanners that do a pretty good job at uninstalling themselves randomly. Wink
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« Reply #3 on: Mar 14th, 2002, 7:39pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
The best 'AAT' (nice one, Mozar) is any AT that behaves like a pig when running or installing - get rid of it and don't go back there!
 
I had no luck with two products - TDS and another (forgotten, but for some reason I think it was also Aussie - maybe confusing it though). TDS regularly stopped at about 2% of a disk scan before I gave up, and the 'other' wouldn't even successfully install. As I recall, plenty of NG members in GRC and elsewhere had raved about both, which is why I tried to try them.
 
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Re: TrojanHunter and Personal Information
« Reply #4 on: Mar 14th, 2002, 11:00pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Ought OH we should have another Visit soon, someone Defamed his five years of work again. Grin
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Re: TrojanHunter and Personal Information
« Reply #5 on: Mar 15th, 2002, 7:55pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Perish the thought!
 
[mild-mannered-janitor]
Never being one to cause trouble ( Cheesy), I would not wish to  Cool diss Cool anyone who has worked hard on anything.
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[Hong-Kong-Phooey]
It's just a fact that the-product-I-will-no-longer-name didn't actually work very well.
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I recall being quite disappointed because I had heard good things... Still, you learn to move on, as with any life-changing personal tragedy  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: Mar 16th, 2002, 12:10am »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
AAT? Good one!  Grin
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Re: TrojanHunter and Personal Information
« Reply #7 on: Mar 16th, 2002, 4:56am »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
on Mar 15th, 2002, 7:55pm, Ian wrote:

Perish the thought!
 
[mild-mannered-janitor]
Never being one to cause trouble ( Cheesy), I would not wish to  Cool diss Cool anyone who has worked hard on anything.
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[Hong-Kong-Phooey]
It's just a fact that the-product-I-will-no-longer-name didn't actually work very well.
[/Panriffic!]
I recall being quite disappointed because I had heard good things... Still, you learn to move on, as with any life-changing personal tragedy  Grin

 
 
 
I agree - the product in question was a real resource hog on my box, and that, coupled with the extra moolah required swung me TH's way. A very good choice, as it happens. BTW, thanks for the wonderful trip down memory lane - I haven't thought about Hong Kong Phooey in years!  Grin
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Re: TrojanHunter and Personal Information
« Reply #8 on: Mar 16th, 2002, 12:01pm »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
You're welcome! I always thought it might be interesting if my non-standard tags could be incorporated into the next round of SGML specs, but alas, no luck there.
 
FWIW, I managed to find a CD of Hanna-Barbera themes just before Christmas in Woolworths (1996 - Music Collection International MCCD 279) - only a fiver, so I was happy with the price as well as the memories Grin.
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