Hi I have used both Spybot and Ad Aware I was wondering if anyone here has heard of Xoft Spy and if any one has used it?
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Hi I have used both Spybot and Ad Aware I was wondering if anyone here has heard of Xoft Spy and if any one has used it?
Never heard of it. Can you send a link?
Xoft Spy I do not know the link I was just curious if any where had used it. Thanks
http://www.no-spybot.com/
They apparently allow a free download. I am testing it. So far, I am quite suspicious as it has found 3 high threat registry keys (2 coolwebsearch 1 MSConnect) and quite a few data miners. I have not tried to remove them yet as I will first run Ad-aware and Spybot to see what they find. If Xoftspy will ask me to pay to remove them, I will know for sure that the spyware it has found is a lie. I will keep you updated.
I have to go home and so cannot complete the test at the office tonight. I hope to try it at home tonight and will post back.
I can't get a single link on this page to actually open for some reason - neither the d/l itself nor the "free online scan". Pete
Stay away from this #$@&!!!!!
I ran scans (at home) of Ad-aware and Spybot S&D. Ad-aware came up with one data miner (cookie), Spyware came up clean. I then ran Xoftspy(ware) and what did I get? The same high threats I got at work. I added a screen shot. That made me mad. The rest made me even madder. I wanted to see what happened when I pressed the remove button. It opened a box saying I need to be registered. It asked for a name and serial key. If you do not have one, press the registration button and register to get the key. I pressed and in opened this page. :mad:
$20 off when ordering online, only $39.95. What a bunch of ****! :mad:
MAD MAD MAD! :mad:
Xoft Spy Thanks a lot everyone don't think I need this one.
Atta boy Usil, don't take no crap off'n them. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by usil
Stay away from this #$@&!!!!!
I ran scans (at home) of Ad-aware and Spybot S&D. Ad-aware came up with one data miner (cookie), Spyware came up clean. I then ran Xoftspy(ware) and what did I get? The same high threats I got at work. I added a screen shot. That made me mad. The rest made me even madder. I wanted to see what happened when I pressed the remove button. It opened a box saying I need to be registered. It asked for a name and serial key. If you do not have one, press the registration button and register to get the key. I pressed and in opened this page. :mad:
$20 off when ordering online, only $39.95. What a bunch of ****! :mad:
MAD MAD MAD! :mad:
What makes it even worse is that these scumbags are ripping off the good freeware scanners, making a few mods so that they'll show false positive results, and then charging money for them. From that screenshot that Usil posted, they haven't made any real attempt to disguise the fact that it's really Ad-Aware. And on of the other rip-off programs is even adding insult to injury by directing all tech support to the Spybot S & D site :mad:
I wish there was somewhere to report these idiots to. I would just love to complain and have it publicised!
After finding a valid download link, i did a scan and it found exactly what it found on usil's, apart from the data miner.
Ad-aware and spybot came clean.
I think its safe to say that its a peice of scumware itself.
ý downloaded it and it claimed to have found four spywares,of which two of them were coolwebsearch and one MSConnect. now, ý realize that , on this forum, another user says he found the same spywares by using xoft spy. so, it seems to be a lie.
QUOTE: “I wish there was somewhere to report these idiots to. I would just love to complain and have it publicised!”
USIL, and everyone else…!
Below are a FEW links to some sites where you can “report” ripoffs, fraud, scams, etc… I cannot personally attest to the current day effectiveness of all of these sites, but they do appear credible and useful. These links are from some existing bookmarks, so there may be more out there by now – you might want to do some searches on the subject keywords, i.e. rippoffs, fraud, scams, etc., to find newer sites, or anyone knowing of additional/better sites, would appreciate an update…
MODERATORS: has this already been addressed in another thread? If not, you all might want to (start a thread and get more feedback and) compile a (shorter) list like this and eventually post it in appropriate forums as a “sticky” so that more of us are aware and doing something about the yayhoos that try to deceive us…? And, maybe order the resultant list of links ranked in order of most effective at the top?
http://www.consumeraction.gov/
http://www.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
http://consumer.net/linkscon.asp
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/dotcon/
http://www.ripoffreport.com/default.asp
http://www.scambusters.org/
http://www.netscams.com/links.jsp
http://www.fraudbureau.com/
http://www.fraud.org/
http://www.ripoffrevenge.com/
http://www.scamwatch.com/
http://www.complaints.com/
edit: in retrospect, not sure how good some of the above links are, as a few look to be out for money, and may well be scams themselves (?) kind of like SPYHUNTER installing spyware, so I guess the bottom line is that we need some authoritative input on the subject...
Once again, VirtualDr has saved me from a lot of hassle. I was about to download XoftSpy but thought I'd check here first. Glad I did!
Hmmm, XoftSpy is not my first choice for adware removal however if you want accurate information about any antispyware app, go here (Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites) and check out the program. Odds are that it has already been checked out by experts
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Note on XoftSpy: XoftSpy was listed on this page because of concerns with false positives (1, 2, 3, 4), questionable license terms, and the use of aggressive, deceptive advertising (1, 2), including exploitation of the name "spybot" by affiliates. Earlier versions of XoftSpy were also Ad-aware knockoffs. (There was clone of XoftSpy named SpyBurn, but that application is no longer available.)
Over the past few months, XoftSpy has taken aggressive steps to reign in its affiliates (who were primarily responsible for the unsavory advertising), revised its license text, and released a new version of XoftSpy (version 4.0) that addresses our concerns with false positves. Given these changes we can no longer regard XoftSpy as "rogue/suspect" anti-spyware.
Domains: paretologic.com
I was about to post the same as AnnMarie. Although it may not be suspect anymore, its certainly not my first (or second, third, fourth etc.) choice for anti-spyware programs.
Glad the ghosts of the past could help you Peg. ;)
I downloaded one I knew was bad that they found out about here.
It wouldn't uninstall. Well, it did but out of spite it ripped out system files. Making my OS unstable.Ahhhh Good times!
I scanned a computer with this software today and it found several "severe risk" items. However when I followed the path to where Xost Spy said these items were, they were not there. So, I and Spyware Doctor. It did not find these items but foun 3 others. I removed the 3, ran Spyware Doctor again and the computer came up clean.
Hello crbleu and welcome to Virtualdr.
It would be best to start your own thread since this one was originally two years old and then resurrected a few months ago. Xsoft spy was once known for false positives meaning that it's not at the top of my reliability list so I'd be disinclined to believe anything it reports. If you're still unsure whether your computer is free of spyware then I'd suggest having a look at this thread..
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=167915
and doing the scans it suggests then posting the hijackthis log in the hijackthis forum here..
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/for...?s=&forumid=71
Under no circumstances would I advise anyone to use XoftSpy. Its reputation (all bad) precedes it, and I have yet to see anything to prove otherwise.