Thursday, April 19, 2001

Audiogalaxy Satellite Installs Spyware -- 2:34 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

I upgraded my version of Audiogalaxy's Satellite to download some MP3s of songs I have on tape that are no longer playable. With that new version came webHancer, a spyware program. Nowhere on Audiogalaxy's download page, nor on the page a Download.com from which I got it, is webHancer mentioned. It is in the fine print on the installation wizard though, including this rather ominous comment:

In consideration of the foregoing license from WEBHANCER to you, you grant to WEBHANCER the perpetual, unrestricted right to record and use your web surfing performance metrics, in whole or in part, in any form or format.

That comment comes after the part where they mention that any future "upgrades" of the software fall under those terms. I only discovered it because I found it in my task list. Fortunately, it was relatively easy to uninstall. Audiogalaxy must be desperate for cash.

News for 04/19/2001

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