Inky Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I recently had to re-download daemon tools and the damn thing changed my homepage and default search engine. did I get the wrong thing or did daemon tools turn into adware/spyware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 IIRC, it's been like that for a while now. There is a free version to my understanding, but I still refuse to call any version of DT spyware. Unless there's reasonable doubt that the adware they use is really spyware. Seriously, adware gets a bad rap these days. Then again, you could always acquire the Pro version through other "channels". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 well it works and other then having to change my homepage back I haven't noticed any ill effects so I'll not worry about it anymore. I was just worried may I got ahold of some spyware clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudlord Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Then again, you could always acquire the Pro version through other "channels". Not the most recent version though, which has been uncracked for several months.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tynvar Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 You can also uninstall the adware and leave daemon tools installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibathedog Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Then again, you could always acquire the Pro version through other "channels". Not the most recent version though, which has been uncracked for several months.... Check Scene sources, its there. It just hasn't spread everywhere else yet for some reason. Personally I think Daemon tools offers no advantage to what is offered in Alcohol 120% so I just use that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibi Kami Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Alcohol 120% cuts you off after 30 days if you don't buy the full version. I was a little surprised when Avast picked up adware within the zip sitting on my hard drive, but said adware didn't exist anywhere else in my HD or ram, so I'm guesssing they weren't so evil as to integrate it into the program itself.Download it, run it, scan for it, relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybarite Paladin AxL Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Isn't there an option not to install the adware when you install DT? I'm pretty sure there is. Mine's adware free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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