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Re: Warning about Shockwave
tflyfish2002 2005-Jan-21 21:36:00
It did not give me the option.
Barry
--- In #removed#, Aldo Hoeben <#removed#> wrote:
>
> > I just downloaded the Macromedia shockwave pluging to view the second
> > VR and guess what, it installs a Yahoo tooolbar as well as spyware. Be
> > warned. I will not using shockwave again because of this.
>
> In all honesty, the Yahoon toolbar does *not* spy on you, and the
> Shockwave installer asks you if it should install the toolbar or not
> (ie: you obviously 'opted in'). Having said that, you are right, that
> Yahoo toolbar thing stinks.
>
> The mac version of Shockwave is blissfully unaffected by the deal
> between Yahoo and Macromedia
>
> 'do