Author Topic: BUG: WinMX Speed Up Pro 2.2 (Read 3669 times)

DOCTOR · « **on:** August 22, 2006, 05:23:43 am »

BUG: Cannot set path to WINMX.EXE

Anyone know where the path can be edited, cant find it in the Registry or folder

http://winmx-speed-up-pro.bigfastaccelerator-ltd.qarchive.org/

Bearded Blunder · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2006, 08:26:56 am »

* Bearded Blunder seems to recall being told this particular application is spyware

on which basis i'd advise you to simply not use it

KM · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2006, 10:06:54 am »

indeed, quite a few "winmx speed up" programs around, and they generally are spyware... and the ones that do something do so by attacking other users and the network as a whole and generally make no difference to download speed even after attacking everyone else, not very nice

SamSeeSam · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2006, 07:33:40 pm »

Yeah it has an embedded adware in it. Also such applications are harmful to your computer as well as winmx. They jamm the network with repeated searches. So best not to use it at all

Cheers

GhostShip · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2006, 04:29:37 am »

I have seen this app a few times now under many variant names and never works in all the versions I have seen.

Oh yeah , enjoy the spyware

KM · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2006, 09:26:18 am »

new.net is the worst kind of spyware, because they infect systems with their spyware, then say "if you pay us then those infected users can see your website, although nobody else can" - the spyware backs up the scam site...

but that would be going off topic...