noknojon Posted November 21, 2009 ID:160656 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Adaware now offers Free Games to get you to sign up now - http://www.shieldpowerup.com/Buy now and get a 'free' game - Sales must be slowing already - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 21, 2009 ID:160661 Share Posted November 21, 2009 InfoTitle:Bejeweled 2 Genre:Puzzle Developer:PopCap Games Publisher:PopCap GamesHmmm...So AdAware is offering free PopCap games. Wait a second, PopCap, why does that name sound so familiar? Oh well, I'm sure the answer will come to me eventually . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted November 21, 2009 Author ID:160668 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hi exile -Do you mean my Pop Cap games are a bit suspect ?? Or ---????Bejeweled Deluxe 2 -- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 21, 2009 ID:160669 Share Posted November 21, 2009 PopCap (the company that makes those games) is also known for producing adware. Kind of strange that a program called AdAware would be in bed with them. Makes me wonder if they would still detect their more malicious products . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted November 21, 2009 Author ID:160670 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I wonder if this was one of the reasons I needed to contact them to correct a few early problems with the game -Leave the serious stuff sit for a min - (Ha Ha ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 21, 2009 ID:160673 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Here's a few hits I got on my search for popcap:Generic PUP.l!c367a02a795enot-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.PopCap.anot-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.PopCap.bnot-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.PopCap.cPopCapPopCapLoader.dll Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted November 21, 2009 Author ID:160674 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Bummer !! It plays (reasonable) now - So I suppose will not get any others for a while -WOW - I read over some of them - It looks like a very long read -It is strange that nothing comes up in any scans these days - Unless some of it is in the hidden files that I get from Avira -And I thought it was a quickie find advert for AdAware !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 21, 2009 ID:160679 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Here's another. I don't think they're too malicious, but the fact that they are associated with, and classified as, adware is what bothers me about the relationship between them and LavaSoft (the company that makes AdAware). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted November 21, 2009 Author ID:160681 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Alright exile360 -You have frightened me away from that stuff and I am sure I will not part with $20 to buy that program (for sure) -The worst thing is that the problems are mostly listed as recent - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbyuser Posted November 21, 2009 ID:160699 Share Posted November 21, 2009 i dropped lavasofts ad-aware when they started bundling in piad for bit parts in the free version.dont like useing just one or two scanners when it comes to looking for malware. was looking at it a while back thinking mabye i should see how it does nowadays.glad i looked at this post.used to be a long time ago a fairly dencet program,lite and easy;then they seemed to riun it with all the frills.still got a very old version laying around on disc that ive not converted into a table mat or frizzbie as off yet,rather use that than there new program.its why i like malwarebytes,no fancy extras piad for or free,just decent dectections. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted November 21, 2009 ID:160872 Share Posted November 21, 2009 PopCap (the company that makes those games) is also known for producing adware .I just went to pogo.com because I was curious if I'd get any alerts from MBAM or my AV. Got an IP block but the page was still allowed to load. Someone I know uses this site... ehhh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted November 22, 2009 ID:160921 Share Posted November 22, 2009 What IP block are you getting, mountaintree16?Just C and P'd that address and it loads but no IP's been blocked for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catscomputer Posted November 22, 2009 ID:160923 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Wait a sec - I have some of those games I'm sure. I see the names sometimes if I happen to be watching what one of my AV/AS/AM scanners are doing. They came pre-installed with my HP laptop but I'm not into games and so I've never even opened them. I know I have Bejeweled and the name Puzzle looks familiar too. Does that mean I have Adware ion my computer?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 22, 2009 ID:160942 Share Posted November 22, 2009 @mountaintree: This is likely the site that's causing the IP Protection notification .@catscomputer: These games often come preinstalled, but if MBAM has never detected anything malicious in a scan then you don't have the adware components installed . My comment wasn't to scare people off from playing their games, it was simply to show they type of company that LavaSoft has chosen to partner with might not be the best option considering that their product is an antimalware tool, and PopCap does make what many vendors (including Computer Associates, McAfee, Malwarebytes', Trend Micro, Kaspersky and many others) consider to be adware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catscomputer Posted November 22, 2009 ID:160966 Share Posted November 22, 2009 @catscomputer: These games often come preinstalled, but if MBAM has never detected anything malicious in a scan then you don't have the adware components installed . My comment wasn't to scare people off from playing their games, it was simply to show they type of company that LavaSoft has chosen to partner with might not be the best option considering that their product is an antimalware tool, and PopCap does make what many vendors (including Computer Associates, McAfee, Malwarebytes', Trend Micro, Kaspersky and many others) consider to be adware.MBAM has never detected anything in my games files, so that's good. Thanks for explaining that, because it would certainly be a worry if HP (or MS, if it is part of Vista) were selling computers with adware on! Mind you, as you say, it's pretty off that an antispyware company is promoting games associated with adware!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 22, 2009 ID:160972 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Thanks for explaining that, because it would certainly be a worry if HP (or MS, if it is part of Vista) were selling computers with adware on! Mind you, as you say, it's pretty off that an antispyware company is promoting games associated with adware!!You're welcome . It would be bad indeed, almost as bad as if some big company like, I don't know, say Dell were to partner with a company known for something like...I don't know, browser hijacking or something ridiculous like that. We all know big companies like Dell would never do something like that right ? That would potentially be viewed as a disservice to their customers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted November 22, 2009 ID:160977 Share Posted November 22, 2009 ..mm..and yet LavaSoft used to be well-respected for what used to be a good and recommended antispyware program. I wonder whether their sales are down to the point of driving them to partner with all and sundry.To think I used to use it as well.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 22, 2009 ID:160981 Share Posted November 22, 2009 As did I, as did most techies. Spybot+AdAware was all there was for a very long time. Now AdAware has severely lost its edge. All their new versions just bring on more bloat, even in the free versions. I'm sure this move was just to try and generate more sales, which is understandable, it's good advertising and perhaps they think they'll attract younger users who may have never used or heard of AdAware before by enticing them with games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted November 22, 2009 ID:160983 Share Posted November 22, 2009 ..Yeah, I think you're right, exile360. Not been to that site for an awful long time. Can't say I miss it especially so since finding Malwarebytes.org Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted November 22, 2009 Author ID:160996 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I remember when AdAware would start almost instantly , now it loads slower like Spybot, prior to asking if you want full or quick scan - And it is so much bigger in general - I thought it may have improved - But ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted November 23, 2009 ID:161492 Share Posted November 23, 2009 @ MarcusI can get that for you later on today if you still want, but I believe its the IP in the thread that Exile linked to @ ExileI think that that is exactly right I've never used it though, I was just curious about it getting a block or not after seeing this thread; so I'm not missing anything Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted November 23, 2009 ID:161516 Share Posted November 23, 2009 mountaintree16: it was exile's link; thanks for enquiring, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted November 23, 2009 ID:161519 Share Posted November 23, 2009 That's what I had thought too, Marcus.You're welcome It's too bad, it looks like there are some fun games on there, but I don't play any games online. I'll stick with gaming systems and the games that come on the puter (such as Minesweeper, Solitaire, etc... and physically played board games, love those!!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 23, 2009 ID:161523 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I'm not saying that the games themselves are bad, in fact I own a copy of Bejeweled 2 Deluxe myself, I just don't think it's appropriate for an anti-adware company to partner with a company known for producing adware just to try to boost the sales of their security product or increase profits (like the Ask Toolbar, which is now bundled with far too many security programs ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted November 23, 2009 ID:161527 Share Posted November 23, 2009 @ ExileI didn't think that you were saying that I just don't know what is safe or not so I err on the side of caution and don't use any of them. I'd like to play the Bejeweled game, it sounds really fun, but I don't know a definite safe source. If you could tell me a safe place to get it, that would be super awesome! Or did you buy it?And I couldn't agree with you more; a known anti-adware company should not be doing that Bleh, seems like some toolbar or other is bundled with a lot of things lately Just gotta be careful and make sure next isn't hit without making sure there aren't any checked checkboxes that you don't want checked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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