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Camstudio stupidly distributes with an adware installer - that's how you got taken over.

http://sourceforge.net/p/camstudio/discussion/447910/thread/3aa44d33/?limit=50

I've seen that myself on one other open source installer. Those devs are idiots for not knowing why adware installers are bad.

Did you have the option to opt out of the adware on install?

I'm going to test camstudio for you and contact the dev if necessary - that's intolerable.

Still not 95% lmao. :)
 
mikedt said:
CamStudio is indeed open source, there's the source code for it. x264vfw | SourceForge.net

...however where did you download it from as a compiled Windows executable? Because I know many download sites, like C-Net, put a lot of their own adware stuff into their downloaders and installers, that the application is bundled into. Like never download GIMP from C-Net.

Decent Windows screen capture software you may have to pay for it.
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I downloaded it directly from their website. Camstudio (dot) org.

Now when I click on a link, another Chrome window opens up to some page. I don't know, I close it before it opens.

How can I make that Stop?
 
EarlyMon said:
Camstudio stupidly distributes with an adware installer - that's how you got taken over.

CamStudio - Screen Recorder / Discussion / Open Discussion:Virus?

I've seen that myself on one other open source installer. Those devs are idiots for not knowing why adware installers are bad.

Did you have the option to opt out of the adware on install?

I'm going to test camstudio for you and contact the dev if necessary - that's intolerable.

Still not 95% lmao. :)
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Directly from Camstudio org. I unchecked the boxes like I always do, just like every time there's a java update and they try to get me to use McAFee. That's never going to happen.
 
mikedt said:
Apparently even Source Forge has been doing it as well, adware installers.
Beware: SourceForge Installer Comes included with Adware - 推酷

How to make it stop? Grab the source code and compile it yourself?
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I just went into the control panal and uninstalled everything that was installed today. Seemed to stop.

I just want a simple app that can record my desktop. Previously I used Microsoft Expression Encoder 4, but that isn't reliable after a while. Some videos will get corrupted using that.

How's Banditcam worked for anyone who ever tried it? Just to record the desktop, no gaming. That's what I bought DxTory for.
 
Opera Mini, I remember trying this in England and it was still saying the same thing.
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EarlyMon said:
Your ip address didn't change in England?

Joking aside, what stayed the same?
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Country: (CN) China
Region: Beijing
City: Beijing
Sure the ISP was the same as well, 21vianet (China) Inc.

Was in London, UK this summer with Opera Mini. It's because it uses a proxy, that processes and compresses the pages before sending them to the phone. I originally installed it here in China, and evidently it was still using the proxy in Beijing, even though I wasn't in China at the time.
The site I was using for location and IP address info is this.
http://www.mybrowserinfo.com/

Not using Opera Mini, it's different information...
Country:
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(CN) China
Region:Nei Mongol
City:Baotou
ISP Name:China Unicom Neimeng Province Network

That actually is my ISP.
 
It's been one of those weird days where I seem to have some sort of effect on electronics...automatic doors not opening...the thingy where you swipe your card to pay for something going haywire three times...traffic lights going out and blinking..etc...:rolleyes:
should go to the ATM and see if it spits money out at me...but I'm afraid it might do the opposit and shred my card!
think it's one of those day's where it's just best to stay home for the duration:o
 
I am now the proud owner of a 2005 Chevy Aveo. Title in hand, I saved myself from a bullet.

After adding all the cost from the impala I wanted. It would have come out to about $325/month to own and drive the car. If I were to go on vacation for even a week I would have been screwed.
 
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