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[guy3949]

Is cyber Defender Free a rogue program? I got a email telling about this free program. In the email they say this program runs with small ads that are completely safe and don't get in the way.

[RubbeR DuckY]

There are debates that it is rogue, however the person behind it is trying to prove that it is not. I wouldn't recommend it is the bottom line. Once the complete analysis is done, I will post it on the blog.

[guy3949]

I also forgot to say when i went to their website i saw they also offer a paid version without ads. I do not why they don't just make it free or paid?

[MysteryFCM]

Out of interest, was this a requested e-mail? (if not, can you forward a copy of it to me please? - with the headers, services @ it-mate.co.uk)

[PAN_IRISH]

guy3949, on Apr 16 2007, 08:02 PM, said:

Is cyber Defender Free a rogue program? I got a email telling about this free program. In the email they say this program runs with small ads that are completely safe and don't get in the way.

There are some issues about that program right now.

see the activity at castlecops dot com:

http://www.castlecops.com/postlite179535-.html

the discussion has been very LIVELY and sometimes HOSTILE.

of course;
you be the JUDGE of it, as usual.

[guy3949]

I got the email from my brother. The info. was sent by a send to a friend service from this email address info@cyberdefender.com.

[JeanInMontana]

The program is adware, both versions pure and simple. There are also several other undesirable things it does to your system. All of which will be posted in approximately one hour in the thread posted by Pan_Irish and other sites as well. Maybe even here.

[guy3949]

Thank you everyone i will stay away from it.

[SwampDiner]

@guy3949
If you still have the email, could you please post it to these forums?
Any evidence pointing in either direction will help guide this debate.

[guy3949]

Here is the email.

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[SwampDiner]

guy3949, on Apr 18 2007, 03:59 PM, said:

Here is the email.

If I'm understanding everything correctly, the email was sent after somebody you knew used the "tell a friend" feature. I'm glad nobody has to think that this was spam. Thanks for posting the email.

[guy3949]

The other thing in the email that made me not trust this program was that they say it works with your existing security software. I heard having more then one antivirus may conflict with each other.

[SwampDiner]

It was either that or "May possibly work with some software, however, there are chances that'll it'll just suck and will start causing errors to your other programs." People write what sounds good. Brute honesty is hard to come by these days.

[JeanInMontana]

Having more than one AV program active is bad. CyberDefender is not an AntiVirus program. I am in no way endorsing this program either. I do not recommend you use it ever.