Justace used our newssubmit to tell us that Symantec is reporting that during the installation of Grokster there is a trojan installed.
This Trojan is known to be installed (as part of the normal installation) by two “freeware” file-sharing programs:
During the installation process of these programs, you are asked if you want to install the (spyware) program “Clicktilluwin.” Regardless of whether you click Yes or No, the Trojan code is installed. This Trojan has two components: |
I have Grokster installed, but could not find the mentioned files, I’m not sure if this is only with the latest versions, as I already have it installed for months, but well it never hurts to be warned…
Source: Symantec
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