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spyware in DXTBmp download(s)

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Carefull when downloading the DXTBmp file.There's a couple of minor/nuisance spywares enclosed .If anyone has a clean copy could you please post it here ?
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sr01 wrote:Carefull when downloading the DXTBmp file.There's a couple of minor/nuisance spywares enclosed .If anyone has a clean copy could you please post it here ?
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Brian,

Where did you download the DXTBmp software from? :?:

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    Mike from these sites
    Even on Martin Wright’s site
    http://www.btinternet.com/~mnwright/programs/dxtbmp.htm

    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia ... TBmp.shtml
    and this one, if I remember right, redirects you to the above ,
    http://www.4shared.com/rar/zhgTAmtb/dxtbmp.html

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    It might be a false positive. I installed from Martin's site and never got a warning nor anything from sweeps since.
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    sr01 wrote:Mike from these sites
    Even on Martin Wright’s site
    http://www.btinternet.com/~mnwright/programs/dxtbmp.htm

    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia ... TBmp.shtml
    and this one, if I remember right, redirects you to the above ,
    http://www.4shared.com/rar/zhgTAmtb/dxtbmp.html

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    Brian,

    I also downloaded and installed DXTBmp onto my new PC workstation yesterday from Martin's website with no indications so far of any nuisance spyware present. :?

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      I also did same this morning and it no creeps in from Martin's site .
      There definately was one there on Tuesday .The other 2 spywares were on the Softpedia and 4shared sites .
      Thank's for checking .That's 3 of us that have since downloaded the software from Martin's site and all looks good .
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