Sinister: offtopic: stay away from audiogalaxy.....k?

[Chris Ball]

Hi, I'm a professional lurker on this list....but....I figured I could help
Kin Woo and the rest with their AudioGalaxy problems.....

The AudioGalaxy software comes bundled with a 3rd party application called
"web-hancer"....it is an EVIL piece of spy-ware that collects information
about you and sends it off to marketing firms.....now....what makes it a
REAL bastard is that if you attempt to un-install AudioGalaxy (and therefore
Webhancer) WebHancer reconfigures your "Winsock" thus making it impossible
to re-connect to the internet.....now....that may not be Mr. Woo's
issue......but.....it is something to watch out for (at least in the older
version of AudioGalaxy that I had)......the only solution I could find was
to re-install WebHancer and make sure it doesn't load when your computer
starts up...

I'm sorry if this is all WWAAAYYY too techie....I'm no computer master by
any means....just thought I could help....

I really enjoy reading all of your posts and such......

take care kids....

oh... and if you need more info......look at this site:

http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5OP022K40E.html


There is also alot of info about this issue on the web....

Hope I could help.......take care....

(cb)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kin WOO" <daftpunk at xxx.au>
To: "Sinister mailing list" <sinister at missprint.org>
Sent: October 5, 2001 4:05 AM
Subject: Sinister: offtopic: alternatives to audiogalaxy?


> my dears,
> i know audiogalaxy is something rather akin to manna from heaven at this
> point in our post- napster lives, but something odd has happened to mine
> and for some reason i can't seem to reconnect, no matter how many times i
> have tried! so, i am sending a plea out to all you tech- savvy people out
> there- does anyone know of any program which is as good if not, even
> better than adiogalaxy from which to d/l mega- cool mp3's? where the
> people have impeccable taste in music, as they do on audiogalaxy? i tried
> kazaa
> but that sucked. ditto bearshare, for some reason!! i am desperate, i need
> my mp3 fix, and audiogalaxy is sending me up the freaking wall!
>
> thanks,
> kin, pulling his hair out in WA
>
>
> "Consciousness is a terrible curse"
> Jeffrey Eugenides
>
>
>
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