Tue, Aug 29 2006 17:42 Don

Watchdog group warns against AOL's free software


Dealing yet another blow to AOL, a leading software watchdog group warned users away from AOL's free client software Monday on the ground that it displayed characteristics consistent with "badware."

The term badware describes a wide array of downloadable applications that try to install extra components on a computer without clearly informing users of what they are or what they will do.

Story at news.com.com


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