Check out Steve Gibsons site.  This little utility has been superseded but I
believe the update is listed.

http://grc.com/files/optout.exe


Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pic Dude" <picdude@PILOTTOOLS.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [OT]: Easy FTP tool?


> Just did a search and you're absolutely right, but I haven't
> yet found a removal utility.  Kerapp!  There goes the next
> few hours.
>
> Now I'm really paranoid ... (see my last email from a
> couple minutes ago).
>
> Thanks much.
> -Neil.
>
>
>
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> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Peter Moreton
> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 12:56 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT]: Easy FTP tool?
>
>
> I have to say that I stopped using CuteFTP after I discovered it had
> installed a background process to snoop on my PC's activities and report
> details back to CuteFTP's website. The only reason I discovered this was
> that the new process regularly crashed WindowsXP and the XP Blue Screen
> pointed to a new executable that I hadn't heard of.
>
> CuteFTP deinstall routine refused to remove the offending s/w, and I had
> to download another freeware designed specifically to take out the
> CuteFTP snooping code. If I remember correctly, the new process is from
> a media company called 'Aureate' or similar.
>
> Search the web for CUTEFTP and SNOOPING and you'll find a lot of detail
> about this.
>
> Regards, Peter
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Marc Joffe
> Sent: 13 July 2002 04:52
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT]: Easy FTP tool?
>
>
> >Smart FTP also works really well.
>
>
> >  Its free and has a great interface.
>
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