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paulr 31 July 2011 08:18 AM
Do free programs ever have spyware built in?
 
The reason i ask is, i have just downloaded E-Z contact book, a little free program to store all my contacts, names, phone numbers.

Is there ever a chance it could contain spyware, and what could i do about it?

Ant 31 July 2011 08:33 AM
Most probably, run malwarebytes it's free

hpoolsteve 31 July 2011 10:05 AM
Originally Posted by Ant (Post 10161971)
Most probably, run malwarebytes it's free
agree with Ant. Thats why there free most of the time.

paulr 31 July 2011 11:24 AM
Originally Posted by hpoolsteve (Post 10162156)
agree with Ant. Thats why there free most of the time.
Checked it and its clear. Thanks.


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