Stop using Hola.. NOW..
Jun 2nd 2015 | 4:01 am
#16
L2, GC, Surrey, OH, TX!
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 6,365
From: Surrey to Dallas (via Ohio)!
Re: Stop using Hola.. NOW..
the sites that caught me out last year were sites where i went to re-download itunes. i searched itunes on google and picked the top site and 'assumed' it was legit. It DID give me itunes but also 'bundled' some pups under the 'recomended download' settings'. I was so annoyed with myself - and then did it again the following week after looking to update adobe or something.
Now i am super super careful to check the download site is the 'official' one and not some copycat - and ALWAYS check the 'custom installation' option and deselect all the crap they want to bundle with it.
Now i am super super careful to check the download site is the 'official' one and not some copycat - and ALWAYS check the 'custom installation' option and deselect all the crap they want to bundle with it.
Jun 2nd 2015 | 4:03 am
#17
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 35,501
From: CT
Re: Stop using Hola.. NOW..
the sites that caught me out last year were sites where i went to re-download itunes. i searched itunes on google and picked the top site and 'assumed' it was legit. It DID give me itunes but also 'bundled' some pups under the 'recomended download' settings'. I was so annoyed with myself - and then did it again the following week after looking to update adobe or something.
Now i am super super careful to check the download site is the 'official' one and not some copycat - and ALWAYS check the 'custom installation' option and deselect all the crap they want to bundle with it.
Now i am super super careful to check the download site is the 'official' one and not some copycat - and ALWAYS check the 'custom installation' option and deselect all the crap they want to bundle with it.
It will bundle all the installs for you and strip out all the added crap.
I use the solo version at home and also the networked version at work.
Jun 2nd 2015 | 4:22 am
#19
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 4,759
From: Temecula, CA
Re: Stop using Hola.. NOW..
And you have to be really careful as they have a habit of buying domain names very similar to the correct ones. The real ones try to mitigate this to a certain extent by buying similar but can't think of everything. For example, not real but to demonstrate: i-tunes.com, micro5oft.com, andriod.com, etc.
Jun 2nd 2015 | 4:33 am
#20
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 2,451
From: "LA LA Land"
Re: Stop using Hola.. NOW..
Posted on 'The Maple Leaf' and thanks to Schnookololy for the warning.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/maple...g-hola-859306/
http://britishexpats.com/forum/maple...g-hola-859306/
Anytime you download free software, you are exposing yourself to the probability of some sort of PUP (Potentially Unwanted Programs) which can include Trojans, spyware and adware, or other malware which may compromise your privacy.
When software is free to a user, the provider of the software can't make money unless the software contains something that is being sold to someone else.
When software is free to a user, the provider of the software can't make money unless the software contains something that is being sold to someone else.
)I do use the free version of Dashlane.. a Password Manager. Would be ironic if it was saddling me with crap
Jun 2nd 2015 | 4:34 am
#21
Concierge
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 8,320
From: Oakville, ON, CA
Re: Stop using Hola.. NOW..
Yes, I'd say the issue applies to macs as well as it has to do with network access, not with operating system.
