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Old Aug 14, 2008, 08:14 PM // 20:14   #41
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Nice little piece of work there, Tarun. It actually tempted me enough to add yet another piece of software (SpywareBlaster) to my arsenal.
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Old Aug 14, 2008, 09:14 PM // 21:14   #42
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SpywareBlaster is nice. Non intrusive and doesn't need to run as an active process to protect your computer.
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Old Aug 29, 2008, 07:35 PM // 19:35   #43
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Version 1.04.138 has been released.
Changes:
  • [Added] Skip button now present to skip downloads.
  • [Added] Programs now have descriptions to help inform users about the programs they will be downloading.
  • [Fixed] Resolved bug where filenames would be created with %20 instead of a space.
  • [Fixed] Resolved crash bug if application is unable to load programs list.
  • [Fixed] Errors while downloading are now more user friendly.
  • [Changed] Errors while downloading are now skipped instead of aborted.
Download: Lunarsoft
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Old Oct 04, 2008, 01:03 PM // 13:03   #44
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It is all open source or shareware. in otherwords FREE.

There's several applications that are not open source or free. They're free to try but not if you want the full version. The downloader also asks for donations which is completely pathetic since he's trying to make money off of several open source packages. If you want a safe method of getting security applications go directly to the source, don't use a downloader, you don't know what else it gives you. With the rise in people's accounts being stolen from Guild Wars Guru it wouldn't surprise me if this is involved.
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Old Oct 04, 2008, 01:34 PM // 13:34   #45
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This package is completely safe. Ignore the idiot above.
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Old Oct 04, 2008, 01:36 PM // 13:36   #46
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There's several applications that are not open source or free. They're free to try but not if you want the full version. The downloader also asks for donations which is completely pathetic since he's trying to make money off of several open source packages. If you want a safe method of getting security applications go directly to the source, don't use a downloader, you don't know what else it gives you. With the rise in people's accounts being stolen from Guild Wars Guru it wouldn't surprise me if this is involved.
A)Tarun is pretty legit and well known here. No need to go around bashing his reputation, especially since you've only been registered here for all of 20 minutes.

B)Donations are donations, its not a price tag.

C)His site also offers the individual links to download those applications, without the downloader. Its just easier for the less computer savvy folks.

D)No one is getting their accounts stolen off of Guru. That they stop here to ask for help or gripe about it, is not a surprise, given the size of this community. In fact, I actually haven't seen such a thread pop up in some time.
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Old Oct 04, 2008, 04:02 PM // 16:02   #47
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There's several applications that are not open source or free. They're free to try but not if you want the full version. The downloader also asks for donations which is completely pathetic since he's trying to make money off of several open source packages. If you want a safe method of getting security applications go directly to the source, don't use a downloader, you don't know what else it gives you. With the rise in people's accounts being stolen from Guild Wars Guru it wouldn't surprise me if this is involved.
None of the applications have any limitations that will hinder your computer from being cleaned.

Sorry you don't like seeing links inside of the application that link to the donation page of my website. I guess you wouldn't like Dial-a-fix either, since it has a link to a donation page too! People spend their free time coding many applications and a donation is a nice way of saying thank you to the developer.

I have no need or desire to steal any accounts, nor will I ever. I offer this program freely to help people. Both those who are new to computers, having a hard time doing some of the most basic tasks, to even technicians and others who find this program helpful.

If you have your doubts about this program, get a packet sniffer and a firewall in high security mode. Run this program in a VM and see everything it does. It will download the information for the tree list from my website so that no matter what version someone is using they will have the most up-to-date links and versions for the programs listed. This also allows me to pull a problematic program as soon as possible from the list. Every program comes directly from the source because that is the most trusted place to get the application from.

This program has been the Featured Windows Download on Lifehacker. They wouldn't make it a featured download if there was a problem with it.

Sorry that you don't like my application, maybe you'll change your mind in the future.

Malice Black and Dark Flame,
Thank you both for the support and kind words.
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Old Oct 15, 2008, 09:01 PM // 21:01   #48
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Version 1.05.144 has been released.
Changes:
  • [Added] Tools menu for faster access to frequently used items.
  • [Added] Successful downloads now uncheck when downloading is complete.
  • [Fixed] Corrected minor issue with appearance of some icons.
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Old Dec 10, 2008, 09:07 PM // 21:07   #49
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Version 1.06.157 has been released.
Changes:
  • [Added] Tab control added to user interface to access Main, Settings and About.
  • [Added] Proxy settings including username and password for authorization.
  • [Added] Setting to download into categories (E.G.: Applications, Definitions).
  • [Added] Option to save download path.
  • [Added] Ability to open download folder when downloads complete.
  • [Added] Settings are now saved to an xml file.
  • [Added] Regedit now available under Tools menu.
  • [Added] Auto-update feature and option in Settings.
  • [Added] Update status added in statusbar.
  • [Changed] Links menu contents rearranged. Windows Update now under Tools; PC Cleanup, PC Security and Lunarsoft links found under Help.
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Old Dec 18, 2008, 03:35 PM // 15:35   #50
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actually, it downloads all programs and files from their official source.

is that a good idea? since some malware actually blocks the url's of anti malware programs like these.
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Old Dec 19, 2008, 02:58 AM // 02:58   #51
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Even if they use hosts blocking, they can't easily block IP addresses.
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Old Dec 25, 2008, 03:28 PM // 15:28   #52
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Version 1.07.169 has been released.
Changes:
  • [Added] Windows 7 detection implemented.
  • [Fixed] Resolved bug where Event Viewer, Device Manager and Services were disabled.
  • [Fixed] Corrected minor issues with the GUI.
Download: Lunarsoft
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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a malware-free computer! :P
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Old Jan 07, 2009, 10:01 PM // 22:01   #53
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Tarun.I don't want to make thread on this but what do you think of reimage.com for fixing windows xp.I couldn't get mine fixed as there was to much damage this my older pc not my new.the one that got 2 trojans on it.

www.reimage.com
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Old Jan 08, 2009, 02:20 AM // 02:20   #54
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Not freeware, and XP only... I wouldn't trust anything automated.
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Old Jan 10, 2009, 05:27 AM // 05:27   #55
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I tried it out and wow, just their EULA alone is more than enough to say "keep away". And it appears you have to pay just to use the service to "repair". It also said my test machine had malware, which was untrue and a false positive.
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Old Jan 11, 2009, 02:11 AM // 02:11   #56
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I did pay for fix but I asked for refund and went and undid it.It took away my :d drive totally.I got my refund.
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Old Jan 11, 2009, 03:10 AM // 03:10   #57
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Hmm, is this another scareware scam? (207 viruses have been detected on your system. Pay $$$ now to fix it!)
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Old Jan 30, 2009, 06:35 PM // 18:35   #58
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Tarun, I've been "downloading" this Anti-Malware Toolkit for 2+ hours now. What's the deal?! It's seems stuck on this AntiVir one.
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Old Jan 31, 2009, 12:25 AM // 00:25   #59
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It could be a problem with the server that AntiVir comes from. I know Spybot S&D's servers are often VERY slow too. I'll check into it and see if there's a faster mirror.

Edit: Yeah, Avira took about 30 seconds before it started. It got stuck at 12% for me. So it's a problem with their server. I'm checking all the links right now.

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Old Mar 30, 2009, 08:13 PM // 20:13   #60
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Version 1.08.174 has been released.
Changes:
  • [Added] New detection for 32 and 64 bit.
  • [Added] Right-clicking a program and choose install will now execute it if it's found in the specified directory.
  • [Added] Treeview list now covers Vista theme and supports Windows 7's theme.
  • [Fixed] Resolved bug where incompatible downloads for the user's OS were not flagged.
  • [Fixed] Updated icon to resolve issues where colors less than 32-bit were used.
  • [Changed] Improved detection of installed Windows OS.
  • [Changed] Pause button has been removed. Now when you start a download the button changes into a Pause/Resume button.
  • [Removed] Support for Windows 9x/Me removed.
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