Bearshare Software Contains Spyware and Adware
Posted by David • Oct 18th, 2006 10:00:26 am - Subscribe | Mood: good | Music: New Order - Regret
Explains how Spybot located adware and spyware located within Bearshare's ad supported client. Beware of the Zango software installation.
Company: Musiclab
Product: Bearshare
Threat: PUPS
Company product URL:
http://www.bearshare.com
Functionality
Supposed to be a free , adsupported client for the Gnutella p2p network.
Description
Running Bearshare requires the installation of Zango. Uninstalling Zango will disable Bearshare.
During installation the checkbox for bening "18 or older " is already checked, this is not a valid for an installer. Also the Bearshare Eula strangely forbids members of phantom companies from using bearshare.
Bearshares website is also registered through domains by proxy which is also not a valid option for a proper company.
Personally
I noticed with BearFlix and not Bearshare, that it has popups after a few minuites after one loads up the program. Plus on the splash page there are banner advertisements.
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davidc Says:
October 23rd, 2006
Check out my blog. EA did the same thing with battlefield 2142 almost anyways
anonymous Says:
October 24th, 2006
instead of bearshare, use shareza or limewire, i think they are free from spyware and such thing 
anonymous Says:
December 16th, 2006
Err...was the post written in non English language, ran through Babelfish and pasted here?
anonymous Says:
October 13th, 2007
I have been using bearshear and been happy with it. I accidently erased zango off my computer. Now bearshare won't work. How can I fix this?
anonymous Says:
January 08th, 2009
get bearshare 5.2.5 the old version doesn't require zango
anonymous Says:
November 17th, 2010
mury_legend
anonymous Says:
April 17th, 2011
That's why RIAA supports Bearshare because it has virus that make them money... STUPID BEARSHARE AND RIAA, You Just Have Sickness Called Dia-RIAA!!!
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frost Says:
October 18th, 2006
Spyware sucks. Thats why I stick with BitTorrent downloading. 100% Spyware free for UTorrent.
Bearshare has become too full of virus's and fake files plus their company is sleezy by knowingly incorperating spyware into their software.
--FrosT