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Originally posted by traxor
... Can anyone please post more information about it?
Yes it does contain ad-ware. It adds a toolbar to IE and opens some popups when visiting normal internet pages. My little brother once installed it...
on the
Smiley Central site it says:
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What is this toolbar on my browser for?
Internet Explorer/MSN ISP Browser/AOL ISP Browser users: Your toolbar attaches to your browser and provides one-click access to Smiley Central and other cool tools, plus your favorite search providers - including Google, AltaVista, Ask Jeeves, AlltheWeb and LookSmart! Just enter a search term into the blank search field and click any search provider button to get instant results from the Web's leading search engines!
Please note: Your toolbar includes NO spyware and NO adware, and is 100% FREE.
The toolbar ITSELF is no adware... but smilie central do installs adware
On another site it says:
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Smiley Central is an Internet Explorer plugin that allows you to add numerous smiley faces to your email or instant messages. It is part of the Fun Web Products suite of utilities such as Cursor Mania, My Mail Stationary, My Mail Signature, PopSwatter, Popular Screensavers, and the My Way website portal.
Although none of these products claim to be spyware, they do slow your computer down. All of the products use cookies to track usage, although they claim not to use cookies or anything else to track personally identifiable information. That being said, I would still recommend uninstalling the SmileyCentral software and other Fun Web Products if you feel your computer runs better without them. They are found by many spyware removal tools such as Spybot Search and Destroy, Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Conclusion: just don't use it
