Moderators hazelnut Posted April 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2013 I can see how this may not prove very popular to a lot of users. (not condoning anything here, just stating facts) https://torrentfreak.com/mcafee-patents-technology-to-detect-and-block-pirated-content-130424/ Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL_PuSHeR Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I think it's okay only if legal alternatives are present... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWebAtom Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) What a pathetic patent. They're just using a blacklist of known filesharing sites and comparing it to each URL a user visits. That's like; eight four lines of code. Impressive, McAfee. Changed from eight to four, after writing some code that would probably work: at least for IE. Edited April 25, 2013 by TheWebAtom I'm Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted April 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2013 We'll see Google Glasses before we ever see this. I doubt it would take people long to circumvent it though... Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2013 They're just using a blacklist of known filesharing sites and comparing it to each URL a user visits. They must not have heard of a HOSTS file then, and hopefully they can blacklist themselves. I'd only see such a block being good for companies/corporations and free Internet hot spots to protect themselves from legal repercussions of users downloading habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 For this to work, someone must first knowingly run McAfee winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted April 25, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2013 For this to work, someone must first knowingly run McAfee It will appear as an upgrade to McAfee’s existing SiteAdvisor web safety tool. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I'm kind of surprised that McAfee stays in business to be honest. I don't know anyone who runs it, and I rarely hear anything good about it. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I'm kind of surprised that McAfee stays in business to be honest. I don't know anyone who runs it, and I rarely hear anything good about it. Corporations/businesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Must be. But isn't it extremely resource hungry? winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2013 But isn't it extremely resource hungry? Suppose to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Well, not really. I can check that tomorrow or next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted April 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2013 problem is it will only block known and such methods and locations are changed often so MF will always be behind ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 they're putting post-its over cracks in a dam winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted April 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2013 I can see only one purpose to this and it's an ulterior one. They're hoping enough pressure from interested parties can be brought to bear on the browser developers to make this a compulsory part of their code. As a voluntary install it's a non starter, so it has to be more than that. EDIT: And of course the search engine people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted April 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 26, 2013 I actually think the people they are hoping will use this are probably the same ones who don't realize they are doing anything wrong. I hear people all the time say they downloaded this game/movie/whatever from google. I think some people literally don't understand that just because it comes up with a search that its wrong to download. Also the ones who pirate A LOT definitely aren't going to install this crap. I guess I just don't see the point in creating this software at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Agree with rridgely. Determined pirates aren't going to install this or care about it, though it may stop workplace piracy(?) I guess(?) The only people who will be affected by this are those who think the google is the internet. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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