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Thread: Google Toolbar 2.0 Beta

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    Originally posted by McGee@30 June 2003 - 20:09
    The new one blocks pop-ups and has spyware in it.

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    What spyware?
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    I don't remember, I downloaded it and did my daily ad-aware scan and it found new spyware pertaining to the Google toolbar, I believe it's part of the "advanced options"

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    Well I'm not sure if the one you dl'ed has it or not.
    You see... they have this thing in it that tells you how popular a page is.
    To accomplish this task it uses information about your surfing habits.
    That (to me) is spyware!
    When I dl'ed it, it gave you a choice between the one that has this feature and one that don't.
    I chose of course the one that don't.

    Btw I think this is the best explorer add on there is.
    Get rid of the spyware one (if you have it) and get the one without it.

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    I've run both Ad-AwarePro and SpyBot and come up with zip.
    I went to advanced options and it turns out that I didn't have the 'page rank' option ticked anyway.
    If that's the spyware it's certainly easy enough to disable.
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    yeah, that's the spyware!
    I didn't know you could disable it.
    Maybe I'll give the new one a try!

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    Originally posted by ShockAndAwe^i^@30 June 2003 - 22:58
    yeah, that's the spyware!
    I didn't know you could disable it.
    Maybe I'll give the new one a try!
    Yeah, you should.
    I notice that your toolbar doesn't have the "search images" button.
    The new one is worth it just to get that.
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    A search images button you say?
    I'm giving it a try since you say you can turn the page rank feature off.
    I didn't originally want to do it because when you dl that thing it goes straight into the reg and you can't reinstall the old one as there isn't a google bar.exe anywhere on my comp....I think?

    Btw I like your old avatar better.
    Is that a man or a woman's boody?

  8. Software & Hardware   -   #18
    y dont u read their privacy policy. just simply install opera, it has built in google with pop up blocker

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    I've used it for 24 hours now, and when you install it without the Page Rank thingy, Ad-aware 6 Pro and the latest Spybot won't find spyware.

    I already used Opera (with Google build in), but this "new" Google makes a great combination with IE 6.

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    @shockandawe~ I know there's not a google.exe file or anything like that... but if you search in your add/remove programs list you'll find it in there. That should get rid of it and any registry keys that it has.

    @everyone else... how good is this popup blocker that comes with the new toolbar?? Is it say, good enough as to where i could totally get rid of pop up stopper pro? Does it block popunder ad's too? If so then i might consider the new version as to cut down on resources.

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