My firewall keeps poping up asking me to allow/deny it. Any info about this would be helpful.
Thanks for your time in advance..
2006-10-14 18:52:08 · 5 answers · asked by idontknow 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Backweb is mostly useless spyware that can be found in downloads of some software. Surely a resource hog..Smiley central..HP and a few others have it bundled in their applications...It's advertisement, a resource hog, and a spy...I would surely remove it...
*Take note if you do remove it..some software such as 'smiley central' will not work without it..It's part of the agreement for the free download....Well worth giving up the free programs to be rid of it though....
Download, UPDATE, and run spybot search and destroy and adaware. I would also recommend doing an online virus and trojan scan..Links below
2006-10-14 19:04:31 · answer #1 · answered by a_cup_vt2003 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends. Many programs use it for determining updates.
"One of the adware programs swept up by Spy Sweeper on my system was BackWeb from BackWeb Technologies, a company that works with IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Siemens and others. Talk about mixed messages: Spy Sweeper assessed BackWeb as a "medium" threat to my system but nonetheless indicated that the program "is generally used for legitimate purposes" and "should only be removed by advanced users after careful research and consideration." In my case, it arrived with a download of free Kodak picture software. Kodak says the program is used legitimately to make sure users have the latest version of Kodak's software. A BackWeb executive also said the software isn't spyware. And BackWeb has successfully lobbied some anti-spyware software companies to have BackWeb removed from their lists."
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2006-10-15 02:08:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Deny it. It's spyware trying to install on your machine.
2006-10-15 01:53:39 · answer #4 · answered by ebonyruffles 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yup that is spyware, you should deny it
2006-10-15 02:00:40 · answer #5 · answered by JP 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋