news.bbc.co.uk— The application Browzar has been branded "adware" by many because it directs web searches to on-line adverts. The whole story revisited by the good old BBC, enjoy..
Sep 3, 2006View in Crawl 4
From the BBC article:"Browzar's developers say they are examining the feedback but strongly deny that it is adware. Mr Ajaz Ahmed, founder of internet service provider Freeserve and the man behind Browzar, told the BBC News website that he thought people were misusing the term."This is not adware at all," he said. "Like every search engine, Browzar has sponsored advertising." Adware is typically a piece of software that generates advertising on a user's computer.The Browzar website states the application contains "no malware, no spyware and no adware". 'So it begs the question: if you use a "Search Engine", does the inclusion of "paid sponsor links" count as Adware/Spyware? Hrmmm...I think what some people are piss about (and rightly so) is that (i) it's just an IE shell, (ii) searches are redirected without permission, (iii) it really doesn't do what they claim (or doesn't do it well).There is also this from the BBC article:But Mr Ahmed says that users are under no obligation to use the Browzar search engine. "You can use whichever search engine you want with Browzar," he said. "Just type in the address and you can use Google, MSN, Yahoo or Ask."
So what you mean is that the news source geared towards normal people with lives outside of computers isn't a techie masturbatory aid? Who'd have thunk it?
There's a distinct difference between talking to your base, dumbing down, and flat out reporting erroneous and incorrect information as truth. It should be unacceptable. period.
Stop taking it seriously. It is a pile of software poo. I recall writing tabbed browsers using the IE control when i was 15 (before i got a proper operating system). That app they have prob took an hour to make at most.
This needs to be buried. Browzar is a waste of time. Lets move on. It runs on IE and all the searches are hijacked and return trash. Not even non savy people will be tricked into using this because the search hijacking makes the browser useless no matter how "secure" it claims to be.
mousefingerSep 3, 2006
From the BBC article:"Browzar's developers say they are examining the feedback but strongly deny that it is adware. Mr Ajaz Ahmed, founder of internet service provider Freeserve and the man behind Browzar, told the BBC News website that he thought people were misusing the term."This is not adware at all," he said. "Like every search engine, Browzar has sponsored advertising." Adware is typically a piece of software that generates advertising on a user's computer.The Browzar website states the application contains "no malware, no spyware and no adware". 'So it begs the question: if you use a "Search Engine", does the inclusion of "paid sponsor links" count as Adware/Spyware? Hrmmm...I think what some people are piss about (and rightly so) is that (i) it's just an IE shell, (ii) searches are redirected without permission, (iii) it really doesn't do what they claim (or doesn't do it well).There is also this from the BBC article:But Mr Ahmed says that users are under no obligation to use the Browzar search engine. "You can use whichever search engine you want with Browzar," he said. "Just type in the address and you can use Google, MSN, Yahoo or Ask."
Closed AccountSep 4, 2006
All browzar does is have a homepage you can't change. Big deal.People here on digg exaggerated big time.
blackmariahSep 4, 2006
So what you mean is that the news source geared towards normal people with lives outside of computers isn't a techie masturbatory aid? Who'd have thunk it?
goosemasterSep 4, 2006
There's a distinct difference between talking to your base, dumbing down, and flat out reporting erroneous and incorrect information as truth. It should be unacceptable. period.
diggeasytigerSep 4, 2006
Stop taking it seriously. It is a pile of software poo. I recall writing tabbed browsers using the IE control when i was 15 (before i got a proper operating system). That app they have prob took an hour to make at most.
Closed AccountSep 4, 2006
Browzar doesnt install itself. It is a self contained .exeNext?
Closed AccountSep 4, 2006
browzar is gay... you can write something like this in Visual Basic 6 in a flash... and add in your own customizable features
chettersSep 4, 2006
This needs to be buried. Browzar is a waste of time. Lets move on. It runs on IE and all the searches are hijacked and return trash. Not even non savy people will be tricked into using this because the search hijacking makes the browser useless no matter how "secure" it claims to be.