The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    CrystalDiskMark 3.0 installs adware 'Opencandy'

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Phil, Apr 28, 2011.

  1. Phil

    Phil Retired

    Reputations:
    4,415
    Messages:
    17,036
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    455
    Phil, Apr 28, 2011
    #1
  2. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,972
    Messages:
    7,788
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    . well i was always irritated that it's actually a webapp (uses internet explorer.. you'll notice when you run it on a windows server system with the locked down internet explorer settings. when it starts, tons of security remarks pop up).

    looks like we'll have to code a simple replacement for it. lets start up visual studio :)
     
    davepermen, Apr 28, 2011
    #2
  3. Phil

    Phil Retired

    Reputations:
    4,415
    Messages:
    17,036
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    455
    Phil, Apr 28, 2011
    #3
  4. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,972
    Messages:
    7,788
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    still interested what opencandy is good for. seems like a way to make money without being intrusive for the user. so what does it? how does the crystaldiskmark developer make money with it without us paying something or showing ads?

    just curious.. :)
     
    davepermen, Apr 28, 2011
    #4
  5. maximinimaus

    maximinimaus Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    468
    Messages:
    635
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    maximinimaus, Apr 29, 2011
    #5
  6. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    406
    Messages:
    2,007
    Likes Received:
    128
    Trophy Points:
    81
    Sounds like it collects "non-personally identifiable information", if I understood the linked article correctly. The fact that the article didn't go into any more detail than that makes me rather suspicious as to what it collects, but in the grand scheme of things I'm sure most people have installed plenty of software (like DRM or cheat detectors for games) that's far more invasive.
     
    Peon, Apr 29, 2011
    #6
  7. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    661
    Messages:
    2,348
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    edit: Nevermind. I didn't opt to download their optional program but MSE still picked up adware. Possibly a false positive but it shouldn't have been downloaded at all since I know that I didn't opt into that download.
     
    Hungry Man, Apr 29, 2011
    #7
  8. 3Fees

    3Fees Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    541
    Messages:
    970
    Likes Received:
    136
    Trophy Points:
    56
    It did the same thing to me,,windows defender removed it, now it scans clean.

    Cheers
    3Fees :)
     
    3Fees, Apr 30, 2011
    #8
  9. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    406
    Messages:
    2,007
    Likes Received:
    128
    Trophy Points:
    81
    At the end of the EULA, it clearly states:

    To legitimately complain about companies bundling unwelcome things into their software, you need to start reading the EULA, because in this case you did opt into it.
     
    Peon, Apr 30, 2011
    #9
  10. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    661
    Messages:
    2,348
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    When you download it it asks if you'd like to uninstall opencandy's crap. I thought that it was installing it regardless of me saying no.
     
    Hungry Man, Apr 30, 2011
    #10