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    SYnaptic phone home? spyware?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by noodles12, Jul 14, 2006.

  1. noodles12

    noodles12 Notebook Consultant

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    I have an asus s96j with the synaptic touchpad drivers. Does anyone else's synaptic phone home a lot?

    I am using firefox. Every once in awhile, my firewall (comodo) says that synaptic is trying to access the internet. If i decline/reject this action, my browser stops working. Does anyone else notice synaptic phoning home a lot? How does a touchpad driver have anything to do with my browser being able to access the internet?
     
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    Groffen Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's kinda creepy.
     
    Groffen, Jul 14, 2006
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    That is strange. I use Comodo as well, on an HP, and my synaptic touchpad driver has never called home before, as far as I know.

    Maybe it's homeless?
     
    Shel, Jul 15, 2006
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    homeless??? i don't understand... and it is creepy =/.
     
    noodles12, Jul 18, 2006
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    It probably is not spyware, unless you have incessant pop-ups and severe slow down. It likely is Synaptic just checking for updates to the driver. I wouldn't worry. The browser not working when you do not allow it is just a quirk of the way the firewall blocks synaptic. This is why I say people should not use a software firewall. They can cause alot of paranoia and stress over nothing, and throw in some compatability issues while they are at it.
     
    cashmonee, Jul 18, 2006
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