On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Marc Sanders <marcsander...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Rob Weir <robweir <at> apache.org> writes: > >> >> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Donald Whytock <dwhytock <at> gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Looks like they are bundling in known adware apps like PartyPoker, >> PriceGong, uPlayer, etc. >> >> >> Their link that says "Install the OpenOffice suite and get the #1 >> alternative to MS Office" downloads a 33 MB openoffice-suite.exe. This >> is not a real distribution of OpenOffice.org. It sounds like it is a >> "download admin" that will offer the other apps and then download OOo. >> >> So a few issues here: >> >> 1) Their website and the file name suggest that the user is >> downloading "OpenOffice" >> >> 2) Domain name "openoffice.fm" >> >> Both are likely confusing to the consumer and falsely imply the >> identity and source of their goods. >> >> BTW, I created a place in Bugzilla to track things like this: >> >> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/enter_bug.cgi?product=trademark >> >> Once we get 3.4 out maybe we can do an official registration of >> "Apache OpenOffice" as a trademark. That will give us some more clout >> with issues like this. Until then, I suppose we should take it as a >> compliment that they are claiming to be us, and not some other open >> source office suite >> >> -Rob >> >> > Don >> >> > > In a moment of carelessness, > I downloaded and "installed" > openoffice.fm, but declined > all adware apps. After > "installation", no version > of OOo appeared anywhere. > (So, *apparently* nothing > installed or could be uninstalled.) > I've run Sophos AV numerous time > and found nothing. > > Any reason I should be concerned? >
The MO is typically to install adware, not viruses. Virus writing is not a business model. Some anti-virus apps report adware, some don't. But if you don't see anything, that might be a good sign. After all, adware that you can't see is not a business model either. When I get a chance I'll try installing on a virtual machine and see what I get. -Rob > Thx, > M > >
