On 25/02/2013, at 4:28 PM, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have discovered that I have Akamai NetSession installed, with Adobe Systems > as the only listed user. I have no recollection of installing this and am > tempted to uninstall with the uninstaller provided. > Can anyone advise please > Severin Crisp > ____________________________________________________ For the "official" (from the horse's mouth) description of Akamia NetSession, go here: http://www.akamai.com/html/solutions/client_faq.html For a sample of user reaction, have a look at : http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/akamai-netsession-interface-whatwhy-038-how-did-it-get-on-my-pc which claims it as being installed along with Adobe Flash Player, which could explain your observations. Although I just updated to the latest versions of Flash and Adobe Reader (both necessary evils I'm afraid) I still find no sign of this thing on my system, so perhaps it's somewhat selective as to where it lands. A little more information can be found at: http://stream-recorder.com/forum/akamai-netsession-interface-and-disalbe-t7217.html?s=39ad93af6d7ef06837d639f0b432bc32& It seems to be fairly innocuous, but it is a P2P service and as such should be viewed with some suspicion. No doubt harmless in intent, but wide open to abuse. Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
