>Beware.
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>Somehow, the Mail Skinner program was installed onto my computer; pressummably a few accidental clicks by one of the persons who use the computer.
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>It makes several cute emoticons available, through buttons added to Outlook Express. I can't even hide the corresponding toolbar. When trying to uninstall it - with an option provided in one of the buttons - I get directed to their Web site, which includes a question: "Why do you want to uninstall this program?" - Obviously because I didn't want this crap in the first place, damn it.
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>Most suspicious is that I have to provide a valid e-mail address, to receive removal instructions! Other suspicious signs are, how easy it gets installed (nobody remembers having installed it), and how difficult it is to uninstall.
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>The programm What's Running (
www.whatsrunning.com) seems appropriate for removal of this and perhaps a few other pests (editor's rating at
www.download.com: 4 out of 5). I hope this doesn't include its own spyware... but it does seem much more trustworthy than the aforementioned pest.
Correction: The Web site should read
www.whatsrunning.net
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