Should ‘I agree’ to Spyware
Let’s say you found a nice website and you downloaded an unknown software which you thought would be useful. During installation, there is the end user license agreement (EULA), and you say or click ‘I agree’ without reading it. Have you ever read the EULA? not many people read it and so do I. Why? Mostly because it would require an attorney to truly understand it.Some malicious software developer or hackers use this as a method to intrude into your system. On agreeing, you unintentionally allow the software to take control over your computer resulting in a security breach.
Some software install spyware and adware agents or codes and certain EULA acquires access to your address book to spam existing contacts. Before installing new software, make sure that the source is genuine or you might be a guinea-pig used by software developers to test their products.
A Useful Freeware: EULAlyzer
The Benefits
- Discover potentially hidden behavior about the software you’re going to install
- Pick up on things you missed when reading license agreements
- Keep a saved database of the license agreements you view
- Instant results - super-fast analysis in just a second





















July 16th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Great post!
So many as you said, dont read the agreement.
Their puter starts to bog down and become unresponsive. They blame their AntiVirus or AntiSpyware or even their Firewall,but they allowed the Malware to set up house.
I’ll check out EULAlyzer.
Thanks.
July 19th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
yup. There’s another alternative such as site adviser. If the source is genuine then I don’t have to worry ’so much’ about it.
July 21st, 2008 at 1:09 am
Thanks for the resource! I’ve got to admit “if I want it!” I generally just give it the go ahead. But thinking it through, not a very bright thing to do LOL! I’ll check out your recommended resource, again thanks!
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Thanks,
Yes, dont bother to read the agreement. Make sure the site or source is genuine before downloading. Try the EULAlyzer or any site adviser.