-----= NOTICE =-----

BearShare has been identified as containing "SPYWARE" by www.spychecker.com and others.

BearShare supposedly installs programs called "Onflow" and "Savenow", did you know that?

Goto the Bearshare site, go to the documentation section, then to the FORUMS.

In the forums goto the area called Adware. (if its still there)

This is not a joke, go read about the adware/spyware they installed on your system.

Spyware/Adware will not kill you but its definately not cool.

Are they reading your hardrive? Did you know they were on your system? Do you care?

Have you read the fine print in the BearShare user agreement?

Disable the spyware & keep bearshare. Bearshare is a great program... but...

Gnutella can exist without bearshare. Say "Vinnie pls deflate your head"

SURPRISED? GO CONFIRM. SHARE THIS FILE SO OTHERS KNOW. SPREAD THE WORD.


-----= LINKS =----

more information ---> www.spychecker.com (search for bearshare)
more information ---> www.bearshare.com (in the forums, adware section)
more information ---> www.grc.com (read OptOut section)
get anti-spyware-software ---> www.lavasoft.de (download the Ad-Aware program)


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ 11.April.2001, Editor's Note]

I found this to be true on my computer.

Every once-in-a-while an add would pop up on me so I checked it out and there it was.

I didn't make the connection until I got this message, but the timing fits.

To see for yourself, go to control panels, add/remove program.

Messed up, huh?