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Why is it called "Spyware" ?
While this may be a great concept, the downside is that the advertising companies also install additional tracking software on your system, which is continuously "calling home", using your Internet connection and reports statistical data to the "mothership". While according to the privacy policies of the companies, there will be no sensitive or identifying data collected from your system and you shall remain anonymous, it still remains the fact, that you have a "live" server sitting on your PC that is sending information about you and your surfing habits to a remote location.....

Are all Adware products "Spyware"?
No, but the majority are. There are also products that do display advertising but do not install any tracking mechanism on your system. These products are not indexed in our database.

Is Spyware illegal?
Even though the name may indicate so, Spyware is not an illegal type of software in any way. However there are certain issues that a privacy oriented user may object to and therefore prefer not to use the product. This usually involves the tracking and sending of data and statistics via a server installed on the user's PC and the use of your Internet connection in the background.

News

• adzapper released under the Python License! (As always, the Zaplet core can also be used under the GNU General Public License.)
• adzapper's web UI now runs on a separate port- useful if you're using IE or Opera.

Platforms

adzapper has been tested on:

• Linux (RedHat 6.2)
• Windows NT 4.0 (SP3)
• Windows 98
• Windows 95

It should also work on any Unix platform that Python runs on.

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Instructions

Please see Installing and About adzapper for information on installing and using adzapper.

Announcements

Please note that the zaplet file format has changed again, as of adzapper-0.3.0.
Zaplets now use a completely XML-based file format. This format is incompatible with previous zaplet file formats. All zaplets in the current repository have been converted to this format. The current version of adzapper has a web-interface for editing XML zaplets and conversion programs for your existing zaplets.

Adam Feuer
adamf at pobox.com (replace the 'at' with '@' to contact me via email)
Spyware and Ad Removal Site