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Digsby IM Client Quietly Installs Badware

Posted by kdawson on from the pushing-the-envelope-and-the-bounds-of-good-taste dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IM company Digsby has quietly included malware in an update to their client software that utilizes users' computing power and bandwidth while idle for a quick buck. When questioned, developers at Digsby claim that they have done no wrong and that users should not complain because the client software is 'free.'" The money-making distributed computing software is in addition to six "crapware" apps that users must refuse during installation. The terms of service that no one ever reads does describe the CPU- and bandwidth-robbing moneymaker, and its off switch is located behind the "Support Digsby" menu item.

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  1. Re:You get what you pay for... and then some more. by Flea+of+Pain · · Score: 4, Funny

    free as in Willy

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  2. LOL! by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 5, Funny

    users should not complain because the client software is 'free.'

    Oh, I'd love to kick that guy in the nads and when he says "Dude! What up?" I'll say "Shut up! It was free!" and then he'd be all weepy like and I'd be all laughin' up in his face. Yeah, good times.

  3. Re:FOSS, maybe? by bitt3n · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why people never mention Miranda? It's probably the best free & open-source client for Windows, so much better than Pidgin.

    because anything you say via Miranda can and will be used against you in a court of law

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