As I have already mentioned under the original JSetiTracker topic, the author of that program is operating a web server in direct violation of his service agreement with @Home. Personally, this does not seem to me to indicate very high standards of ethics on his part.
That doesn't necessarily mean that his program is a trojan horse nor that he was the source of the faked email. It does seem to me to raise some legitimate suspicion.
As a possible clue to the trustworthiness of the source, please note that the Web site for this software is operating from 24.3.47.214, which is cc796689-b.hwrd1.md.home.com. That is an @Home cable connection and Web servers are specifically prohibited by the @Home AUP. It is very likely that the @Home abuse team will be shutting the site down.
I have a selfish interest here: my own system is also in hwrd1.md.home.com. The bandwidth being used by this Web server may have an impact on my own system's performance. Certainly his abuse of the @Home AUP is the type of thing being used by @Home to justify capping the bandwith of all their customers.
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As I have already mentioned under the original JSetiTracker topic, the author of that program is operating a web server in direct violation of his service agreement with @Home. Personally, this does not seem to me to indicate very high standards of ethics on his part.
That doesn't necessarily mean that his program is a trojan horse nor that he was the source of the faked email. It does seem to me to raise some legitimate suspicion.
As a possible clue to the trustworthiness of the source, please note that the Web site for this software is operating from 24.3.47.214, which is cc796689-b.hwrd1.md.home.com. That is an @Home cable connection and Web servers are specifically prohibited by the @Home AUP. It is very likely that the @Home abuse team will be shutting the site down.
I have a selfish interest here: my own system is also in hwrd1.md.home.com. The bandwidth being used by this Web server may have an impact on my own system's performance. Certainly his abuse of the @Home AUP is the type of thing being used by @Home to justify capping the bandwith of all their customers.