SillyDog701

[FrankoSport]

Greetings ...

Just found a new folder on my PC -- C:\Program Files\NewDotNet

There was a README.html file inside, which for safety's sake, was opened with a text editor rather than a browser. The main text from that file is shown below.

Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

Thanx-A-Lot, Frank-0-Sport

NewDotNet v6.90 README File
(c) Copyright 2000-2005 New.net, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


README TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. OVERVIEW
2. INSTALLATION
2.1 New.net Website Installation
2.2 Distribution Partner Installation
3. UNINSTALL NEWDOTNET
4. AUTO-UPDATE
5. TROUBLESHOOTING
6. KNOWN ISSUES
7. FOR MORE INFORMATION
8. VERSION HISTORY

________________________________________________________________

1. OVERVIEW

The primary function of NewDotNet is to enable individual
computers to access the website names and email addresses that
are within the domain namespace that New.net has launched.
Examples of the domain names that NewDotNet enables are:

.SHOP .XXX .CLUB .LTD
.INC .TRAVEL .TECH .SPORT
.FAMILY .LAW .MED .MP3


A full list of domain name extensions offered by New.net (and
more information about the company) is located at
http:// www.new.net.


2. INSTALLATION

NewDotNet supports Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000,
and Windows XP.

In order for NewDotNet to install under Windows 2000,
administrator rights are required.

2.1 NewDotNet Website Installation

NewDotNet can be installed by visiting http:// www.new.net.
Once on the site you may click on the "Enable Your Browser
To See New.net Domains" link on the top right hand corner of
every page. The installation only supports Netscape
Navigator/Communicator 6.0+ and Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.

2.2 Distribution Partner Installation

If you are unaware of how NewDotNet was installed on your
computer, we currently have agreements with the following
companies to bundle our software with their downloadable
software:

BikiniDesk
Cliprex (Cliprex Lite)
GDivx
IMesh
MetaMachine (eDonkey2000)
RadLight (RadLight Standard & Subtitle Studio)
RealNetworks (RealOne Player)
UK Software (EasyFreeWebCam)
NeoNapster

Previously, we were bundled with the following software
companies:

Babylon
BearShare
Cydoor (LingoWare)
Go!Zilla
Grokster
KaZaA
Mindset Interactive (NetPalNow)
Webshots

NewDotNet, if selected to install along with the distribution
partner's software, will install after the distribution partner
software installation.


3. UNINSTALL NEWDOTNET

There are multiple procedures to removing our software and each
procedure should be followed as outlined to ensure proper removal.

PROCEDURE 1 (Add/Remove Programs):

1. Click on Start.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Control Panel.
4. From the Control Panel, double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
5. Click on the Install/Uninstall tab in the Add/Remove Programs
Properties window.
6. Locate either New.net Application or New.net Domains and select
it.
7. Click on the Add/Remove button.
8. After removal of our software, you may be prompted to reboot.
Please reboot after removing our software.
9. If this does not fully remove our software, please proceed to
PROCEDURE 2.

PROCEDURE 2 (Uninstall from Hard Drive):

1. Double-click on My Computer.
2. Double-click on the C: drive.
3. Double-click on the Program Files folder.
4. Locate and double-click on the NewDotNet folder. If there is no
folder, please proceed to PROCEDURE 3.
5. Locate and double-click on the uninstall executable; it will
be labeled uninstallX_XX.exe. (“Xâ€

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[profman]

Greetings ...

Just found a new folder on my PC -- C:\Program Files\NewDotNet

There was a README.html file inside, which for safety's sake, was opened with a text editor rather than a browser. The main text from that file is shown below.

Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

Thanx-A-Lot, Frank-0-Sport

My opinion is that this represents legal "slimeware" that I would instantly eradicate from all PCs under my control. It is a software product that allows access to proprietary websites with non-standard web addresses (like *.xxx).

A Google search indicates that many consider it to be spyware.

I have deactivated all links in your post in order to stop it from being an advertisement.

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[DJGM]

It's definitely a piece of spyware. I've had to clear this crap from a number of PC's in the
past, where the owners have said they can no longer use their internet connection.

Getting rid of ths Newdotnet scumware usually resolved the problem on those PC's.

Do everything you can to get rid of this particularly nasty piece of crapware.

(And don't use Internet Explorer for general web browsing!)

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[Alice]

From the Mozilla Firefox forum at http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=330825
hellene (User Support Moderator)
Posted: Mon 17th Oct 2005 9:04am

A recent spate of copy/paste failures has been traced to a piece of junkware called New.net (NewDotNet) which is being bundled out with a lot of genuine applications at the moment, and installs itself in Firefox as if it were an extension.

Symptoms include the copy/paste buttons being grayed out on the context menu and the clipbord being cleared when attempting to copy between tabs or Firefox windows.

To remove new.net you must use the Add/Remove programs feature in Control Panel, or using its own uninstaller if it has been kind enough to leave one lying around, or via
Uninstalling NewDotNet http://www.newdotnet.com/removal.html or by downloading and running MS Antispyware and removing anything it recommends to do with new.net

Do not bother attempting to remove via Firefox, it does no good.

There is a comprehensive report on New.net on this site.

http://www.cexx.org/newnet.htm

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