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Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:09 am
by Naki
Not again! You used to have some junk software bundled with Core Temp a while ago, and many complained, plus Core Temp was removed as a suggestion from many software review websites, saying it has malware in it, so they thus do not recommend using Core Temp at all. I think it was in fact a privacy-invading, sensitive private info-grabbing piece of junk malware named "Relevant Knowledge". Then, thankfully you removed that.

Now however I again see this, see screenshot, attached. Why is this showing? Can at least an option be added to hide this POS from main window? :eek:

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:21 am
by The Coolest
It's been there for about 18 months now, and to be honest, I haven't had a single complaint or mention about it in all of this time.
This isn't just some adware\malware, it's a driver or bios update tool. A user has to purchase it, so there is nothing they can accidentally install on their system.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:27 am
by Naki
The Coolest wrote:It's been there for about 18 months now, and to be honest, I haven't had a single complaint or mention about it in all of this time.
This isn't just some adware\malware, it's a driver or bios update tool. A user has to purchase it, so there is nothing they can accidentally install on their system.
Okay, I guess the the other users are likely blind then? Or too lazy to report & create a forum account for this.
I know what it is. Paid or Trial software, can we please have this link gone? Can you move it to About maybe? Ot maybe move to Settings in some corner (of General tab for example), not with too invasive/too large font?

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:43 am
by The Coolest
I don't think so. I just think not many really care, and understand that developers still have to make a buck somehow.
So, I don't have plans to move it right now. I don't really see a problem with it.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:18 pm
by Naki
The Coolest wrote:1) I don't think so. I just think not many really care, and understand that developers still have to make a buck somehow.
2) So, I don't have plans to move it right now. I don't really see a problem with it.
1) I agree, I know making complex system software such as Core Temp is not easy, nor comes easily. I know it takes lots of hard work & time & efforts to do this.
2) Okay, thanks. I hope you can consider it some time in the future.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:56 am
by Quickrick
18 months and no one else complained???!! You must be deaf, dumb, blind and stupid. Sorry for the insults, but lets be clear, you don't make it easy for anyone to complain. AND YES I get the malware warning too. And I think it is totally disgusting for you to stoop that low. Furthermore, I would have made a donation long ago...but NOT WHEN YOU IMBED MALWARE!!!! When you do THAT you can, well, stick it where the sun doesn't shine. And no, I have not complained before...probably one of thousands because you have to go through all the crap of signing up, waiting for an e-mail to come through...etc, etc. Who the hell has time for all that fawntalroy.

Simply put, if you don't have the decency not to imbed malware and then, when someone complains you don't think it matters???!!!???

You think we like getting malware? You really are stupid.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:30 pm
by The Coolest
Considering I replied in August of last year, it's closer to 2 years now. And yes, no one else complained.
I don't know which version you downloaded or from where, but Core Temp, downloaded from the Core Temp home page does not come with any type of malware, embedded or otherwise.
There are two things it does come with: An offer to put a shortcut to an online game during installation. And a link to driver agent in the program's UI, which is opt in only, and can't be accidentally installed.
Some AV software may still flag it due to the way the executable is constructed with the driver binaries integrated into it, but I have not had any such complaints at all in recent memory.

If you installed Core Temp and got malware, it must have been downloaded from a 3rd party website with their own installer. I had that happen to users before, but in such case there is not much I can do, nor should I be held responsible.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:37 pm
by Hate2Register2Post
I just downloaded the latest version and there were many things I disagree with.
My first observation was the intrusive installer, this completely threw me off because I thought I had clicked a phishing site or something.
Second, it is bundled with some game by default through the installer.
And third, YES, I noticed that link. I Clicked it, and it redirected me to some other software that I am not remotely interested in.
I notice these things and first thing I do is go in the support forums, not even a minute later I'm in this thread.
The Coolest wrote:It's been there for about 18 months now, and to be honest, I haven't had a single complaint or mention about it in all of this time.
I absolutely agree with quickrick. No one has the time to register just to complain about your bad design decisions, in fact I don't most of the time but seeing you ignorant hubris that no one cares, prompted me to register to let you know it is not only just one or two people. We are many and most of us would rather uninstall and move on. I myself will just use the old 0.99.8 I had on a drive.

I understand you need to make money, if you need the shekels, please don't resort to crappy tactics like that, Please. If you'd like, add a "donate to my paypal" link on the application, under the about, and on your home page or something like that. And if possible, revert to a portable version that you don't have to install, it's a nuisance to install software, simplicity is best.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:57 pm
by The Coolest
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you don't like the installer, you can use the portable zip file located in the 'More downloads' section. If you don't like my bad design decisions, no one is forcing you to use the software.
The installer (for v1.12.1 at the time of writing) on Core Temp's homepage uses a standard Inno Installer configuration. There's nothing special about it, I'm not sure what is so "intrusive" about it, or how it managed to "completely throw you off", I'm sorry.
As I mentioned, it comes with an option to put a shortcut on your desktop to an online game. You can untick that option, or you can just delete the shortcut afterwards if you don't want it.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:08 am
by meimeiriver2
Naki wrote:
The Coolest wrote:It's been there for about 18 months now, and to be honest, I haven't had a single complaint or mention about it in all of this time.
This isn't just some adware\malware, it's a driver or bios update tool. A user has to purchase it, so there is nothing they can accidentally install on their system.
Okay, I guess the the other users are likely blind then? Or too lazy to report & create a forum account for this.
I know what it is. Paid or Trial software, can we please have this link gone? Can you move it to About maybe? Ot maybe move to Settings in some corner (of General tab for example), not with too invasive/too large font?
"DriverAgent's purpose is to scan your PC" 'Nuf said. It's malware; subsidiarily, a very fishy site. NEVER trust any third-party site with scanning your computer and offering you 'updated' drivers. If Windows 10 ever needs updated drivers, then Microsoft will do that for you. Period. This scam is as old as Win 95, and no reputable company ought to promote these type of sites.

N.B. Even if an alleged 'updated' driver they offered doesn't contain a virus/malware itself per se, the fact that they wish to scan your PC is nefarious enough. Anno 2019, ppl should be wise enough never to these scam-sites like that.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:30 am
by meimeiriver2
The Coolest wrote:Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you don't like the installer, you can use the portable zip file located in the 'More downloads' section. If you don't like my bad design decisions, no one is forcing you to use the software.
No offense (my posts are still being moderated, it seems, so this may not even make it), but this 'Take it or leave it' attitude is, frankly, not very mature. Despite the fact that everyone understands you guys need to make money, linking to a shady site that offers to 'update' your drivers, I'm convinced there's not a bone in your body that truly believes that anyone taking them up on such third-party offers is a sound idea. In fact, everyone and their dog knows that fishy sites offering you to update your drivers is, in fact, a very bad idea. Always has been.

If you guys want to make money this way per se, please, find another, more reputable site/venue to advertise for.

Re: Does Core Temp have malware/adware again!?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:27 am
by Naki
I beg to disagree.
Windows 10 does not always and not necessarily install the best drivers for all PC/laptop/tablet PC systems on the planet.
Sometimes certain drivers Microsoft offers may be slow, glitchy, or downright bad, such as those for some USB 3.0 chips.

I agree there is no need for paid software for this, as there are good free ones, such as Snappy Driver Installer (SDI), and its fork SDI Origin. :)