Do I trust this software?

antspants · Jul 2, 2024

Rollback_Jockey said:
Why not just remove it and get on with life. I might install software on a machine i'm repairing for a specific reason and i might forget to remove it, big deal!

What isn’t as big deal to one person, maybe to another.

Rollback_Jockey · Jul 2, 2024

antspants said:
What isn’t as big deal to one person, maybe to another.

I suggest professional therapy to those. Do these same people also get stressed looking at the powertools used to repair their car?

trevo · Jul 2, 2024

Rollback_Jockey said:
I suggest professional therapy to those.

How do I teach my body that my fight or flight response is supposed to be for life or death situations, not answering
an email?

Josey Wales · Jul 2, 2024

This would not be the first time that strange apps have shown up in Windows Store.

Josey Wales · Jul 2, 2024

Rollback_Jockey said:
I suggest professional therapy to those. Do these same people also get stressed looking at the powertools used to repair their car?

The Auto shop is not trying to sell them service at another Auto Shop. Too suggest that someone or anyone that has a differing opinion that you to get Professional help is quite Sad!

antspants · Jul 2, 2024

Rollback_Jockey said:
I suggest professional therapy to those.

I suggest you chill.

dacrone · Jul 2, 2024

A Guy · Jul 3, 2024

A Guy

Rollback_Jockey · Jul 3, 2024

antspants said:
I suggest you chill.

I'm perfectly chilled which is why i don't get stressed out over minor issues.

Josey Wales · Jul 3, 2024

Rollback_Jockey said:
I'm perfectly chilled which is why i don't get stressed out over minor issues.

BunnyJ · Jul 3, 2024

Winuser said:
And be prepared to be sued.

You can't be sued if you're telling the truth.

antspants · Jul 3, 2024

BunnyJ said:
You can't be sued if you're telling the truth.

You can be sued, anyone can be sued, although it doesn’t mean that you will lose. But you have to defend your truth in court.
If you make a claim that is not substantiated or that you can not prove beyond a reasonable doubt to be in fact true to a degree to be exonerated, you could be libel for damages that may result due to your claims that might damage a company/business’ reputation or adversely affecting future income (for that company/business)

The-Hive · Jul 3, 2024

ICIT2LOL said:
I have just got my laptop back form the techies in town after I thought that the wifi card had gone bust. It had not the problem was due to an Asus update for that card - I had no idea of this sort of thing happening thinking that any driver or firmware for the internal components were updated mainly through the Windows update feature.
Now I have the machine back I have found listed in the installed apps an app related to a site called eyacker.com an apparently it is an app that scans for spam and scams and is sited in Reykjavik Iceland.
My query is are there any members who know of this app/web site and is this software safe as I do not remember downloading and installing this app??
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I just saw your post, I had similar a few years back, I wonder if your "techies" put installed it to help track down your problem, may be worth asking them... Just a thought.
Rod

Winuser · Jul 3, 2024

BunnyJ said:
You can't be sued if you're telling the truth.

They would have to prove that the shop installed the software and that that it infected their computer.

antspants · Jul 3, 2024

Winuser said:
They would have to prove that the shop installed the software and that that it infected their computer.

This is about the shop suing the customer because it was suggested in an earlier post that the OP should call out the shop online without any substantiated proof.

let everyone you know that this happened as it's unacceptable to be getting potential malware from a repair shop. Post on social media the name of the place

This can result in a libel claim made by the shop toward the customer

BunnyJ · Jul 3, 2024

antspants said:
You can be sued, anyone can be sued, although it doesn’t mean that you will lose. But you have to defend your truth in court.
If you make a claim that is not substantiated or that you can not prove beyond a reasonable doubt to be in fact true to a degree to be exonerated, you could be libel for damages that may result due to your claims that might damage a company/business’ reputation or adversely affecting future income (for that company/business)

They can sue you but proving their claim is going to be hard if not impossible. Defamation cases are hard to win.

antspants · Jul 3, 2024

BunnyJ said:
Defamation cases are hard to win.

Not so much anymore. Libel (written statement) is getting easier and easier to prosecute.

My most recent involvement (as a witness) in a libel case was here in Australia regarding a parent that made comments on Facebook about one of her child's teachers. The statement was no worse than the parent claiming that the teacher was mean and was terrible at teaching.
The teacher won the libel case. This resulted in the parent paying for the teachers leagal costs, wages lost due to loss of work as a result of mental health issues and damages paid. The parent also had to retract the claim and make a public apology on the schools Facebook page.

I stand by the fact that this is a good outcome in my view, watching this unfold resulted in a deserving result, the parent was bogan, vindictive and had an unattractive personality. I believe the cause of this was a teacher giving a bogan child detention.

You can’t just run around making claims about a company or individual without using terms like “In my opinion” etc and having the proof to back up your allegations.

I have been involved with or seen many libel cases in Australia in regards to one of my main activities ‘not for profit’

I remember in the 80’s, I read an article about an individual in America who tripped over due to a crack in the footpath, or a dividing line between paths, and successfully sued their local municipal. I had never read anything like it before and the result was law suit after law suite which eventually made it to Australian shores. Nothing has been the same since… then came social media.

The law is bent.

BunnyJ · Jul 3, 2024

antspants said:
Not so much anymore. Libel (written statement) is getting easier and easier to prosecute.

My most recent involvement (as a witness) in a libel case was here in Australia regarding a parent that made comments on Facebook about one of her child's teachers. The statement was no worse than the parent claiming that the teacher was mean and was terrible at teaching.
The teacher won the libel case. This resulted in the parent paying for the teachers leagal costs, wages lost due to loss of work as a result of mental health issues and damages paid. The parent also had to retract the claim and make a public apology on the schools Facebook page.

I stand by the fact that this is a good outcome in my view, watching this unfold resulted in a deserving result, the parent was bogan, vindictive and had an unattractive personality. I believe the cause of this was a teacher giving a bogan child detention.

You can’t just run around making claims about a company or individual without using terms like “In my opinion” etc and having the proof to back up your allegations.

I have been involved with or seen many libel cases in Australia in regards to one of my main activities ‘not for profit’

I remember in the 80’s, I read an article about an individual in America who tripped over due to a crack in the footpath, or a dividing line between paths, and successfully sued their local municipal. I had never read anything like it before and the result was law suit after law suite which eventually made it to Australian shores. Nothing has been the same since… then came social media.

The law is bent.

This would be a civil case and not a criminal one.

BunnyJ · Jul 3, 2024

Here's a write up on defamation

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/defamation-law-made-simple-29718.html

TM21 · Jul 3, 2024

It just sounds to me, like a wonderful opportunity to back up the data files, and do a CLEAN Install of a newer OS. (at least as new as the CPU's age would accommodate. ) [Most CPU's made after 2012, will accommodate Windows 11/Pro/ 24H2.]

I do Clean Installs so often, it's become as easy as gassing up the car. My latest OS install took only ten minutes.
I keep all my everyday programs, and all my Tweaks, on one big Flash Drive, so re-installs go really fast. Just a possible solution!

TM

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