Resources E-mail Lists TechRepublic Linux Hardware My Computing. I read that the programme contains 'spyware' and some people have posted messages of concern on related webpages. Thankss and kind regards.
Companies use that method for marketing purposes obviously.
Anyways, it's not of great concerns unless a program doesn't tell you it keeps a log of your surfing habits and calls home at regular time intervals which in this case happens without your consent. You can check programs for spyware using the Ad aware utilty and clean up spyware you don't want on your computer. BearShare does contain spyware, but there are other programs for connecting to the Gnutella network. The information on Computing. Net is the opinions of its users.