Talk:WeatherBug

message: Definitely not spyware? I thought it was. Good thing I'm using a Mac. --WikiFan04Talk 4:32, 30 Jul 2005 (CDT)
:I concur that WeatherBug is spyware. While the concept of the program is benevolent, the purpose of the program is malevolent. This also brings up concerns with similar programs such as The Weather Channel's Desktop Weather application. Your best bet is to use an RSS reader and the RSS feed for your local National Weather Service office or other weather service. If you don't know the website for your country's weather service, browse this list compiled by the South African Weather Service. --Bushido Hacks 12:29, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I don't.  The WeatherBug is not spyware and the the ads are only in the program window.  This means no popup when the program is minimized.  Red1530 00:04, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I can't speak for anyone else's personal experience, but my antivirus lit up with three different trojans when I tried to install weatherbug about a year ago.
72.195.189.98 (talk) 01:49, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Which ones? --FOo (talk) 01:51, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, but doesn't spyware install itself without the user's consent?  That's how WeatherBug wound up on my computer.  And its forgiveness beg screen is sickening. --Dullstar (talk) 02:25, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Everyone is missing the point.  It was NOT spyware - it was the worst.  All it did was install (many) other things (some obviously adware and others of completely unknown purpose) and fight like ***l to reinstall after every attempt to clean it off.  But the lawyers at Weatherbug were telling the (legal) truth - weatherbug itself was not SPYWARE.76.20.48.242 (talk) 22:39, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

text: I remember in the 90's that the only easy way to remove it was to reinstall the OS(win 9x and later). It used malware methods to prevent its removal. On top of that it would work like a Trojan and download and install sponsors programs. I cannot speak for the state of the present company nut since I can find other alternatives I won't give them the chance to repeat history. ProfTheory (talk) 21:22, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Spyware?

message: The article had a section called "support FAQ" that seemed to be little other than a Weatherbug advertisement. I've removed it.  --Mr. Billion 03:56, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I wouldn't believe spywareguide.com, then, because on my computer it installed without consent.  I'm glad I use Ubuntu Linux now instead of XP.--Dullstar (talk) 02:27, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: "Support FAQ"

message: Title says it all.  Delete it, its an ad all over. 69.229.11.186 01:24, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Delete it"

message: I see many definitions about WeatherBug, in most cases WeatherBug employees trying to convince people that the software is entirely harmless and asking for proof of malware behavior, this is absolutely laughable for IT professionals that have to deal with these type of garbage-ware, for any person wishing to test the software I recommend installing XP or any other Microsoft OS on a Virtual environment, install WeatherBug and in a few minutes you'll notice that your browser has been hijacked, you'll observe some estrange new search engine set as default, a new toolbar, etc.
We have observed that the behavior varies, from time to time, but the result is the same, WeatherBug is ad-ware and Malware, define it any way you want but still garbage.
If you use Windows products, DO NOT INSTALL THIS GARBAGE.
If you use Linux, true weather options are built-in on some Ubuntu versions.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.184.122.104 (talk) 19:24, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Garbage-ware 

message: Hello all, and thank you for your contributions to this page. I edited this page years ago under a different account and only recently revisited the article. I notice a lot of extraneous information now, especially re: ownership of the weatherbug software and partnerships of the parent company. While we all appreciate the interest in this article and the extra information, I think we can also agree the article needs to stay more on target. With that in mind, I'm going to remove a lot of the additions. Any thoughts? --pettyifrogger  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pettifrogger (talk • contribs) 18:49, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major problems with this article. 

message: Reading the comments here it sounds like people want to turn tech support woes into an Encyclopedia. Can we just scrap all of these minor entries? I don't feel educatedJawz101 (talk) 15:53, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  why do we have encyclopaedic entries on mobile weather apps?