Zwinky

Zwinky is a Social Networking/ Avatar site that won't stop until they take over the internet!
==Side Effects and Spyware (taken from Wiki)==
"Zwinky adds the MyWeb Searchbar to the following applications: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, AOL 9.0 Email and Browser, Becky!, IncrediMail, MSN Dial-up Service, AOL Instant Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and Windows Live Messenger.
Once Zwinky is installed, the MyWeb Searchbar runs on startup. When users attempt to visit nonexistent pages, the software redirects them to search.mywebsearch.com. MyWeb Searchbar has been included on lists of known spyware. A review from McAfee SiteAdvisor of the Zwinky website states, 'In our tests, this site promoted downloads that some people consider adware, spyware or other potentially unwanted programs.' There are also many user review complaints about the spyware that the Zwinky website supports." See, that's messed up, man.
==False Advertising==
They have many AD's through out the Web. Some of them are honest and promote the site but others are tricks worse than RickRoll. There is one series of ads I've seen that promote a site in which you can "Make yourself into a cartoon" and they show a picture of person and a cartoon that looks exactly like them. However, the avatars aren't this realistic. I also saw one that says "how will you look old?" This one has a picture of a boy and himself in about 10 or 15 years.
Category:Avatar Site
Category:Social Networking