Adware OpenCandy

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Adware:Win32/OpenCandy

Encyclopedia entry

Published: Feb 12, 2011

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Low

Antimalware protection details

Microsoft recommends that you download the latest definitions to get protected.

Detection initially created:

Definition: 1.97.1582.0

Released: Feb 12, 2011

Summary

This potentially unwanted software is detected by the Microsoft antispyware engine. Technical details are not currently available.

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[Guest Toast]

What's this?

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Adware:Win32/OpenCandy

Encyclopedia entry

Published: Feb 12, 2011

Aliases

Not available

Alert Level

Low

Antimalware protection details

Microsoft recommends that you download the latest definitions to get protected.

Detection initially created:

Definition: 1.97.1582.0

Released: Feb 12, 2011

Summary

This potentially unwanted software is detected by the Microsoft antispyware engine. Technical details are not currently available.

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Guessing that MS ****ed up and labeled opencandy as adware and yes the installer uses opencandy but there isnt any potential danger in it

http://www.opencandy.com/

all it does basically is to recommend a software on install if you dont want it just tick the do not install recommend software on the opencandy part try and update your spyware definitions

[Lee 84]

Eset Nod32 did the same thing till they reported it. After updating the definitions they fixed their mistake.

We will be moving away from OpenCandy in our 1.4 update. :)

[Finland 0]

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[Lee 84]

I hate OpenCandy, every time Avira report nowadays... Where can I download the installer which is "OpenCandy" free?

It's available on the Sourceforge files section.

Edited February 20, 2011 by Lee

[Finland 0]

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[Lee 84]

There is no installer without OpenCandy?

Nope, use the slim version to get the required files.

Creating installers with and without would be a pain on every release.