Don't install OVERNET

[cutthecrap+]

WARNING: Don't you install this crap! So many spyware and viruses it contains! I never seen it before. My ISP almost banned me because the viruses activated and spread activity over the Internet. You can't select whether to install the spyware or not. You may uncheck it, but it will be installed incl. the lausy IE button bar. Look here how professional it is:

11.12.03: Incompatibilities
There are a few pieces of software that we know about that will cause crashes if run with Overnet.
Symantec Ad Blocking Software
Zonealarm
Pasakche (proxy software)
see this forum thread for more details.

:o oh, such a bad software like Zonealarm or ad-blocking sw!!! What is better - crap-blocking sw or Overnet??

Also, you can't uninstall all shit incl. Overnet later. Uninstallation of this crap will actually download another spyware application from internet!!! No offline "uninstallation" is allowed. Never seen such a cheeky application! Just look at the Add/Remove Programs section how many parts are installed. They are carefully hidden on your disk, eating your resources (CPU and bandwith). Just run NETSTAT tool to see how many connections are ongoing. You may also encounter crashes of IE and other programs like I did. F*** THIS CRAP!

[alliercollins]

Well that is what Overnet Lite and Overnet Pro are for. If something has spyware in it, always look for a lite version or a cracked version of pro.

I don't think there are any viruses in it though. If you found viruses, either you had them before or you didn't download the software from the Overnet website.

Edit:
This was already posted at:
http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=20421

and

http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=20226

and

http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=20818&page=2

[The Hunter]

Thanks and i got them, and i will leave this one open for comments.

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

WARNING: Don't you install this crap! So many spyware and viruses it contains! I never seen it before. My ISP almost banned me because the viruses activated and spread activity over the Internet. You can't select whether to install the spyware or not. You may uncheck it, but it will be installed incl. the lausy IE button bar. Look here how professional it is:

I have been running overnet for quite a few months now, and havent had any problems. All the spyware is optional.

What "viruses" are you referring to exactly? Care to post the names of a few of these viruses so we can check them out for ourselves.

11.12.03: Incompatibilities
There are a few pieces of software that we know about that will cause crashes if run with Overnet.
Symantec Ad Blocking Software
Zonealarm
Pasakche (proxy software)
see this forum thread for more details.

Sure, overnet is incompatible with zonealarm, and one symantec product, but the overnet developers don't exactly make a secret of this. It is dispalyed clearly on the overnet homepage and in the app itself. If you have zonealarm, dont download overnet. End of story.

Anyway, zonelabs and symantec products are well known for causing conflicts and making large amounts of registry changes. If you have any sense you wont be running any products from these companies in the first place.



Also, you can't uninstall all shit incl. Overnet later. Uninstallation of this crap will actually download another spyware application from internet!!! No offline "uninstallation" is allowed. !

This is just utter bullshit.

I can only surmise that you are either a complete n00b who has no idea how to use the software you have just downloaded, or you are a shit-stirrer with a grudge against overnet. I am guessing the latter.

[Munter99]

/me pummels cutthecrap+ for being a dafty

[hawkburn]

I am a die-hard fan of Overnet, I've stuck with it through the rumors (the FAKE one that said they were run by the US government) and I will stick with it through this, becauase I know all this is fake.

Overnet has add-on programs that are NOT spyware when you install the program, and it is completly optional. If your click-happy, you probably clicked next too fast to see that, and it installed them. After you choose not to install any of the add-ons, the only thing you will notice is an ad-bar, which is not run by a program, but rather just retrieves ads from a website, and does nothing locally.

I have run ZoneAlarm with Overnet before and have had little to no problems, but I know run Kerio, so I don't have to worry about that.

About those viruses. The only viruses you can get from Overnet are those that you get from being a dumb n00b and downloading exe files without scanning them through an anti-virus first. You should know this. A program as popular as Overnet would not be around if it had all these bad things wrong with it that you said it does. It simply has nothing wrong with it in my opinion.

This seems like another one of those "I hate this network" threads, which I despise, because the only other one of these was the "I hate BitTorrent" one, which IMO is a better network than Overnet, and BitTorrent doesn't even have speed problems.

[Dark Messenger]

go here (http://kppfree.altervista.org/) to get overnetlite 0.53. it's spyware free and I agree with
alliercollins, grab_grab_the_haddock, and hawkburn...overnets perfectly safe and free to use.

[shawners]

depending on what your downloading.. yeah there are virus out there to get from the net.

[alliercollins]

depending on what your downloading.. yeah there are virus out there to get from the net.

The original poster said it was in the installer though Shawners.. Which we know is total bs.

[random]

you guys notice how this is his first post...

[mcovey]

when I installed overnet, I actually guessed a valid pro registration and password. God knows how, but I did. I won't give them out though.

It doesn't much matter as I'm currently using Linux and overnet runs like crap through wine. So does shareaza, but it does work thru wine, which is cool.

[alliercollins]

Mcovey, did you try the command line client? It looked like a pain, but it might run better.

[simon_says_horrible]

I have ZoneAlarm, Norton AntiVirus, and SpySweeper. I don't have any problem with Overnet.

[F0wler]

This guy has no idea about anything. He has no experience with the program, just some anus trying to steal market share with another lame program he wrote and compiled with notepad.

Overnet is a trustworthy program qiht issues that can be easily fixed with adware. Just opt out of the installation or find a hack.
Can we ban this guy, I'm afraid he's too stupid to learn anything.

[WRFan]

the original poster is right. overnet contains tons of spyware and apart from that, it's totally useless.

[Psilaxs]

This shit is never going to end with morons, or agency dolts trying to convince people Overnet is loaded with FBI back doors, CIA snooping and alien anal probes (ALL AT ONCE TOO!)

I HAVE the latest Overnet, CLEAN, ADD-WARE is optional on Overnet. where the hell are you people downloading this shit? www.crackz.ru/serials/spyware/britanny-spears-cumshots/keygens/im-a-noob.com ?

[Munter99]

the original poster is right. overnet contains tons of spyware and apart from that, it's totally useless.

Another noob

[mcovey]

i like overnet. i usually find files on it that I cant find anywhere else. interesting because it's not a very large network. (not ed2k but just overnet(

[method]

My ISP almost banned me because the viruses activated and spread activity over the Internet.

Most ISPs will disable your DNS access (or make all results point to a page warning you of the virus).. OR.. disable everything except internet access through their transparent proxies.. OR (at worst).. temporarily disconnect you. Saying you almost got banned is a lame exaggeration.

Also, you can't uninstall all shit incl. Overnet later. Uninstallation of this crap will actually download another spyware application from internet!!! No offline "uninstallation" is allowed. Never seen such a cheeky application! Just look at the Add/Remove Programs section how many parts are installed. They are carefully hidden on your disk, eating your resources (CPU and bandwith).

If they are listed in "add/remove programs" they are not really hidden. As others have stated.. slow down when installing and read the agreements and 3rd party software options.


Just run NETSTAT tool to see how many connections are ongoing. You may also encounter crashes of IE and other programs like I did.

Decentralized networks need to use a certain amount of background traffic to keep your client application informed of connectivity, file sources, performance, etc. A lot of this will just be the application checking for more sources.

To check this without any decent software just use "NETSTAT -ano", this will show you netstat results along with the process id's of the apps that are making those connections.. You can then check the process numbers by looking in task-manager (ctrl+alt+del for most ppl) (Go to the menu.. "View".."Select Columns..."..and check the "PID" checkbox if you don't see it.)

F*** THIS CRAP!

Uninstallation of this crap

Do you think Overnet's crap by any chance? - Maybe you should try KaZaA-Gold in future!

[davec8]

this is a terrible 1st post. Next time you post you may want to actually include some truths in it. I don't like to be rude and bash anyone but you''ve walked right into it. You might want to do a little homework on a program before you bash it and show you don't know what you're talking about.

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

the original poster is right. overnet contains tons of spyware and apart from that, it's totally useless.

Just when I thought things couldn't get any more moronic, along comes WRfan with his usual stupid drivel to prove me wrong.

[begoodbebad]

These morons install applications on their precious PC without even reading the prompts before clicking "next" or "I agree" and then they think it's someone else's fault that they installed the software. There is some adware on Overnet, it isn't even that bad, it isn't hidden, it is uninstallable, it's certainly not malicious just mildly irritating. If you don't want it then don't install it, only install the core application.... how difficult is that?
Time for Jorge to beg Krell to come back and get this place back into shape, the morons are taking over time and space here. Sephiroth's approach of stifling anything resembling an intelligent discussion didn't work out as I remember....let's get back to beating the crap out of the idiots before they know what hit them.

[Disaster Man]

Fish Fight

You what they say "Bad publicity is better than no publicity". But if your experiences weren't challenged by Haddock, I would have been put off. He's says you are "fishy", Cut The Crap.

One rainy day I will try Overnet and make my own mind up.

[Disaster Man]

Deleted as being a bit pointless

[shawners]

i have norton, and when i installed sbc dsl disk.. It asked me to turn off any anti virus. and if i didnt, norton would popup saying there is a virus. So maybe uninstall without your antivirus... and then turn it back on afterwards.