Smile IM Program
I checked out the Smile IM Program that Vic uses to see just how safe it is.
I found that it installed 187 PUPSC instances. PUPSC stands for “Potentially Unwanted ProgramS”. They may or may not cause actual harm to your computer. It also installed a PC Speedup program that is probably far more dangerous.
When I uninstalled the program, it took me over 2 hours to remove all the residual files it left behind.
I say use it at your own risk.
Yea I agree AoA it doesn’t actually harm ,but it is a royal pain in the hind quarters to remove…. :groovy:
The last time I dealt with one of those “speed up” programs and various other unwanted trinkets, I ended up having to wipe my whole operating system and start all over again.
Thanks for the info. I’m always hesitant to install stuff like that. I worry enough about regular OS updates as it is. I think I’ll stick with pasting html code or using the ones that Kevin has installed here. I’ve used emoticons more here than I have anywhere else.
Firefox has an add on called Smiley Xtra , there were some other add ons as well for the smiley stuff.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=smiley&cat=all&x=0&y=0
I like the smiley Xtra
Can any of you help me?
I somehow accidentally installed SmileIM and I hate it. I managed to remove the toolbar it installed on firefox but it’s messing up my MSN. It installed smileys and such and it’s a big pain. Does anyone know how to remove it?