Is Viewpoint dangerous (Windows Media Player)

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Is Viewpoint dangerous (Windows Media Player) Richard Fangnail 10-29-2005
Posted by Richard Fangnail on October 29, 2005, 2:11 pm
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WMP comes with something called Viewpoint. It is some kind data
collector but I'm not clear whether it's dangerous to the computer.
There is a folder and subfolders for it. Should you just get rid of it
in Add/remove?


Posted by mae on October 29, 2005, 7:27 pm
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I can't make the decision for you but it is not WMP.
It is VMP. Read these:
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/viewpointmediaplayer/index.p=
html
Viewpoint's view:
http://www.viewpoint.com/=20
For one, it comes with AOL Instant Messenger to play those little ads =
that appear below the menus on AIM. If you uninstall VMP, Aim will =
reinstall it again. There are others so you will have to determine what =
installed it.
--
mae


| WMP comes with something called Viewpoint. It is some kind data
| collector but I'm not clear whether it's dangerous to the computer.
| There is a folder and subfolders for it. Should you just get rid of =
it
| in Add/remove?
|

Posted by PA Bear on October 29, 2005, 10:29 pm
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Viewpoint is installed by AIM, not WMP.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

Richard Fangnail wrote:
> WMP comes with something called Viewpoint. It is some kind data
> collector but I'm not clear whether it's dangerous to the computer.
> There is a folder and subfolders for it. Should you just get rid of it
> in Add/remove?

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