Why Warez is Wrong
Why Warez is Wrong! – Spyware, Adware and More…Why is Warez Wrong?
Warez is wrong for many reasons. Firstly, it is depriving many software developers and companies of rightfully earned money for their own hard work. Software developers spend many hours and many cups of coffee creating software applications and games for you. How would you feel it you put your heart and soul for 3 years straight into a computer application or project, and then found out after it had been released, that there were more illegal copies of it available on the internet and being downloaded, then being sold in a store?
Why is Warez Bad For Your Computer?
Warez sites are driven by the evil’s of the internet. SPAM, SPYWARE, AD-WARE, CRIPPLEWARE, CRAPWARE, JUNKEMAIL, ILLEGAL and ILLICIT MATERIAL. It’s because of all these evils, that these Warez sites are able to survive.
Usually when you access a Warez site, you have to click many buttons, vote for many sites, and….. install many “plug-ins”. The sites them selves download all sorts of tracking bugs and want not on your computer the second you access them, so when you install the plugins as well (otherwise you can’t get the software), your just asking for trouble.
SPAM and JUNKEMAIL
SPAM and JUNKEMAIL are very much an annoyance. They are responsible for more then 65% of the worlds internet traffic and that statistic is continually rising. A valid email address is usually required during the process of obtaining the software, and just because they say they wont sell your email address, means nothing. It just means they’ll pass it on to other companies for free, that will then sell your email address.
If you need to use an email address for something on the internet, but aren’t sure about giving out your real email address, consider a service like Mailinator .
SPYWARE
SPYWARE is software installed on your computer that has no particular use to you, but allows a website to track you and much more.
Want someone to spy on your every move and activity on your computer? Go to a Warez site then, and install any or all of the plug-ins offered. Better still, at the same time, your processing power and hard drive storage will probably be used to better a Warez site somewhere. Whether it be for traffic bandwidth, or the storage of Warez material on your computer! Better still, SPYWARE will provide you with ADS, as soon as you logon to your computer, eliminating the need to start your web browser yourself and find your own ADS.
ADWARE
ADWARE, is not as bad as SPWARE, but is generally just as annoying. ADWARE, is usually bundled along with free software, in order to keep the software free. In some cases this is ok, provided the ADWARE is not invasive, and does not make your computer available for use on the internet.
As with SPYWARE, you should also avoid ADWARE at all costs for best protection.
CRIPPLEWARE
CRIPPLEWARE is software that you download and use for a while, but once it runs out (as its more then likely a trial or demo) it begins to destroy your computer untill you register it or un-install it. CRIPPLEWARE is often in the form of SPYWARE and ADWARE, and could basically be considered as dangerous and offensive as a virus. CRIPPLEWARE in the form or SPYWARE or ADWARE, is usually a peace of software that a Warez site will say that you need to download to your computer in order to be able to access their files. This may very well be the case, however, the integrity of your computer begins to fail straight away. Never install any plug-ins or software from a website that you do not know. Unless it’s from a reputable company like Microsoft (r) or Macromedia (r) then you should veer away from it instantly.
CRAPWARE
CRAPWARE is everything else that could other potentially cause damage and malicious harm to your computer. Stay away from CRAPWARE and all other forms of SPYWARE, CRIPPLEWARE and ADWARE as if they were contaminated with Nuclear Radiation. After too much exposure, and then loss of 4 or 5 university theases’. You’ll wish you never went there.
Why do Warez Sites Have So Much Porn and SPYWARE/AD-WARE/CRIPPLEWARE?
They have all of these in order to pay for their website hosting, bandwidth usage, domain name allocation and various other services. They pay their hosts by having all these terrible software programs forced onto viewers. When the software is accessed, a service fee is payed along the way somewhere, and the hosting service and other services is payed for. The SPYWARE and AD-WARE always gets first time viewers, and since most first time viewers are out for a free lunch, the software always gets used, and the hosts always get paid. See where this is getting? Stop viewing the sites, stop using the software, and the warez sites will have to shutdown. Suddenly the internet becomes a better place to be? Maybe…
ILLEGAL and ILLICIT MATERIAL
This is the gold at the end of the rainbow. The software that you have finally obtained after installing all that nasty software and providing your email address to hundreds of nasty mailing lists, and infecting your computer to the point where you will need to format your PC after you restart when the program has finished downloading.
Having any form of software on your computer that you didn’t pay for (operating systems, applications, games, whatever) is stealing. It doesn’t matter how you got it, or where you got it. If you didn’t pay for it, then you stole it. Maybe not directly, but you stole it.
NOTE: This doesn’t apply to software that is otherwise free
In other words, if you have it, then you are in posession of stolen goods. This is ILLEGAL. If you want the latest and greatest software, then it is in your best interest to purchase it. If you can not afford it, then you can not have it.
PORN IS BAD, WEAPONS ARE BAD, DRUGS ARE BAD. These are the electronic form of ILLICIT materials. If you have them, you are in trouble. If you have them and you are under – aged, then you are even far worse trouble then you think.
The storage of ILLICIT materials on your computer is against the law! We strongly discourage any the storage of any form of ILLEGAL or ILLICIT materials on your computer.
How Can I Make Sure None of This Is On or Happening To My Computer?
Easy.
Install a Good Firewall. Zone Alarm is very popular. You can download the 30 day trial, or the free personal edition. This will ensure you are in control of what access the internet, what is comming in and what is going out. Zone Labs usually has updates for this software on a monthly basis.
Install a good virus scanner. There are many good virus scanners. NOD32-2 is a popular free virus scanner that is updated multiple times a week.
Install a good AD-WARE and SPYWARE Remover. The internets best choice is AD-AWARE . The free version is more the adequate for your everyday needs, and also has multiple updates every week.
Keep a record of the software that gets installed on your computer. If you have children, be careful of the software they may borrow from friends. If you have software on your computer, but you don’t have disk or CD for it, chances are, it’s probably not yours.
By following these steps, and updating your software virus/firewall/AD-AWARE programs regularly, you can ensure that your computer will be well protected while accessing the internet.
In Summary
-:- Warez is wrong and deprives hard workers of their own money.
-:- Warez is bad for your computer due to the amount of SPYWARE, and other bad content that gets onto your computer.
-:- When asked for your email from a site you are unsure about, consider a service like Mailinator.
-:- Beware of Spyware
-:- Beware of AD-WARE
-:- Beware of CRIPPLEWARE
-:- Beware of CRAPWARE
-:- Warez sites use all of these in order to pay for their hosting, bandwidth charges and other services.
-:- Don’t use stolen software on your computer.
-:- Don’t store ILLEGAL and/or ILLICIT materials on your computer.
-:- Use a good virus scanner
-:- Use a good Firewall
-:- Use a good AD-WARE and SPYWARE remover.
May 21st, 2007 at 1:16 am
I can’t believe I said Porn is bad. What was I thinking?