megaupload

[bigfella]

how safe is it to use megaupload ....not the danger of virus s in files but i mean when i go on it norton 360 says there trackin spyware on the site...is that only if u download the toolbar?/,,,,

[satsmo]

Have you downloaded their toolbar? If so you may find the their EULA (which is quite long) allows them to keep certain info. I never use toolbars or anything online that have these type of EULAs.

Use this tool EULAlyzer and it will analyse EULAs for you and you will see what I mean.

But that's me been overly cautious

[bigfella]

Have you downloaded their toolbar? If so you may find the their EULA (which is quite long) allows them to keep certain info. I never use toolbars or anything online that have these type of EULAs.

Use this tool EULAlyzer and it will analyse EULAs for you and you will see what I mean.

But that's me been overly cautious

thanks satsmo,for your speedy reply
no i havent downloaded their toolbar but was concerned when norton 360 say s there was a secruity threat while using this site....trackware.megasearch.......mmmm just notice it s says ;location ..htp:// ww. megaupload.com/toolbar3.0/toolbar.exe[/url] ...so i am assumin theres only a danger if u download the tool bar

[satsmo]

Yes looks like Norton flags up the toolbar because of the EULA. I had a quick look at it and here is why:

THIS TOOLBAR INTEGRATES CERTAIN SERVICES FROM ALEXA INTERNET,INC. ("ALEXA"). THE TOOLBAR MAY EXCHANGE DATA WITH ALEXA IN ORDER TO PROVIDE: (A) INFORMATION TO YOU ABOUT THE WEB PAGES YOU VIEW (ranking information, for example) AND (B) BASIC INFORMATION TO ALEXA ON YOUR USE OF THE TOOLBAR, INCLUDING THE IP ADDRESS OF YOUR COMPUTER, THE URL OF THE WEB PAGES YOU VISIT AND, BECAUSE THE TOOLBAR COMMUNICATES VIA HTTP, DATA TYPICAL OF NORMAL HTTP COMMUNICATIONS, SUCH AS USER AGENT AND OPERATING SYSTEM, WILL BE COMMUNICATED.

Steer clear of the toolbar