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    Quote Originally Posted by dv8r View Post
    No but you don't even know what you are downloading. You might download the "toolbar" which tracks what sites you go on and it takes your personal information. Would you trust a program that you never heard of before?

    A few weeks ago, I remember someone downloading a program from there and all their registry keys were manipulated... They came on the forum to complain and the offer was removed... But it was too late for the guy who had to fix his computer for days...

    This isn't an attack against you, I'm just saying.. you and many others don't realise the potential risks with programs like these.
    Indeed, there are risks, but I've never downloaded or seen any malicious software from or on surveys after years of using that service. The survey-offering companys have strict guidelines, atleast SupersonicAds and SponsorPay. I don't think they would allow such programs.

    You must differentiate the surveys and the advertisements. Some advertisements could lead to a website which contains malware, as example clicking on "You're the 999.999 User on this website, you just won $123456789". Those websites often host malware.

    Sometimes toolbars are included, that's right, but usually they don't do anything bad and you always have the option to check a box that you don't want to download a toolbar.

    Atleast they have removed the "malicious" offer, I wonder if there was proof that these registry changes were caused by a download from a survey. I may also suggest the use of a virtual computer or Sandboxie, if you run programs through a virtual computer or Sandboxie, nothing will be changed on your computer.
    Last edited by Incredipede; 07-30-2013 at 05:33 AM.