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Someone remarked about winRAR being a spyware site:

by Darrell Dec 30, 2008 12:27AM PST

winrar.com
wiinrar.info
winrar.d0wnloadz.net
winrar.vg
winrar-2008.com
winrar-2008.info
winrar-2008.net
winrar-2008.org
winrar-2009.com
winrar-2009.info
winrar-2009.net
winrar-2009.org
wiinzip.info & winzip.cc
there is a cccleaner.com that is also spyware.
These are hpHOSTS text, be careful of typos. some are listed as www.www., or wwwccleaner.com as an example [ notice that there isn't a . ? ]I have seen other sites listed that are spyware, cnet.com, zdnet.com in their list. Darrell