BACKWEB

[Dave]

I am curious if I should delete any files and or folders
that I find labled Backweb. I have read about backweb
being a form of spyware and that it isnt essential to the
operation of windows. Can I and should I delete backweb?
Is it spyware? Will I suffer some dire consequence if I
delete these files, or should I leave them be?
Thanks

[Robert Moir]

Dave wrote:
> I am curious if I should delete any files and or folders
> that I find labled Backweb. I have read about backweb
> being a form of spyware and that it isnt essential to the
> operation of windows. Can I and should I delete backweb?
> Is it spyware? Will I suffer some dire consequence if I
> delete these files, or should I leave them be?

Backweb is nothing to do with windows. However, its not spyware or anything
nasty in and of itself. It's a program that allows data and content to be
downloaded in the background on a system and one example is the antivirus
software I use at work has an option to use it to download antivirus updates
and virus news. Pretty harmless in itself then.

If you find backweb on your system you shouldn't assume its evil and must be
destroyed, instead ask yourself - "What put it here? And why?". If you find
the program that installed backweb is doing something you dislike then you
need to remove that as well as backweb.

I hope that helps.

--
--
Rob Moir
Microsoft MVP for Windows / Security
www.robertmoir.co.uk

[Dave]

Spybot treats BackWeb lite as a spybot. I am paranoid, so that in itself
would be enough for me to remove it.

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> I am curious if I should delete any files and or folders
> that I find labled Backweb. I have read about backweb
> being a form of spyware and that it isnt essential to the
> operation of windows. Can I and should I delete backweb?
> Is it spyware? Will I suffer some dire consequence if I
> delete these files, or should I leave them be?
> Thanks

[Tracy]

To be noted:
Microsoft Update downloads updates in the background,
then informs you when it's ready to be installed. As
does MSN. I don't know if they do so using Backweb, but
my point is you may have some unlikely sources for
downloading.

(I myself have disabled Microsoft Update's downloading.
I'm on a dial-up, and would rather choose when to spend
that bandwith, and want to know what's downloading and
when!)

Tracy
>-----Original Message-----
>Dave wrote:
>> I am curious if I should delete any files and or
folders
>> that I find labled Backweb. I have read about backweb
>> being a form of spyware and that it isnt essential to
the
>> operation of windows. Can I and should I delete
backweb?
>> Is it spyware? Will I suffer some dire consequence if I
>> delete these files, or should I leave them be?
>
>Backweb is nothing to do with windows. However, its not
spyware or anything
>nasty in and of itself. It's a program that allows data
and content to be
>downloaded in the background on a system and one example
is the antivirus
>software I use at work has an option to use it to
download antivirus updates
>and virus news. Pretty harmless in itself then.
>
>If you find backweb on your system you shouldn't assume
its evil and must be
>destroyed, instead ask yourself - "What put it here? And
why?". If you find
>the program that installed backweb is doing something
you dislike then you
>need to remove that as well as backweb.
>
>I hope that helps.
>
>--
>--
>Rob Moir
>Microsoft MVP for Windows / Security
>www.robertmoir.co.uk
>
>
>.
>

[Diggy]

You can always quarantine it and then wait to see what stops working. If
you don't notice any negative results after like a week or two, then delete
it what the heck.
"Dave" <c@t> wrote in message
...
> Spybot treats BackWeb lite as a spybot. I am paranoid, so that in itself
> would be enough for me to remove it.
>
> "Dave" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I am curious if I should delete any files and or folders
> > that I find labled Backweb. I have read about backweb
> > being a form of spyware and that it isnt essential to the
> > operation of windows. Can I and should I delete backweb?
> > Is it spyware? Will I suffer some dire consequence if I
> > delete these files, or should I leave them be?
> > Thanks
>
>

[Robert Moir]

Dave wrote:
> Spybot treats BackWeb lite as a spybot. I am paranoid, so that in
> itself would be enough for me to remove it.

And in the scenario I mentioned above where backweb is what handles the
antivirus updates?

[Diggy]

Robert I am just curious, what anti-virus software do you use?


"Robert Moir" > wrote in message
...
> Dave wrote:
> > Spybot treats BackWeb lite as a spybot. I am paranoid, so that in
> > itself would be enough for me to remove it.
>
> And in the scenario I mentioned above where backweb is what handles the
> antivirus updates?
>
>

[Dave]

If my AV software comes with spybots (not just usage tracks), what does that
tell me?

"Robert Moir" > wrote in message
...
> Dave wrote:
> > Spybot treats BackWeb lite as a spybot. I am paranoid, so that in
> > itself would be enough for me to remove it.
>
> And in the scenario I mentioned above where backweb is what handles the
> antivirus updates?
>
>

[Robert Moir]

Diggy wrote:
> Robert I am just curious, what anti-virus software do you use?

At work? F-Secure. The server version comes with Backweb as one of the
optional (e.g. you have to choose this during install) ways of downloading
updates for your whole network. If you don't like backweb they have other
choices.

[Robert Moir]

Dave wrote:
> If my AV software comes with spybots (not just usage tracks), what
> does that tell me?

I don't believe backweb to be a spybot. It can be used maliciously but then
you can kill someone by beating them up with a baseball bat and that doesn't
make all baseball bats murder weapons.

[Dave]

All I'm saying is that Spybot detects it as a spybot. I trust the Spybot
application, so i would not use backweb. We all have different likes and
dislikes, and i agree to disagree with you. If it suits your purpose, enjoy!
Cheers ;)

"Robert Moir" > wrote in message
...
> Dave wrote:
> > If my AV software comes with spybots (not just usage tracks), what
> > does that tell me?
>
> I don't believe backweb to be a spybot. It can be used maliciously but
then
> you can kill someone by beating them up with a baseball bat and that
doesn't
> make all baseball bats murder weapons.
>
>

[Diggy]

I think the company that made Backweb must have a terrible marketing
department. I mean, "Backweb"??! If that doesn't just SOUND like something
bad I don't know what does. The name cracks me up, anyway.

Probably Spybot detects it because this program wasn't made by the company
that made the anti-virus program (it's a third party thing, made by Backweb
Technologies apparently), and so ANY program could be using Backweb, and
Spybot doesn't have a way to determin what program is using this downloader,
so it's up to the user to decide. It's like my Pest Patrol spyware killer
detects a key logger everytime, but in fact it is just part of my laptop's
touchpad, and I sure don't want to delete that!



"Dave" <c@t> wrote in message ...
> All I'm saying is that Spybot detects it as a spybot. I trust the Spybot
> application, so i would not use backweb. We all have different likes and
> dislikes, and i agree to disagree with you. If it suits your purpose,
enjoy!
> Cheers ;)
>
> "Robert Moir" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Dave wrote:
> > > If my AV software comes with spybots (not just usage tracks), what
> > > does that tell me?
> >
> > I don't believe backweb to be a spybot. It can be used maliciously but
> then
> > you can kill someone by beating them up with a baseball bat and that
> doesn't
> > make all baseball bats murder weapons.
> >
> >
>
>

[Kevin Weilbacher]

The following link explains Backweb, BackWeb Lite, and what it does and how
to clean it up:
http://www.newbie.org/help/messages/436.html

-kw

"Diggy" > wrote in message
...
> I think the company that made Backweb must have a terrible marketing
> department. I mean, "Backweb"??! If that doesn't just SOUND like
something
> bad I don't know what does. The name cracks me up, anyway.
>
> Probably Spybot detects it because this program wasn't made by the company
> that made the anti-virus program (it's a third party thing, made by
Backweb
> Technologies apparently), and so ANY program could be using Backweb, and
> Spybot doesn't have a way to determin what program is using this
downloader,
> so it's up to the user to decide. It's like my Pest Patrol spyware killer
> detects a key logger everytime, but in fact it is just part of my laptop's
> touchpad, and I sure don't want to delete that!
>
>
>
> "Dave" <c@t> wrote in message
...
> > All I'm saying is that Spybot detects it as a spybot. I trust the Spybot
> > application, so i would not use backweb. We all have different likes and
> > dislikes, and i agree to disagree with you. If it suits your purpose,
> enjoy!
> > Cheers ;)
> >
> > "Robert Moir" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Dave wrote:
> > > > If my AV software comes with spybots (not just usage tracks), what
> > > > does that tell me?
> > >
> > > I don't believe backweb to be a spybot. It can be used maliciously but
> > then
> > > you can kill someone by beating them up with a baseball bat and that
> > doesn't
> > > make all baseball bats murder weapons.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

[Dave]

When I say Spybot detects it, I don't mean that it does so in a false
positive way. If you look thru the list of "bad products", Backweb is one of
them. But like I said, to each his own. You might even want to load Gator to
help you while on the net.

"Diggy" > wrote in message
...
> I think the company that made Backweb must have a terrible marketing
> department. I mean, "Backweb"??! If that doesn't just SOUND like
something
> bad I don't know what does. The name cracks me up, anyway.
>
> Probably Spybot detects it because this program wasn't made by the company
> that made the anti-virus program (it's a third party thing, made by
Backweb
> Technologies apparently), and so ANY program could be using Backweb, and
> Spybot doesn't have a way to determin what program is using this
downloader,
> so it's up to the user to decide. It's like my Pest Patrol spyware killer
> detects a key logger everytime, but in fact it is just part of my laptop's
> touchpad, and I sure don't want to delete that!
>
>
>
> "Dave" <c@t> wrote in message
...
> > All I'm saying is that Spybot detects it as a spybot. I trust the Spybot
> > application, so i would not use backweb. We all have different likes and
> > dislikes, and i agree to disagree with you. If it suits your purpose,
> enjoy!
> > Cheers ;)
> >
> > "Robert Moir" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Dave wrote:
> > > > If my AV software comes with spybots (not just usage tracks), what
> > > > does that tell me?
> > >
> > > I don't believe backweb to be a spybot. It can be used maliciously but
> > then
> > > you can kill someone by beating them up with a baseball bat and that
> > doesn't
> > > make all baseball bats murder weapons.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

[Diggy]

Ha, yeah, gator and that purple gorrila Bonzai Buddy. I also had backweb on
a computer, and realized that it was part of an auto-update for a Logitech
mouse. So I uninstalled the update and got rid of Backweb. It had another
strangley named dll included; it was called Iadhide.dll (Why the heck would
a mouse have any reason to auto-update anway!? Ridiculous.)
"Dave" <c@t> wrote in message
...
> When I say Spybot detects it, I don't mean that it does so in a false
> positive way. If you look thru the list of "bad products", Backweb is one
of
> them. But like I said, to each his own. You might even want to load Gator
to
> help you while on the net.
>
> "Diggy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I think the company that made Backweb must have a terrible marketing
> > department. I mean, "Backweb"??! If that doesn't just SOUND like
> something
> > bad I don't know what does. The name cracks me up, anyway.
> >
> > Probably Spybot detects it because this program wasn't made by the
company
> > that made the anti-virus program (it's a third party thing, made by
> Backweb
> > Technologies apparently), and so ANY program could be using Backweb, and
> > Spybot doesn't have a way to determin what program is using this
> downloader,
> > so it's up to the user to decide. It's like my Pest Patrol spyware
killer
> > detects a key logger everytime, but in fact it is just part of my
laptop's
> > touchpad, and I sure don't want to delete that!
> >
> >
> >
> > "Dave" <c@t> wrote in message
> ...
> > > All I'm saying is that Spybot detects it as a spybot. I trust the
Spybot
> > > application, so i would not use backweb. We all have different likes
and
> > > dislikes, and i agree to disagree with you. If it suits your purpose,
> > enjoy!
> > > Cheers ;)
> > >
> > > "Robert Moir" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Dave wrote:
> > > > > If my AV software comes with spybots (not just usage tracks), what
> > > > > does that tell me?
> > > >
> > > > I don't believe backweb to be a spybot. It can be used maliciously
but
> > > then
> > > > you can kill someone by beating them up with a baseball bat and that
> > > doesn't
> > > > make all baseball bats murder weapons.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>