OpenCandy update: Latest versions cleared by MSE

[floele]

The OpenCandy team has written a pretty extensive article on what happened. I'd recommend you to read it, I couldn't add much information to it.

Further reading: What Information Does OpenCandy Collect?

tl;dr: Recent versions of OpenCandy are no longer detected as adware, their software recommendation component is now even less intrusive. There has not been a threat to your privacy or security.

[adrianbourke]

My name is Adrian, and I'm one of the founders at OpenCandy. I've posted an response to a statement related to the information OpenCandy collects on another thread on this forum. You can see the post here: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10407&p=35092#p35092

Feel free to post any questions you have and I'm more than willing to answer them.

[floele]

Thanks for joining

It looks like most users have understood the situation by now though, considering that there are no new complaints in the most recent announcement.

[Guest kenmurphy]

Hi

Just to let you know, installed the latest version of CDBurnerXP a few minutes ago (ver 4.3.8.2523) and the latest Eset Nod 32 anti virus is still marking the OpenCandy component as malware.

[Guest Bypass]

Why not just eliminate the hidden adware. Make a button to click on if people want to look at it. Problem would be solved.