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213.224.83.78 - - [31/Aug/2003:03:41:55 -0700] "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 200 318 "-" "UCmore"
(213.224.83.78 = BELGIUM)
Their website says:
UCmore... The Search Accelerator... Download Now... UCmore gives you great ideas for where to go next, wherever you are on the web. Based on the way real people surf, and remarkably unobtrusive, UCmore organizes useful information into categories.
Safersite.com, Spybot and Ad-Aware all deem it a parasite.
Allentech.net says:
Parasite: UCmore is an Internet Explorer toolbar. When shown, it displays links to other sites it deems connected to the current page... Privacy violation? Yes. Every URL opened is posted to the servers at users.ucmore.com together with a unique ID.
Before listening to those "spyware" sites (who don't list Google's Toolbar or AdSense privacy threats with fear of being dumped from Google Index), try looking at UCmore's web site Privacy Info:
[ucmore.com...]
Taken from the site:
"Our software is completely safe to install and use: It is unobtrusive, easy to deactivate and remove, and does not transmit any information in a manner that can identify a user. Most importantly, UCmore does only what it's supposed to do - help users search and surf more effectively - and so it cannot be classified as "Spyware" even under the broadest definition.
Unlike other, disreputable Internet programs, UCmore DOES NOT spy on your browsing habits. URLs of pages you visit are sometimes sent to the UCmore server, but only to allow generation of relevant categories. The information is then promptly erased. To ensure your anonymity, there is no unique ID that can distinguish one user from another."
