Wildtangent virus removal

Message Edited by ky on AM. Thank you for your information about Wild Tangent. I think I will not do anything about it for now and try not to worry about it. I just downloaded Spybot yesterday. Because they are bright red, I feel the need to delete them all.

But, I guess I will not do anything. Thank you again for responding to my question about the items that came up in Spybot. You are a great help. Browse Community. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by joe53 Unsolved. Sandy 2 Bronze. Is Wild Tangent spyware? Hi , Does anyone know if Wild Tangent is spyware?

They say it is used for game playing. Their web site says that Dell installs it in some of their computers along with games. If so, then it must be ok. But, I have also heard that it is spyware. Should I try to uninstall Wild Tangent?

I also have Shockwave and Shockmachine installed which use Wild Tangent. Frequently Asked Questions: Windows Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. These GUIDs are not shared with any third parties according to the vendor.

The vendor's write-up about the information WildTangent collects: 'We collect certain system configuration information through our software such as your computer's CPU speed, video card configuration, and DirectX version. We use this information to adjust the way our games and other software work in order to ensure their best possible performance. We also collect certain product usage information through our software such as the number of product launches and time spent playing a product.

Our software includes a service that updates the GameChannel menu located in your Start folder with the latest games. Periodically, your computer will connect to our servers to receive the latest product updates. New product availability information or messages are transparently and unobtrusively transferred to your computer in the background, allowing you to review them later when you're off-line. You can access these product updates in the Game Channel folder of your start menu.

A presentation from Symantec mentions WildTangent Swedish. There are multiple parties that could find out almost anything about you by checking your online activity. While this is highly unlikely, advertisers and tech companies are constantly tracking you online.

The first step to privacy should be a secure browser that focuses on tracker reduction to a minimum. Even if you employ a secure browser, you will not be able to access websites that are restricted due to local government laws or other reasons.