Is Viewpoint dangerous (Windows Media Player)

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Richard Fangnail - 29 Oct 2005 19:11 GMT

WMP comes with something called Viewpoint. It is some kind data
collector but I'm not clear whether it's dangerous to the computer.
There is a folder and subfolders for it. Should you just get rid of it
in Add/remove?

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mae - 30 Oct 2005 00:26 GMT

I can't make the decision for you but it is not WMP.
It is VMP. Read these:
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/viewpointmediaplayer/index.phtml
Viewpoint's view:
http://www.viewpoint.com/
For one, it comes with AOL Instant Messenger to play those little ads that appear below the menus on AIM. If you uninstall VMP, Aim will reinstall it again. There are others so you will have to determine what installed it.
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mae

| WMP comes with something called Viewpoint. It is some kind data
| collector but I'm not clear whether it's dangerous to the computer.
| There is a folder and subfolders for it. Should you just get rid of it
| in Add/remove?

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PA Bear - 30 Oct 2005 03:29 GMT

Viewpoint is installed by AIM, not WMP.

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> WMP comes with something called Viewpoint. It is some kind data
> collector but I'm not clear whether it's dangerous to the computer.
> There is a folder and subfolders for it. Should you just get rid of it
> in Add/remove?

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