cs3 & Bonjour spyware

Hi
i did read that cs3 install a new service called Bonjour that connects to the net
u can find it in the folder C:\programs\Bonjour
i read that is really a spy

did u install cs3?
had u this service?

i would like to know if the trial version has this version or the full too?

So thats where it came from!!?

My Norton system scan found it and labelled it as spyware (or something similar) so I just removed it. I've just recently installed Lightroom V1.0 - note to self - must check to see if Bonjour is back!

TJ

[Edit: Just checked and it's not there now]

TeeJay wrote in post #3073956
So thats where it came from!!?

My Norton system scan found it and labelled it as spyware (or something similar) so I just removed it. I've just recently installed Lightroom V1.0 - note to self - must check to see if Bonjour is back!

TJ

[Edit: Just checked and it's not there now]

i came from adobe
don't know if it is present in the full or trial version or both
lightroom hasn't it

Here's a link that explains what it is..

http://blogs.adobe.com …7/01/cs3_doesnt​_inst.html

I still don't like stuff like that getting installed without any mention from the installer.

My work machine has no internet connection and CS3 works no problems at all , they carnt talk to that machine so I dont care what they put on it in their install .

Rod

Here is Apple explanation of bonjour:
http://www.apple.com/m​acosx/features/bonjour​/

i know i know what apple said
but many software detect it like a spy
if u try to uninstall cs3 , it will leave Bonjour
if u try to delete it in regfile u could lose the net connection

mantra wrote in post #3074437
i know i know what apple said
but many software detect it like a spy
if u try to uninstall cs3 , it will leave Bonjour
if u try to delete it in regfile u could lose the net connection

gef wrote in post #3074053
Here's a link that explains what it is..

http://blogs.adobe.com …7/01/cs3_doesnt​_inst.html

I still don't like stuff like that getting installed without any mention from the installer.

To Paraphrase a better writer:" A rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Hence:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spyware is computer software that collects personal information about users without their informed consent.

You make the call.

KonTiki wrote in post #3074563
To Paraphrase a better writer:" A rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Hence:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spyware is computer software that collects personal information about users without their informed consent.

You make the call.

install outpost , enable the log , and look how it will connect to the net to differents ip , without any warning

If you are concerned about any software "phoning home" get Little Snitch, a great program.

mantra wrote in post #3073905
Hi
i did read that cs3 install a new service called Bonjour that connects to the net
u can find it in the folder C:\programs\Bonjour
i read that is really a spy

did u install cs3?
had u this service?

i would like to know if the trial version has this version or the full too?

Here's a trick. Use one computer for all your digital photography needs, WITHOUT connecting to the internet. Use another computer for internet needs and download any software to a 1gig flash drive and transfer as needed. These new program are assuming everyone and their grandma is connected to the internet all the time and take advantage of that. I never have any issues with this stuff because I use my work computer to download updates and software and I DO NOT have my computer that I really care about and that I do all my processing on connected to the internet. Therefore, I have no need for antivirus ware, etc....

I read through the thread and this is the Windows XP solution from John Nack.

For John Nack to say Bonjour only uses local servers is naive at best and disinformation at worst.

[Whoa--keep your shirt on. I'm passing along the information that's been provided to me by the Version Cue engineering team. If that's incomplete, I can gather more, but let's not get into suggeting that anyone is spreading disinformation. --J.]

Anyone who has Bonjour, as I have had, and a firewall can tell you that it requests access to the Internet. It is EASY to demonstrate. That, by definition, is not a "local" server. And, IMHO, is unacceptable. I control Internet access to and from my local network very tightly because of all the threats out there. Even if Bonjour is harmless, as others have said, it chews up cpu and memory, and Adobe has provided no reason that sounds vaguely acceptable for installing it on my machine without warning or notification.

BTW, turning off the process is not adequate. It can be removed, but the method is not real obvious. Here's how:

If using Windows XP...

start -> run -> type 'cmd' to bring up a command prompt
type 'sc stop "Bonjour Service"' (include the double quotes but not the single ones!)
type 'sc delete "Bonjour Service"'

Then go to the Bonjour folder and delete the .exe. There is also a dll that cannot be deleted. Change the name of the dll and reboot, and then delete it. AFter that, you need to run a free downloadable program called lspfix, because Bonjour fouls yet something else up that I don't completely understand, but the fix does, in fact, work. You may need Admin rights to do this; I'm not sure. BTW, deleting Bonjour has had no negative impact on my Adobe or ITunes apps that I have been able to discern; which raises yet MORE questions about why it is required in the first place.

Good luck and Just Say No to Bonjour.

John

John your method worked like a charm, good job as I don't need no Bonjour Service on my computer.

Tsmith wrote in post #3078300
John your method worked like a charm, good job as I don't need no Bonjour Service on my computer.

but does the registry key remain

Of course it does. Kill it.