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Title: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: fohat.digs on Sat, 29 June 2013, 15:16:09

For months, or more, I have seen advertisements for iLivid claiming that it will make my downloads faster or better.

Is there any truth to that, and any reason that I should install it?

Will it drag a load of bloatware along with it?

Thanks!

PS - I run Windows 7 and Firefox over a mediocre DSL line.

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 June 2013, 16:34:16

Quote from: fohat.digs on Sat, 29 June 2013, 15:16:09

For months, or more, I have seen advertisements for iLivid claiming that it will make my downloads faster or better.

Is there any truth to that, and any reason that I should install it?

Will it drag a load of bloatware along with it?

Thanks!

PS - I run Windows 7 and Firefox over a mediocre DSL line.

ah.... it's not possible to make your download "faster"

not for free anyway,

by that I mean you'd have to just pay verizon for more bandwidth..

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: Tym on Sat, 29 June 2013, 16:53:19

Livid is as useful as a computer to and ant, ignore it.

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 June 2013, 16:58:39

Quote from: Tym on Sat, 29 June 2013, 16:53:19

Livid is as useful as a computer to and ant, ignore it.

well.. you should have some sort of download manager, for sites that restrict bandwidth per session, but there arn't as much of those anymore.

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: fohat.digs on Sat, 29 June 2013, 18:15:59

Quote from: Tym on Sat, 29 June 2013, 16:53:19

Livid is as useful as a computer to and ant, ignore it.

I'm sorry, either this is a typo or it is over my head.

? Harry

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: Lanx on Sat, 29 June 2013, 18:20:23

isn't ilivid just spyware?

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:10:45

Quote from: Lanx on Sat, 29 June 2013, 18:20:23

isn't ilivid just spyware?

no, it's just another download manager.

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: Tym on Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:14:07

Sorry I was very busy and decided to try and come up with an analogy and failed. It tries to include its own crap with every download. It has an insane amount of pop-ups. It in-beds its self in every browser. Not fun software. If you need a download manager don't use iLivid.

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 30 June 2013, 08:52:31

Quote from: Tym on Sat, 29 June 2013, 19:14:07

It in-beds its self in every browser.

Thank you. Of all the horrible stuff you mentioned, this is the one that makes me most irate.

Title: Re: Is iLivid good or safe?
Post by: Tym on Sun, 30 June 2013, 08:54:19

Just as further advice, you know how to use "about:config" ?