Ironic SparkleXP

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  1. marleyboy

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    The only Virus scanner that detects and deletes itself.
     
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    so what is the post about?
     
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    how useless SparkleXP actually is. It only detects itself as malware and deletes itself accordingly.
     
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    moved to correct forum as not a windows issue.
     
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    i was reading about spybot S&D and apparently that detects a trogan in one of its install files.apparently it isnt a trogan but it shows up when you do a scan and gives you the option of deleting it.
     
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    Sparkle creates a new username to log in with called ironically "sparkle", however when you run the app, it finds nothing else but its own files and consequently deletes them.

    I downloaded it as recommended by afterdawn, its got to be the worse application I have come across and I have tested thousands of these type of apps over the years. I am astonished that the team even rate it, (normally the afterdawn team are spot on with the advice or download tips they offer), in this case I dare say they have not even tried it.
     
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    there is no team but members.
     
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    I would class a group of people representing the same company, theme, topic or membership "a team".

    Team
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    "A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.

    Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize his or her strengths and minimize his or her weaknesses."

    But for the sake of confusion;

    I downloaded it as recommended by afterdawn, its got to be the worse application I have come across and I have tested thousands of these type of apps over the years. I am astonished that the members even rate it, (normally the afterdawn members are spot on with the advice or download tips they offer), in this case I dare say they have not even tried it.
     
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