Talk:New.net

Link for tool to remove new.net
I've added the link for the tool that removes new.net and fixes the internet not accessible problem.

New .NET removal tip
I found a 3D screen saver that was supposedly free of spyware installed New .NET. SpyBot did find it. However, SpyBot could not uninstall it. It appeared to have done so, but then during a scan immediately after the removal, New .NET was back. My solution was to enter Safe Mode and then have SpyBot remove the files.

It seems that New .NET watches both its files and registry entries. If either vanish, it recreates them almost instantly. That makes it very resilient. Fortunately, it appears that Safe Mode is enough to prevent New .NET from running. Let's pray that the do not make Windows think New .NET is required to run in Safe Mode. --Will 07:15, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

New.net Link Trouble
When I click the it says "Internet Explorer Cannot Display the Webpage" I have Internet Explorer 7.0 and the Internet Provider is Cox any suggestions? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Global-0 (talk • contribs) 17:56, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Authorised TLDs
Of these, .travel and .xxx are in conflict with official TLDs later authorized by ICANN to be implemented by other registries.

".xxx" hasn't been authorised yet.

--81.178.66.188 11:31, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Update needed on .travel conflict
The ICANN-approved .travel domain has now been implemented. This article should say something about the status of the conflict between the two TLDs. This article, from November 2004, documents some of the issues raised before Tralliance was awarded the official ICANN .travel TLD: for example, the alleged "duping" of New.net customers, who did not realise that their domains were effectively inaccessible to most internet users. After some brief searching on Google, I am not sure how the situation has evolved since then. New.net is still advertizing ".travel" domains, and there is no clear indication of any "problem" on their website - even though a New.net .travel domain is now presumably a near-worthless investment. It would be interesting to find out how ISPs have responded to the conflict. Is earthlink still supporting New.net's .travel, even now that there is a standardized TLD? If not, what about other New.net domains?

Something should also be added to the .travel article.

--Mtford 03:34, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, if Earthlink uses New.net domains, what does it use for .travel? —Some Person (talk) 22:00, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Clarification needed.
The article seems to contradict itself. First it is said that New.Net is an Internet Explorer plugin, suggesting that it is impossible for other DNS-enabled software to access the new.net namespace. Later the article claims that the Winsock library gets modified, which would result in new.net being universally available on the system it is installed on.
 * Different Versions. —Some Person (talk) 22:00, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Virus
This thing is completely evil. It messed up my internet connection and messed up my computer after i deleted it with avast!

Dude, I feel your pain. Whoever creates malicious adware and spyware should all die.


 * New.net is not capable of self replication, it is therefore not a virus. It is however what I could consider to be malware. Remember, it's not a virus if it doesn't reproduce on its own. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.254.163.150 (talk) 18:14, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Allegedly
The link to new.net at the bottom says that "downloads from this website allegedly contain adware". Come on, now; we know for a fact that it contains adware, spyware, and any other number of malicious programs made by ruffians of the foulest sort. I am removing "allegedly" immediately, if anyone has an objection they can put it back up.--The4sword 20:55, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Adware section
It sounds from used experience (on this talk) that it acts like adware, but this needs more citations as to what it does. The citation given in the first paragraph I tagged as not in citation, as the article never mentioned New.Net. It talked about cydoor, which doesn't appear to have anything to do with New.Net; if it does have something to do with it, this needs to be cited. Additionally, aside from the general tone of it, I tagged it as non-neutral; it's called adware without the citations, and despite winning the lawsuit against Lavasoft. 69.221.164.81 (talk) 22:23, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, they did not win. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice the year after they filed. That doesn't sound to me like they won76.76.241.196 (talk) 08:45, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

External links modified
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External links modified (February 2018)
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 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20070704034456/http://www.new.net/ to http://www.new.net/
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