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[Widkidone]

Link: http://www.getfoxie....privacycleaner/

This looks like so much like my Crap Cleaner

Nevermind they shut down the site, lmao. But check this out http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...#entry586436533

[rridgely]

That has to be the most obvious rip off ever! Looks like he got what was coming to him. I wonder what mr.g thougt about this?

[Andavari]

Well in any event it looks like Mr.G should protect the .exe and .dll files of CCleaner so they can't be so easily ripped off. Of course this would increase the download size a bit, and cause the program to load slower, however I would gladly put up with a bigger setup file an slower loading to stop rip off artists that are essentially just rewording a program and making some quick modifications.

[Widkidone]

The site is back up!!

[jobartley515]

I just tried this 'Foxie Cleaner' and its no good(its a bad copy of CCleaner!)

It may look like CCleaner but its no where near the ability that CCleaner has!!!

Jobartley515

[Capman]

Lets not worry about it too much, we know CCleaner is the best, and no matter how much they copy CCleaner they will always be one step behind.

[Eldmannen]

Well it seems they did nothing else than made an application with a similiar purpose and a almost identical user interface.

But I suppose no code or graphics are really stolen from CCleaner.

[Widkidone]

But since that this only deals with FireFox, i do not think that Mr G can really say say too much. I do not know! But if they would change way Foxie Cleaner looks i do not think too many people would have a huge issue about it. But it frustrates me that not just this program that many people out there cannot come up with something original. But this Foxie Cleaner does look so close to earlier version of Crap cleaner.

[oli]

why would some1 copy a free program? what are they going to get from it, if they try and sell it u really should make them pay

[fredvries]

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why would some1 copy a free program? what are they going to get from it, if they try and sell it u really should make them pay

Try thinking of spyware and then it all fits together.

[Andavari]

fredvries, on Aug 27 2005, 02:44 PM, said:

Try thinking of spyware and then it all fits together.

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That's happened before with rip-off's of Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D, CDex, etc. It can also be because someone is lacking in the ability or creativity to create something completely unique so they instead copy bit's and pieces from another app's look. Copying or should I say mimicking isn't just a software issue as it has been going on for decades with automobile manufacturers, electronics, etc., now there's insecure people on T.V. who are willing to get plastic surgery or whatever else it takes to look like their favorite movie star or rock star.

[Greenknight]

I note they also ripped off the names of a couple of Firefox extensions.

[englishmen]

I ****ing hate people who do that there are so lucky i do not know how to hack a server and or web site because i would change it to when people type in that url i goes straight to CCleaner.com . There is a email add on this page everyone email them as many times as you can and get every one you know to do it as well and just ask why they are ripping CCleaner off.

[jobartley515]

Well I could see if they stole a small portion of CCleaner but they stole like the entire program...

[agumon]

the design and layout of the website look like mozilla website!

[DJpailo]

could be just a simple fake picture?

[englishmen]

Mangix, on Sep 6 2005, 10:01 AM, said:

/me does research

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me does research, lmao my niece says stuff like that all the time and it cracks me up. Me wants a drink, me wants a chocolate bar what me wants it to put sticky tape over your mouth to shut you up .(Joke obviously)

[Greenknight]

The Mozilla Firefox folks are on these guy's case now, too. See this page:

Bug 306885 - Getfoxie.com contains "look and feel" of m.o
https://bugzilla.moz...g.cgi?id=306885