Widkidone Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Link: http://www.getfoxie.com/feature/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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted August 26, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 26, 2005 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 26, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 26, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widkidone Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 The site is back up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobartley515 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widkidone Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oli Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 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 Homer: I never apologise, im sorry Lisa. Thats just the way i am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredvries Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 28, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 28, 2005 Try thinking of spyware and then it all fits together. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenknight Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I note they also ripped off the names of a couple of Firefox extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobartley515 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Well I could see if they stole a small portion of CCleaner but they stole like the entire program... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 lol they just took the libraries for CCleaner and made their own crappy version of CCleaner. maybe they just Hex edited CCleaner to have a diffrent interface. who knows and who cares. CCleaner will always be the best no matter what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agumon Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 the design and layout of the website look like mozilla website! --==aGumon==-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpailo Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 could be just a simple fake picture? http://www.lavasoftusa.com http://wiki.lunarsof.../PC_Maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 the design and layout of the website look like mozilla website! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> seems the company(unless it's public domain) that made Foxie Cleaner steals everything. the mozilla layout, CCleaner's coding...it's just sad. i wonder if there is a way to sue them /me does research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 /me does research <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenknight Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 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.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=306885 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Yaa sue there ass, who reported it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpailo Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 http://www.getfoxie.com/contact/ there to contact them. I dunno how to sue them tho lol http://www.lavasoftusa.com http://wiki.lunarsof.../PC_Maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MrG Posted September 6, 2005 Admin Share Posted September 6, 2005 That is quite the most shameless rip-off I've ever seen. Piriform.com - [CCleaner - Defraggler - Recuva - Speccy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredvries Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 That is quite the most shameless rip-off I've ever seen. Yes,but do you care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I would have thought so seeing CCleaner is his application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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