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- Price: Free; paid upgrade avaialable $19.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: May 08, 2009
- Total Downloads: 26,899
- Downloads last week: 29
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 53 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on May 18, 2009
Combing through end-user license agreements (EULAs) can be a tedious process, but skipping them altogether could end in tears, especially if your download habits careen towards the risky end of the spectrum. Enter EULAlyzer, which quickly scans any EULA you toss at it and flags words, statements, and phrases worth your attention.
The program's bulky, old-school interface features plenty of explanatory text, though we'd still like to see an in-depth help file included. The Analyze menu item is where you'll do most of your work, either by pasting a EULA into the blank box or dragging the plus-sign icon over a license agreement in another window. (If you need to scan an online EULA, you'll have to use the former method.) Much like antispyware programs do, EULAlyzer rates suspicious wording on a scale of 1 to 10 based on how crucial the disclosed information can be to your security.
When testing the program with an application full of adware, it demonstrated good performance, flagging all text pertaining to advertising and bundling, as well as listing the names and URLs of the bundled software. Although the freeware version disables a couple of advanced features in the commercial pro software, it will keep statistics on the EULAs it has analyzed and save scanned entries. Though frequent downloaders should still scan EULAs manually, we think this handy little item makes a quality pickup for anyone concerned with their privacy.
Publisher's description
From Javacool Software :EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or more.
This version includes unspecified enhancements and bug fixes.
This program does not provide legal advice. It can only highlight information that you may want to consider before making your own decision whether to agree to a license agreement or not. You should always consult a lawyer (or other authorized individual) for advice on legal issues.
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- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 53 votes
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Version: EULAlyzer 2.0
"Easier than reading every word of the EULA yourself."
Pros: It reads the EULA for you...
Cons: ...then lets you know about certain buzz words that could indicate possible negative reasons to install the software.
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Version: EULAlyzer 2.0
"Does a great job doing something I hate to do."
Pros: This program does a wonderful job of scanning EULA's to new software, something I encounter often due to my love of software. I know I have to read the EULA's for my own protection, but who has the time?
Cons: None at this time, at least none to me.
Summary: This program scours the EULA for important buzz words and then assesses each buzz word a value as to how dangerous it is. It even provides a link to the very spot in the EULA so that the buzz word can be read in context. Everybody knows they shoul... read more >>
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Version: EULAlyzer 2.0
"An idea that is long overdue"
Pros: I tried it an liked it. It saves, stores, and analyzes any EULA that I throw at it. I have been saving EULAs by themselves, and now there is one place for them
Cons: none at this time
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Version: EULAlyzer 2.0
Pros: Fácil de usar y una gran ayuda.
Cons: No le he encontrado ninguna.
Summary: Me gusto ya que extrae la parte mas importante de los contratos, así no se tiene la necesidad de leerlo todo.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: EULAlyzer 2.0
Pros: Takes the wonder and worryment out clicking on the I accept box on license agreements.
Cons: Can't figure out why I can't get their capture feature to work. I always have to do the copy and paste routine. (Probably Vista related) It worked prior to getting new computer with Vista.
Summary: It's really nice not having to read a mile long license agreement. (like who really does) It did point out to me that a program that I was about to install was going to throw a bunch of junk and cookies onto my computer that I didn't want, if I woul... read more >>
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