NetNak is a small system-tray utility that graphically displays the data-transfer rate of your modem, cable DSL etc. It's attractive, easy to use. You see real-time graphs and text for both sent and received data. If you wish, you can set the display to dock to the top or bottom of your screen. You can also set it to display only when an active connection is detected, and to auto-hide - much like the Windows taskbar. NetNak provides a separate display that shows online time as well as accumulated connection statistics (hourly, daily, monthly, or just the last 5 minutes). Other features include custom warnings, an automatic disconnect feature, security options, and special support for modem sharing.
Nice little utility BUT 2 trojans linked to this download
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I downloaded and tried this NetNak program and discovered 2 Trojan Horses associated with it. After the initial installation, I did a scan with the latest Spybot S&D 1.4 program with the latest updates and found NO problems.
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<p>I also ran a scan of my system with an older version of SpySweeper (Version 2.6.1 using software definitions 351)and to my great surprise, it detected two trojans associated with the NetNak program. These were:
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<p>1. Trojan Horse UKVideo and
<p>2. Trojan Horse HotCanada
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<p>The SpySweep web site defines both of these as Very High Risk so if you have tried this NetNak program, run the SpySweeper program and get rid of them immediately.
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<p>I am very surprised to see this sort of thing slip through a C/Net authorized download. It is a shame because the NetNak program was a neat little utility but with these high risk trojans, it is a download to be avoided.