Sharonbux task: 1$ to let a program install into your computer as a service....

Hello thinkingoutloud, thanks for your response here. Yes, basically I'm agree with you. I supposed sharonbucks is myLot, that's the only reason why I accepted the task, downloaded and installed the gopher, and let it run in my computer for the 4 weeks requested. Anyway I was curious to know the opinion of other members here. I guess could be more polite if sharonbucks could be "officially" identified as a myLot staff member, and, regarding the program to run in our computer, I really guess that just say "is virus and spyware free" is not enough. A brief explaination of what that program will do in my computer could be nice. If the program is used to monitor my internet use, I could be agree, if is used to generate traffic, maybe I could agree, if my computer will became part of a distributed neural lan used for the computation of a new nuclear bomb, I could disagree. Not all the myLot members have the required skill to find themselves what this program do;)

Thanks friend, don't worry, I access my bank account with a computer running a BSD unix ;) Maybe not 100% safe, but at least one of the safest operative systems ;). And more I'm running that software in a virtual machine ;) (right now too I'm writing from a virtual machine, not a phisical one :P :P :P )

i dont think it will be a good idea.. we never know what kinda software it actually or what kinda work it will be doing in out pc... and i would advice definetly not to use to it on your personal computers.. if you access your bank accounts and sensitive details from your computer.. because there are many stealth softwares which have the ability to get those sensitive details from the computer and may be i will reach the wrong hands...

Hello friend, first of all, I want say you thanks for your response in this discussion. Yes, you're right, potentially any unknown program can be harmful. But you can prevent the damnage it can create in your computer just using a virtual machine, or a sandbox. In the case of this program, due it install itself at service level, I preferred to "insulate" it using a virtual machine.

Hello friend. Thanks for readed and answered my discussion. Your response offer me the occasion to remaind again to all the people here the advantages of virtual computing. I wrote a discussion about that, but with no success. Virtual computing make your internet activities safer, because you can use several different virtual computers according to the activity you need to do. For example, one for the online banking, one for surfing "dirty" sites, one for manage your emails, and so on. If something bad happens (like viruses) you can simply reload a clean copy of the virtual har disk and start again. With no effects on your main (phisical) computer. More, in the case of your friend, that software cannot access directly the modem or the adsl adapter, so you could get the $3 without paying the $313 more he paid;)

Hello friend, thanks for your response here. Supposing we can consider Sharonbucks trustable (as I guess is myLot owner or myLot shareolder ;) ), I anyway guess is a bit unfair don't explain what this software will do inside our computer. Should be nice if sharonbux tell us what gopher (this is the name of the program) will do.

Hello friend, thanks for your response here. To be sincere, I don't guess you need to wait 1 month to receive your payment. I downloaded and installed the software, and I got my task approved several hours later. My earnings already displays the $1;) Anyway I will leave the program run here for the 4 weeks required, just because when I accepted the task I agreed with this term and condition.