Task List
Name

PROGRAM &
MANUFACTURER

WHAT IT IS
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
Xtcfgloader

Xupitercfgloader		 XTCfgLoader.exe

(Xupiter.com)		 Application loader for the Xupiter adware (software which pulls advertisements from the Internet and displays them on your PC).  An extract from their Privacy Statement on 29-Aug-2003 :  "Xupiter is an advertising supported software application that provides you with additional content and advertisements based on the Web sites you visit most!  We provide you with advertisements that match your interests to make your Internet experience more satisfying.  We determine your interests by collecting information about what sites you visit on the Web.  For example if you visit a travel Web site, we may present an advertisement that promotes the sale of airline tickets.  These special offers and advertisements may be displayed using various browser enhancements and pop-up windows on Web sites you visit........  You acknowledge that Xupiter or parties appointed by Xupiter may from time to time provide programming fixes, updates and upgrades to you, including automatic updates to Xupiter, through automatic electronic dissemination and other means.  You consent to such automatic updates and agree that this Privacy Policy will apply to all such updates...".  Pretty self-explanatory.

Recommendation :
In our experience most users who have Xupiter did not willingly install it.  They clicked on something, did not read carefully enough what popped up, and, bang, suddenly they had Xupiter on their PC and started experiencing unusual amounts of popup ads.  We are against all adware, and we are certainly against all popup or popunder advertisements – we hate them with a passion !  But, in our view, that is nothing compared to software that will automatically update itself over the Internet without giving you, the owner of the PC, the choice of refusing the update.  THAT is crossing the line !  De-install anything Xupiter through the "Add/Remove Programs" icon in the Control Panel and then run "Spybot Search & Destroy" available on our Downloads page.