Existing users, 
Is this a security product or a worm?
The first thing it did was to ask me to disable the SSL support in Eudora so PGP could molest my email unbidden.
Without asking my permission it insinuated itself into all email transfers--not a "feature" I asked for or wanted. Even after I disabled that and the free trial ended, it has left a CPU-sucking process running on my iMac permanently. God only knows what it's doing.
(I'd root it out, but I need to use the program 2 or 3 times a year.)
And EVERY time I login a message pops up to tell me the 30-day trial has expired. Grr.
I've been using PGP since version 2.6, and it just keeps getting more and more bloated and invasive. At this point I'd gladly pay $15 for a Mac OS X version of the free version of 2.6 (with the key types of version 5).
PGP Desktop Email
PGP security/encryption for IM, email, virtual disks.
Version: 9.10
bloated and invasive
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: CVASchmidt_1 Sunday, February 19 2006 @ 01:42 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 1-6 months
Recommend Product: NO
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bloated and invasive - Roddaman
MacGPG is free, open-source, and probably better integrated into Mail apps for your needs. I expect it will do everything you need.Sunday, April 09 2006 @ 10:29 AM PDT
CPU sucking - Xeater
Run activity monitor. Determine which process is hogging the CPU, and kill it. Now it's time to eradicate the process from your Mac.Go to startup items, in the accounts preference pane. Look for the process that you just found in Activity Monitor. Usually apps like PGP sneak a few startup items in while smearing it's feces all over your system.
That's a start anyways. You probably knew this already, but just in case I figured I'd post it. Good luck, and thans for warning me away from this crapware. I HATE apps that spread their suspect files all over my system.
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Saturday, April 08 2006 @ 01:57 AM PDT