Comments on: Manage your passwords with RoboForm – Enhance your productivity http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/ Make the most of technology Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:34:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: roboform http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1525 roboform Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:07:06 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1525 David, while its unfortunate that you had to go through all this, I'd like to assure you that RoboForm does not affect the Windows Registry in anything close to what you describe. We have over 35 million downloads and such malware-like behavior would not allow us to get 5 stars from Download.com and multiple press accolades. That said, please be assured that your license key is always valid and you may contact our support to ensure that you are able to activate now that your machine is back to normal working order. -Simon David, while its unfortunate that you had to go through all this, I’d like to assure you that RoboForm does not affect the Windows Registry in anything close to what you describe. We have over 35 million downloads and such malware-like behavior would not allow us to get 5 stars from Download.com and multiple press accolades.

That said, please be assured that your license key is always valid and you may contact our support to ensure that you are able to activate now that your machine is back to normal working order.

-Simon

]]> By: roboform http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1524 roboform Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:02:22 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1524 OtherIssues, I have responded to this criticism of yours in multiple previous locations. See here for just one example: http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200930/4090 As always, I invite you to respond either online or offline at my email s2davis (at) roboform [dot] com -Simon Davis Marketing Manager/Siber Systems OtherIssues, I have responded to this criticism of yours in multiple previous locations. See here for just one example: http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200930/4090

As always, I invite you to respond either online or offline at my email s2davis (at) roboform [dot] com

-Simon Davis
Marketing Manager/Siber Systems

]]> By: ROW http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1523 ROW Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:38:26 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1523 Thanks for sharing your experience David. Well, me and some of my friends have been using it for quite some time now and never faced such problems. May be your system had problems earlier that got compounded after installing Roboform? Thanks for sharing your experience David. Well, me and some of my friends have been using it for quite some time now and never faced such problems. May be your system had problems earlier that got compounded after installing Roboform?

]]> By: David http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1522 David Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:32:50 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1522 I purchased RoboForm Pro and regret ever installing it. First of all, after I tried to activate it, I got an error message from RoboForm's server that the activate code was invalid, then I contacted RoboForm customer service and they verified my code and said to enter it again. It still didn't work, so I decided to uninstall the program and it corrupted my system registry. Eventually my whole system became unstable with Error Code 1310 messages which is a sure sign of a corrupt registry caused by a destructive program that delted vital registry keys relating to the Windows Installer. Then I tried to use another program called RegCure to fix the registry and that only made my system even more unstable. I decided to just re-image my hard disk drive from an image backup I made two weeks ealier. I purchased RoboForm Pro and regret ever installing it. First of all, after I tried to activate it, I got an error message from RoboForm’s server that the activate code was invalid, then I contacted RoboForm customer service and they verified my code and said to enter it again. It still didn’t work, so I decided to uninstall the program and it corrupted my system registry. Eventually my whole system became unstable with Error Code 1310 messages which is a sure sign of a corrupt registry caused by a destructive program that delted vital registry keys relating to the Windows Installer. Then I tried to use another program called RegCure to fix the registry and that only made my system even more unstable. I decided to just re-image my hard disk drive from an image backup I made two weeks ealier.

]]> By: ROW http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1445 ROW Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:12:44 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1445 Thanks for your comment. These security loopholes were not known to us. Probably Roboform guys can better answer the points raised by you. As far as the review is concerned, It has actually helped us improving productivity that was the reason we have blogged about it. You will only find those products reviewed on this blog which has/will appeal to us. Thanks for your comment. These security loopholes were not known to us. Probably Roboform guys can better answer the points raised by you.

As far as the review is concerned, It has actually helped us improving productivity that was the reason we have blogged about it. You will only find those products reviewed on this blog which has/will appeal to us.

]]> By: OtherIssues http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1443 OtherIssues Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:32:19 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1443 There are a lot of these uncritical expressions of praise for Roboform on the web, probably by affiliates promoting it. For anyone who takes a critical look at how Roboform works and, in particular, a look in the folder where all the "secret" login data is stored, they may be horrified to find the amount of private information given away by the names of the files stored there. Each login is stored in a separate file and, while the password itself is indeed stored encrypted inside each file, the name of the file in plain view usually gives away the exact name of the service it relates to (Twitter, adult web site, etc) so anyone looking there can see what sites you use, and also give away the login name you use for that site - often an e-mail address, depending on the site. So Roboform allows anyone looking at your PC to see quite a bit of information about what sites you visit and how you log into them. It is possible to re-name these Roboform files so that this information is less obvious but then you are confronted with the problem that your list of logins as viewed inside Roboform contains illogically-named entries that are hard to recognise and hard to manage. I wish people would be a bit more discriminating before uncritically promoting "security" products that have weak security. There are a lot of these uncritical expressions of praise for Roboform on the web, probably by affiliates promoting it.

For anyone who takes a critical look at how Roboform works and, in particular, a look in the folder where all the “secret” login data is stored, they may be horrified to find the amount of private information given away by the names of the files stored there.

Each login is stored in a separate file and, while the password itself is indeed stored encrypted inside each file, the name of the file in plain view usually gives away the exact name of the service it relates to (Twitter, adult web site, etc) so anyone looking there can see what sites you use, and also give away the login name you use for that site – often an e-mail address, depending on the site.

So Roboform allows anyone looking at your PC to see quite a bit of information about what sites you visit and how you log into them.
It is possible to re-name these Roboform files so that this information is less obvious but then you are confronted with the problem that your list of logins as viewed inside Roboform contains illogically-named entries that are hard to recognise and hard to manage.

I wish people would be a bit more discriminating before uncritically promoting “security” products that have weak security.

]]> By: Sanitaire Vacuum Parts http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1442 Sanitaire Vacuum Parts Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:13:20 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1442 I have used Roboforms for years. I suggest you get it. I have used Roboforms for years. I suggest you get it.

]]> By: ROW http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1438 ROW Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:55:28 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1438 Thanks for the great product :) Fixed the links now. Thanks for the great product :)
Fixed the links now.

]]> By: roboform http://reviewofweb.com/productivity/manage-your-passwords-securely-using-roboform/#comment-1429 roboform Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:25:15 +0000 http://reviewofweb.com/?p=640#comment-1429 Thanks for the great review :-) FYI the download and Buy links are not working. Thanks for the great review :-) FYI the download and Buy links are not working.

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