eSellerate?

Google says that it is a company that specializes in selling software:

http://www.esellerate.net/

I don't know anything more about it.

eSellerate is used by many different shareware applications to validate registration information.

For example, you purchase shareware program 1 who uses eSellerate as a vendor, that shareware application may use the eSellerate Engine in their program to validate your registration details and discourage pirateing.

In my opinion, given that it allows for unapproved outbound connections from your computer (even if its just to validate registration information) puts it close to the Spyware catagory for me.

Hope this helps,

David

It is possible if you remove it that programs that use it as a dependency will experience problems.

I'm glad to hear you use LittleSnitch, priceless program. As long as you have that installed you shouldn't have to worry about eSellerate doing anything behind your back so I wouldn't worry much about leaving it.

It is rather inert to be honest, it doesn't draw down anything in the lines of software or ads, just verifys data when requested, I just don't like that idea when it does it without asking me if it is alright.

David

dread,

By some chance do you use Fetch (ftp) or have installed Vise? I believe eSellerate is used by Fetch to handle the payment details of the software. They most likely are used by other software that you purchase I believe. I hope I am remembering that correctly. I'm using 10.3.9 and searching my HD I only find an eSellerateEngine in a parent folder titled MindVision.

http://www.esellerate.net/esellerate_overview.asp

Not sure how that might help you but wanted to let you know,

littleshoulders 🙂

I recently bought a recipe organizer program called "Organized Gourmet", through Walking Soma and eSellerate, and now the EWSMac.framework file is in several different places: Library/ Frameworks; Library/ Application Support/ eSellerate; and Trash. (I THINK it started in the trash - I'm not sure how I would have put it there.)

It actually won't empty from the trash ("can't because it's in use") - right now I'm a little hesitant about force emptying. It's very annoying that this thing shows up and messes with my system, even if in such a (so far) minor way. I guess I'd better learn more about the LittleSnitch (?) program mentioned above.