Comments on: RocketDock

By: rws

rws — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:17:45 +0000

best launcher ever – RUNit 2.0.1b!

By: Standalone Stack: launch your favorite folders as hovering “stacks” | freewaregenius.com

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:09:06 +0000

[...] which is an add-on developed for Mac-Style Windows’ docking launchers such as "RocketDock", "RK Launcher", and Y’s Dock, but has been adapted to work from the desktop [...]

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Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:46:41 +0000

[...] to provide a user experience that is different from the usual Mac-dock style launchers such as RocketDock. I like that it can hold shortcuts not just for apps but for favorite folders as well. One thing [...]

By: Combine a docking launcher and keyboard shorcuts with ProgramLaunch Review & Download Link | freewaregenius.com

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:11:54 +0000

[...] is a launcher that is somewhat reminiscent of Rocketdock and ObjectDock in that it is a dockable, horizontal row of icons, but it is different in that it [...]

By: Cloud0410

Cloud0410 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:14:04 +0000

If there is a file inside to watch your keyboard then it is most likely to monitor shortcuts or something like that.

By: Nickron

Nickron — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:25:51 +0000

I was mad at all the friends who were missionaries of MAC’s and the MAC OS for years and years…
But 6 months ago I bought an iMac because I didn’t want Vista. God, what a relief!
No viruses, a silent machine and it does everything I want – instantly…
I was stupid as hell!

By: Anhel

Anhel — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:27:01 +0000

Yes, as soon as I installed it, my PrivacyKeyboard (anti-spyware) popped up with a message that one of modules of this software has been blocked! I wouldn’t like to use a program that contains keylogger in itself.

By: derio

derio — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:45:49 +0000

My Comodo firewall went crazy as soon as I installed this program.

Typical Message:

“Application: LastFm.exe
C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe has loaded RocketDock.dll into the Parent application explorer.exe using a global hook which could be used by keyloggers to steal private information…”

if I click on Deny then LastFM can no longer access the internet.

Comodo then displays similar messages about other application I have open
“Application firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe has loaded RocketDock.dll…”,
“Application itunes.exe
…”, etc.

I don’t know if it’s a keylogger or not but it’s highly unusual (why would a launcher dll want to do anything to firefox.exe or lastfm.exe?) so I will not be using it.

Also (automated?) analysis from file.net rates it as 72% dangerous
http://www.file.net/process/rocketdock.dll.html

By: Ace

Ace — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:04:11 +0000

Rocketdock is a fantastic freeware application. It leaves a very low memory footprint, and is easily customazible. regarding the keylogger issue, avast, avg and one of the best freeware anti-virus programs around “antivir” detected nothing wrong with rocketdock. Rocketdock has been recommended in several blogs with no one indicating anything suspicious with the software.

By: bobo the hobo

bobo the hobo — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:48:25 +0000

I love this program! excellent, fast, stylish and very “mac-ish”. Also consumes very little system memory. Great find.

Second opinion:
http://figames.forumsvibe.com/viewtopic.php?t=143&mforum=figames

By: craftyness

craftyness — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:28:09 +0000

Hello.
try other programs like rklauncher or objectdock.

my personal favorite is the objectdock.

By: dirk stevens

dirk stevens — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:39:05 +0000

Hi FWServant,

It was Zonealarm Antivirus v7 that told me there was key monitoring..etc

Cheerio,
Dirk

By: Samer

Samer — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:49:42 +0000

Dirk,
How do you know this information? Please let us know so we can verify.

The last time somebody “discovered” that a program I had posted contained a trojan, they also indicated the anti-trojan program that detected it. I was then able to write to the makers of said anti-trojan and it turned out it was a false positive.

I expect that this instance is probably a false positive as well.

By: dirk stevens

dirk stevens — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:38:27 +0000

Rocketdock contains a keylogger. Hence not a software to be recommended.

By: STabLauncher « freewaregenius.com

STabLauncher « freewaregenius.com — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:40:46 +0000

[...] I must confess I like this better than Rocketdock, just because the tabs make a lot of sense in terms of organization. [...]