Only very observant computer user will notice that the Buhl-tax Bankbook Software unasked enrolls in the startup routine of the operating system and already directly communicate to each time the computer with Buhl servers starts even if the user the Buhl- has not called tax Bankbook software.
In other words: If you do your tax return on a day in the Buhl-tax savings account software, is also on all the other 364 days of the year, where you do not use the Buhl-tax savings account software, this Installation nevertheless started with each start-up of your computer in the background and communicate with the Buhl servers and tap into your memory!
This computer activities have nothing to do with an "update function" or with news about current tax developments. In WISO tax-savings account in 2014 there is a folder settings Online update check where the setting can be selected Automatically check the Internet for updates. Interestingly, the update check is not set by default to automatically. The offending daily traffic of this program to the servers of Buhl Data Service GmbH is therefore of the update setting neither technically nor objectively justified, but just totally unacceptable independently. Can reasonably no one who has confidential information on his computer, allow a program, unasked and uncontrolled exchange data with unknown servers in each machine use. With such a no-go feature the Buhl-tax savings account software does not even deserve the one point as an evaluation.
This uncontrolled encroachment of WISO tax-saving software in data protection and computer Highness the user can after installation but stop in the following way:
1. Click the Windows Start button, click Run, type msconfig.exe. Click OK.
2. Click the Startup tab and scroll down to the option "WISO My Tax savings account today".
3. Remove the check mark next to the option "WISO My Tax savings account today". Then click OK.
4. Restart the computer.
After this reboot the WISO tax saving software will no longer automatically run in the background and communicate with Buhl servers, but only if you decide to start the WISO Steuer bankbook 2014. Also pay attention on every update that the tax saving software does not re-writes in the startup routines of your computer.
Just as the Buhl Data Service GmbH unasked freedom takes to write the control Bankbook software during installation in objectively appropriate manner permanently in the startup routines of the computer, so they tried the buyers of its software during installation and update unnecessarily to move to submit their address data.
Experienced users of WISO Steuer-passbook that they must completely reject all forms of registration and all invitations to amend the software if you do not want to be coated with the aggressive marketing (e-mail advertising, mailings or paid, automatically prolonging Services) ,
Every buyer should know: software updates are possible via the Internet (external) absent registration or an indication of an email address. Everything that is needed for installation, entering the "Guarantee number" (also known as serial number or license number), which has received the DVD or downloading any buyer.
Supplement on 02.12.2013
One commentator (somedays) writes correctly: Not even any Windows Firewall :-).
Crux of the problem is that the user at the same time its operating system and the firewall notifies the installation of control Bankbook software that he trusts the installed software. If he does not notice that the program on the Startup file is started automatically every day and uncontrolled communicating in the background with Buhl servers, then assists in fact, no firewall. You have to seriously ask the question, what do every day on the computers of their customers the server of Buhl Data Service GmbH and what data they tap with no user control every day here. Do you know it?
Supplement on 12.06.2013
If you are not important data protection and computer control, dear reader, dear reader, then you ignore the above tip easily. It is enough for me, by pointing to the uncontrolled connection to the Buhl servers to help those who do not want to completely give up control of their data.
Thanks for the positive comments. One commentator (Matmaro) writes: "control data are highly sensitive data; in my eyes of a point is justified why I want to know if something and if so, what happens to my data.." There is nothing to add.