As far as I recall, was this roumer started, when there were accusations that adaware was sponsered by a spyware manufacture, when they
stoped detecting WhenU adware this started alot of discussions wether it was secure or not.
Aparently some never took the time to investegate it further, and are still standing at the asumption that adAware has been selling out.
But there is no need to belive these roumers.