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Offline THX
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« on: February 16, 2005, 01:21:10 AM »
Speaking of spyware

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12665642~mode=flat

Cliff notes: a handful of ad companies are paying popular spyware removal makers under the table to allow their programs on the list.  This guy found it out.

Worst perp: Ad-Aware by Lavasoft with PestPatrol not too far behind.

Guess we\'re supposed to trust MS\'s new anti-spyware tool?  They definitely don\'t need bribe money.
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« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2005, 03:11:52 AM »
yeah but didn\'t MS buy the Anti spyware software from a small time company ?
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2005, 04:39:22 AM »
<--puts tinfoil hat on
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2005, 05:02:05 AM »
Here\'s one solution :p :

Switch to Linux
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2005, 05:05:29 AM »
I wonder if Microsoft put this word out because they just announced their new explorer with anti-spywhere built in that is coming out.
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« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2005, 05:08:33 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2005, 05:12:10 AM »
Interesting.

WinUpdate downloaded the Microsoft one, but I cant find it now. Where did it install the program?
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« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2005, 05:54:43 AM »
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Interesting.

WinUpdate downloaded the Microsoft one, but I cant find it now. Where did it install the program?


Directly into your cerebral cortex Mate.

Yup your now one of Gates mindless assasins.

Expct to be gunned down on the white house lawn some time soon ;).

Tip for you bud...if you start to have the strange compulsion to read The Catcher In The Rye ...start to panic ;)
« Last Edit: February 16, 2005, 06:00:06 AM by ooseven »
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2005, 05:13:46 PM »
I installed that MS antispyware application, but then uninstalled it because it was draining my system resources too much.  Jpg images took 2 additional seconds to open in my image viewer app, ACDSee.  Very frustrated.

For some reason I don\'t have the same problems with spyware that everyone else does.  Maybe because I don\'t visit shady warez websites or click yes to every install applet dialog box that comes along?
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