Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal

[Guest]

Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal Raises Red Flags

Published reports that Microsoft is in discussions to
purchase high-profile adware vendor Claria for as much as
$500 million have set tongues wagging in the security
sector.

Read more
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1833611,00.asp

what you think about this?

 

[Andre Da Costa]

I think its more for eliminating Spyware and Adware created with Claria
products and more for the personalization features to be added to Windows.
Only speculation anyway.
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Andre
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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

 

[PrivacyZealot]

Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal Raises Red Flags

Published reports that Microsoft is in discussions to
purchase high-profile adware vendor Claria for as much as
$500 million have set tongues wagging in the security
sector.

Read more
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1833611,00.asp

what you think about this?

Nothing, as long as certain legitimate spyware/adware
entries don't start disappearing from the MSAS updates.
The shift will hit the fan if that happens. :-||
PZ
..

 

[Michelle]

-----Original Message-----
Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal Raises Red Flags

Published reports that Microsoft is in discussions to
purchase high-profile adware vendor Claria for as much as
$500 million have set tongues wagging in the security
sector.

Read more
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1833611,00.asp

what you think about this?
.
It doesn't make much sense to me, you hear what that

crap can do to your computer and you hear warnings about
what you shouldn't download and what you should download
and even Microsoft knows the crap it can do to your
computer and now they are buying a maker of it? It's
Microsoft's fault spyware exists in the first place,
instead of fixing the problem they by out a spyware maker
with cruel intentions of their own $.

If we can't trust Microsoft who can we trust?

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Yeah, so if Microsoft was to purchase Claria, lets try and think of it as in
out best interest. Look at Apple, all their loyal users at their beckon call
ready to purchase from them.
--
Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

 

[Homeboy Frank]

-----Original Message-----

crap can do to your computer and you hear warnings about
what you shouldn't download and what you should download
and even Microsoft knows the crap it can do to your
computer and now they are buying a maker of it? It's
Microsoft's fault spyware exists in the first place,
instead of fixing the problem they by out a spyware maker
with cruel intentions of their own $.

If we can't trust Microsoft who can we trust?
.
I God we trust. All others pay cash...-30-

 

[OK]

-----Original Message-----



Nothing, as long as certain legitimate spyware/adware
entries don't start disappearing from the MSAS updates.
The shift will hit the fan if that happens. :-||
PZ
..


.

As of update #5731, MS downgraded Gator/Claria
detections. Instead of recommending Quarantine the
default recommended action is now "Ignore".

 

[PrivacyZealot]

-----Original Message-----

Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal Raises Red Flags [...]
what you think about this?

Nothing, as long as certain legitimate spyware/adware
entries don't start disappearing from the MSAS updates.
The shift will hit the fan if that happens. :-||
PZ

As of update #5731, MS downgraded Gator/Claria
detections. Instead of recommending Quarantine the
default recommended action is now "Ignore".

Thanks, OK. I'm going to expand upon that news by
re-posting Eric Howe's announcement at DRL Reports.