AOL's ASP 2 update.

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I have just loaded and installed this thing and it has discovered a threat it
wants to block called XPKey.

What on earth is this? All I can find is advice about cracking it on warez
sites. AOL isn't finding my Windows access codes as spyware is it?
Running XP Home with all the updates and everything legal -I think.
 
Icon said:
I have just loaded and installed this thing and it has discovered a
threat it wants to block called XPKey.

What on earth is this? All I can find is advice about cracking it on
warez sites. AOL isn't finding my Windows access codes as spyware is
it?
Running XP Home with all the updates and everything legal -I think.
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XPKey is your lincense code for your operating system.

After helping several coworkers remove malware from their computers I can
say that AOL's spyware program (I believe it's from McAfee) is really Crap.
Remove it and use Ad-Aware.

Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

Or better yet test it for yourself,download,install and update Ad-Aware then
scan your system with it and see for yourself just how much more garbage it
finds.
 
I just had to add this from my convo:

Lamer. Hello I am using AOL 8 with Silver broad band on XP home and have
just installed ASP 2
It has just detected something called XPKey as a threat it wants to block
Any idea if this is actually a threat of just my windows confirmation code?

(Wait)

AOL Rep. I apologise for this please contact microsoft!
Lamer. Microsoft?
AOL Rep. yes
Lamer. Why Microsoft?

Long wait

AOL Rep. What is the name of your windows? And who created it?
Lamer. XP Home edition
AOL Rep. And who created it?
Lamer. Bought from a local retailer called Staples
AOL Rep. Microsoft created the windows XP. So should you call Microsoft.

Lamer. Hang on. I have a serviceable copy of windows XP and have just run a
new security scanner for AOL and it found my security codes and thinks it is
a threat so I should contact Microsoft?

(Wait)

AOL Rep. Yes
Lamer. OK thanks.
 
Icon said:
I have just loaded and installed this thing and it has discovered a
threat it wants to block called XPKey.

What on earth is this? All I can find is advice about cracking it on
warez sites. AOL isn't finding my Windows access codes as spyware is
it? Running XP Home with all the updates and everything legal -I
think.
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XPKey is just a little utility to determine your XP Product Key. Perhaps
a tech used it to make sure your XP was legal (or someone else did).

If you are referring to AOL's antispyware application, it is garbage.
Uninstall it and use something useful like Spybot Search & Destroy or
Ad-aware. Here are some links with other antispyware suggestions:

http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight

And to make sure you don't install the wrong thing:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Malke
 
Icon said:
I just had to add this from my convo:

Lamer. Hello I am using AOL 8 with Silver broad band on XP home and
have just installed ASP 2
It has just detected something called XPKey as a threat it wants to
block Any idea if this is actually a threat of just my windows
confirmation code?

(Wait)

AOL Rep. I apologise for this please contact microsoft!
Lamer. Microsoft?
AOL Rep. yes
Lamer. Why Microsoft?

Long wait

AOL Rep. What is the name of your windows? And who created it?
Lamer. XP Home edition
AOL Rep. And who created it?
Lamer. Bought from a local retailer called Staples
AOL Rep. Microsoft created the windows XP. So should you call
Microsoft.

Lamer. Hang on. I have a serviceable copy of windows XP and have just
run a new security scanner for AOL and it found my security codes and
thinks it is a threat so I should contact Microsoft?

(Wait)

AOL Rep. Yes
Lamer. OK thanks.
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I'm not suprised, LOL
 
Icon said:
I have just loaded and installed this thing and it has discovered a threat it
wants to block called XPKey.

What on earth is this? All I can find is advice about cracking it on warez
sites. AOL isn't finding my Windows access codes as spyware is it?
Running XP Home with all the updates and everything legal -I think.
Click to expand...

If I were you, I would reformat the hard drive and never, ever, install
AOL on your machine again.

Alias
 
=?Utf-8?B?SWNvbg==?= said:
I have just loaded and installed this thing and it has discovered a threat it
wants to block called XPKey.
Click to expand...
What on earth is this? All I can find is advice about cracking it on warez
sites. AOL isn't finding my Windows access codes as spyware is it?
Running XP Home with all the updates and everything legal -I think.
Click to expand...

I have two users who have to use AOL.

When AOL's spyware tool was released it immediately began finding
"false positives", claiming it found spyware when there was none there.

You can go to the keyword AOL has for the spyware tool, I don't
remember what it is at the moment but I think it shows up in the
window AOL puts up. You should find a variety of comments there
from AOL users where they all found the AOL tool was giving false
positives.

More than that, it doesn't tell you where it found this and the
only option is to "fix it", deleting or changing who knows what
file.

I went round and round with them over this. Every month I would
get more irate with them and nothing seemed to change.

Finally I turned that off. But I suggest you use one of the
fine alternatives available. And I strongly urge you tell AOL
that this isn't acceptable.
 
Don Taylor said:
I have two users who have to use AOL.

When AOL's spyware tool was released it immediately began finding
"false positives", claiming it found spyware when there was none there.

You can go to the keyword AOL has for the spyware tool, I don't
remember what it is at the moment but I think it shows up in the
window AOL puts up. You should find a variety of comments there
from AOL users where they all found the AOL tool was giving false
positives.

More than that, it doesn't tell you where it found this and the
only option is to "fix it", deleting or changing who knows what
file.

I went round and round with them over this. Every month I would
get more irate with them and nothing seemed to change.

Finally I turned that off. But I suggest you use one of the
fine alternatives available. And I strongly urge you tell AOL
that this isn't acceptable.
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There's a reason it's know as AO Hell.
 
Thanks everyone for your replies.

I am grateful. As it happens I have some of the other stuff you mentioned
and will get rid of all the so called AOL czjd
 
There's a reason it's know as AO Hell.
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For every product in the world, even those with millions of
customers who keep paying for it every month, there are those
who will shriek that it is evil incarnate.

Let he who's product is without sin cast the first stone...
and it is going to get really really quiet around here.

In a previous career I worked on "high reliability" products,
where one out of 2000 customers all using the product full time
year round would find a single bug, no matter how small, in the
software, in the hardware, in the documentation, in the design.

That is like you and two dozen of your friends using Windows
all day long every day year round for fifty years and there
still being better than a 90% chance that not a one of you
would have ever seen a mistake or failure, not matter how small.
 
For every product in the world, even those with millions of
customers who keep paying for it every month, there are those
who will shriek that it is evil incarnate.
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AOL is not necessarily evil incarnate; but it is certainly CRAP!
It still amazes me that people pay $23.95 a month (or more)
to put up with AOL's klunky software and technologies.
 
Yep, many of the major ISPs are competing offering bloatware, added
bloatware for AV, added bloatware for trojan blocking, added bloatware for
keylog blocking, and bloatware to add to bloatware. There my be some
bandwidth leftoever for web surfing. Dont be surprised, as in this case,
the bloatware is incorrect. I am surprised the tech support person didn't
speak with a distinct east Indian accent.

You can subscribe to another ISP that doesn't have its own user network,
just the internet available. Some major ISPs with user selected bloatware
available, don't obligate use of that bloatware. A new install of XP is
suggested to be sure all the AOL stuff is gone.
 
Uncle said:
AOL is not necessarily evil incarnate; but it is certainly CRAP!
It still amazes me that people pay $23.95 a month (or more)
to put up with AOL's klunky software and technologies.
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Doesn't amaze me. As P.T. Barnum is alleged to have said, "There's a
sucker born every day and two to take advantage of him."

Alias
 
Uncle said:
AOL is not necessarily evil incarnate; but it is certainly CRAP!
It still amazes me that people pay $23.95 a month (or more)
to put up with AOL's klunky software and technologies.
Click to expand...


Especially when there are ISPs out there that have a more consistent
Internet Connection, and they charge less.

Oh, and they don't load your system up with unnecessary software.
 
Actually, Barnum did not say it. It is attributed to him (urban legend) but
was said about him. Research it some more.

Tom
| Uncle Joe wrote:
|
| >>For every product in the world, even those with millions of
| >>customers who keep paying for it every month, there are those
| >>who will shriek that it is evil incarnate.
| >
| >
| > AOL is not necessarily evil incarnate; but it is certainly CRAP!
| > It still amazes me that people pay $23.95 a month (or more)
| > to put up with AOL's klunky software and technologies.
| >
| >
|
| Doesn't amaze me. As P.T. Barnum is alleged to have said, "There's a
| sucker born every day and two to take advantage of him."
|
| Alias
 
Tom said:
Actually, Barnum did not say it. It is attributed to him (urban legend) but
was said about him. Research it some more.
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Erm, reread what I wrote and pay special attention to the key word:
"alleged".

Alias
 
=?Utf-8?B?SWNvbg==?= said:
I have just loaded and installed this thing and it has discovered a threat it
wants to block called XPKey.
Click to expand...

Please contact your ISP for ISP related issues. This is NOT an XP issue.
 
AOL is not necessarily evil incarnate; but it is certainly CRAP!
It still amazes me that people pay $23.95 a month (or more)
to put up with AOL's klunky software and technologies.
Click to expand...

I think you could say that about MANY software vendors today.

It is a very rare exception to find a product that is so reliable
and error free that you are astonished if you ever find a problem.
 
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