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Guest
I have found this prog. running on my PC.
I have no recollection of downloading it.
What is it and should I leave it there?
I have no recollection of downloading it.
What is it and should I leave it there?
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Richard Urban [MVP]
Part of Microsoft Anti Spyware.
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Richard Urban
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"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
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"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
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Dave Patrick
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|I have found this prog. running on my PC.
| I have no recollection of downloading it.
| What is it and should I leave it there?
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Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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|I have found this prog. running on my PC.
| I have no recollection of downloading it.
| What is it and should I leave it there?
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Mikhail Zhilin
I have found this prog. running on my PC.
I have no recollection of downloading it.
What is it and should I leave it there?
That is a Microsoft (formerly -- Giant) Antispyware program.
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Guest
Many thanks to all.
I think M/soft could have made it clear.
I think M/soft could have made it clear.
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kurttrail
leonperrins said:Many thanks to all.
I think M/soft could have made it clear.
They can't even make clear what it considers spyware. MS has an unholy
alliance with certain spyware developers, and updated MWAS to ignore
their spyware.
As usual, the last company to trust when it comes to computer security
is MS.
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Kurt
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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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Alias
kurttrail said:As usual, the last company to trust when it comes to computer security is
MS.
Kinda like trusting Bush to be fair about rebuilding what he blew up.
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George Hester
No remove it if you can in Add\Remove. If the removal tries to get you to
visit a site to remove it do NOT do that. Try to find in Google the right
way to get rid of it. But more than likely you have an ActiveX in
C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files which you can see by going to the folder
in the Command prompt and typing attrib hit <RETURN>. In fact do that
attrib > dlcontents.txt and then notepad dlcontents.txt and paste the result
here.
visit a site to remove it do NOT do that. Try to find in Google the right
way to get rid of it. But more than likely you have an ActiveX in
C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files which you can see by going to the folder
in the Command prompt and typing attrib hit <RETURN>. In fact do that
attrib > dlcontents.txt and then notepad dlcontents.txt and paste the result
here.
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George Hester
I'd still get rid of it. Pardon me my mistake here but then anything which
puts unknown in the system is suspect from Microsoft or not.
puts unknown in the system is suspect from Microsoft or not.
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Richard Urban [MVP]
I don't really think he wants to remove part of the Microsoft Anti Spyware
beta program. It is there and running for a very good reason. If he removes
it he won't be able to update his software, as the process depends upon that
file. He just didn't know what it was. I guess many others don't either.
When the final program is released I am certain that all file names will
have been renamed appropriately.
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
beta program. It is there and running for a very good reason. If he removes
it he won't be able to update his software, as the process depends upon that
file. He just didn't know what it was. I guess many others don't either.
When the final program is released I am certain that all file names will
have been renamed appropriately.
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Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
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kurttrail
Richard said:I don't really think he wants to remove part of the Microsoft Anti
Spyware beta program. It is there and running for a very good reason.
If he removes it he won't be able to update his software, as the
process depends upon that file. He just didn't know what it was. I
guess many others don't either.
When the final program is released I am certain that all file names
will have been renamed appropriately.
If you want your anti-spyware detecter to ignore very well known
spyware, then Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware is the product for you!
When the final piece of sh*t is released, I am certain that even more
known spware will have been ignored inappropriately.
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Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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Richard Urban [MVP]
Sad, isn't it. I certainly hope they have a change of heart and develop some
backbone to stand up against the infectors!
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Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
backbone to stand up against the infectors!
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
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Alias
MS are opportunists. Selling anti spyware is lucrative. This is the only
motivation. Cleaning your computer of vermin has nothing to do with it.
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motivation. Cleaning your computer of vermin has nothing to do with it.
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Ken Blake
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While I have some sympathy with that point of view, be aware you
you chose to run this beta version. When you run beta software,
you need to realize that you run many risks, and that it's to be
expected that not everything is going to be perfect.
leonperrins said:Many thanks to all.
I think M/soft could have made it clear.
While I have some sympathy with that point of view, be aware you
you chose to run this beta version. When you run beta software,
you need to realize that you run many risks, and that it's to be
expected that not everything is going to be perfect.
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Richard Urban [MVP]
They are GIVING it away. They are selling nothing, so your comment is
meaningless.
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
meaningless.
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
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Al Smith
I have found this prog. running on my PC.
Must have installed itself. Maybe it's spyware. It is from
Microsoft, after all. It claims to be "anti" spyware, but I can
smell disinformation when I slip in it.
Naw, I'm just messin' with ya. It's the antispyware that Microsoft
bought up and stuck their own name on. It works pretty well. I use
it. Nothing sinister about it ... unless you consider it sinister
when a giant multinational corporation installs its own software
on your computer without asking your permission. Or maybe you put
it on yourself, and just forgot?
I have no recollection of downloading it.
What is it and should I leave it there?
Must have installed itself. Maybe it's spyware. It is from
Microsoft, after all. It claims to be "anti" spyware, but I can
smell disinformation when I slip in it.
Naw, I'm just messin' with ya. It's the antispyware that Microsoft
bought up and stuck their own name on. It works pretty well. I use
it. Nothing sinister about it ... unless you consider it sinister
when a giant multinational corporation installs its own software
on your computer without asking your permission. Or maybe you put
it on yourself, and just forgot?
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Alias
Richard Urban said:They are GIVING it away.
Now.
They are selling nothing, so your comment is meaningless.
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
They are selling the idea of MS being your spyware removal program source.
In Beta, they aren't going to sell. In Beta they want a lot of people to
test it. Once it's out of Beta, you watch the 49.99 suddenly show up next to
"to buy now, click here".
I stand by my comment and time will prove me right or wrong.
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Richard Urban [MVP]
Alright! But for the time being - you are wrong.
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
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Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
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Alias
No, for the time being my opinion is that MS are opportunists and are only
getting into the spyware removal business for the money, be it from selling
the program to allowing paying spyware customers to be ignored by the scans
and I think you will have to buy it once it's out of Beta and the free
testing for MS has been done. I never said they are selling it now.
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"Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote
getting into the spyware removal business for the money, be it from selling
the program to allowing paying spyware customers to be ignored by the scans
and I think you will have to buy it once it's out of Beta and the free
testing for MS has been done. I never said they are selling it now.
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"Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote
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Kerry Brown
kurttrail said:They can't even make clear what it considers spyware. MS has an unholy
alliance with certain spyware developers, and updated MWAS to ignore their
spyware.
As usual, the last company to trust when it comes to computer security is
MS.
Technically it doesn't ignore Claria. It flags it and recommends that the
user ignore it. This can be changed to remove or quarantine as the user sees
fit. I don't agree with this change but there is a lot of disinformation
being spread. It does warn the user that the software may be spyware.
Microsoft's assessment of the risk is the problem. Claria has changed their
software somewhat but most still consider it spyware.
Kerry
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