MSAS & Messenger startup

[chugzie]

Completely uninstalled Messenger and upon re-installing
this is what I got:

(1)MS Antispyware has allowed the startup prograqm MS
Fusion 2.5 to be installed in your startup registry.
Name: MS Fusion 2.5
File Path: C:\Windows\System32\sxs.dll
This program is known to be spyware free.

(2)MS Antispyware has allowed the startup program MSN
Messenger to be installed in your startup registry.
Name: MSN Messenger
File Path: C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MSNmsgr.exe
This program is known to be spyware free.

Both contain a link like "Click here for more details"
which pops up a box that says "The Requested information
is not currently available." heh

What is MS Fusion 2.5 and why does MSAS think it should
be in my startup files?

Was it ever confirmed to Bill S. that MSAS is allowing
this? Or does he still think that something else is da
culprit? I just want the option to say "No." I feel so...
so...violated!

 

[Bill Sanderson]

OK - you're now describing something different than I originally thought.

What I thought I heard you say before was that Microsoft Antispyware CAUSED
messenger to autostart on your system, when it had not been set to autostart
before.

Meaning you had MSN Messenger installed, but set up not to autostart (this
is possible--really it is!)--and you felt that installing Microsoft
Antispyware modified the settings and caused it to autostart at some point.

What you are saying now is that Microsoft Antispyware is not PREVENTING
messenger from autostarting on your system.

This is a different kettle of fish. If MSN Messenger were a know piece of
spyware, then I agree--it should be blocked. However, although it contains
ads, it adheres to all the right stuff, doesn't bring in popups, etc.
So--I'm not surprised that it is listed as a "known" app and doesn't provide
a block option.

Once it is installed, run it, set the options so that it won't autostart,
both within the app and within Outlook Express and/or Outlook, if you use
either of those, and you shouldn't see it unless you choose to. Either
that or uninstall it.

I don't know what MS Fusion is--Either I ignored the prompt or last
reinstalled Messenger before Microsoft Antispyware was running on my system.

Microsoft cannot provide a generic system to uninstall or block any
application that the user chooses to be offended by. They've got to stick
with a set of published rules, which are posted at spynet.com. Judging by
the scrupulous care that the WhenU folks are taking, when I did a test
install of BearShare today, this is going to be a hot issue soon, if it
isn't already.