[OT] Microsoft's Anti-Spyware Sells Out

[CoMa]

A few weeks ago, the nastyware from Claria, called Gator,
was flagged and removed by Microsoft's anti-spyware program.
But now that the two companies are in buyout talks, suddenly
an updated version of the Microsoft program is programmed to
"ignore" those spyware apps by default. And let's face it,
who changes the defaults? It's just another example of
Microsoft selling out.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1834607,00.asp


/CoMa

 

[old jon]

A few weeks ago, the nastyware from Claria, called Gator,
was flagged and removed by Microsoft's anti-spyware program.
But now that the two companies are in buyout talks, suddenly
an updated version of the Microsoft program is programmed to
"ignore" those spyware apps by default. And let's face it,
who changes the defaults? It's just another example of
Microsoft selling out.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1834607,00.asp


/CoMa

More a case of MS continuing to buy up the Whole world. If some of the other
meglomaniacs
don`t get there first <g> %> )

 

[Lew/+Silat]

In

A few weeks ago, the nastyware from Claria, called Gator,
was flagged and removed by Microsoft's anti-spyware program.
But now that the two companies are in buyout talks, suddenly
an updated version of the Microsoft program is programmed to
"ignore" those spyware apps by default. And let's face it,
who changes the defaults? It's just another example of
Microsoft selling out.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1834607,00.asp


/CoMa

WHere in the program do you change the defaults?

 

[kara mc weeney]

In


WHere in the program do you change the defaults?

Uninstall it and just use Adaware like us smart folks.

 

[elaich]

A few weeks ago, the nastyware from Claria, called Gator,
was flagged and removed by Microsoft's anti-spyware program.
But now that the two companies are in buyout talks, suddenly
an updated version of the Microsoft program is programmed to
"ignore" those spyware apps by default. And let's face it,
who changes the defaults? It's just another example of
Microsoft selling out.

The idea of trusting Microsoft to do anything right about spyware
detection seemed like an oxymoron to me. Now the question that must be
asked - why is Microsoft buying out a spyware company to begin with?

 

[Steven Burn]

Uninstall it and just use Adaware like us smart folks.

</snip>

Yes, because we all know how honest and reliable Lavasoft can be.........
don't we?

Ad-Aware's f/p on ZeroSpyware can contribute to OS failure
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=11296

Ad-Aware with new defs kills Spybot
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=11237

WhenU not detected by Ad Aware anymore?
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=10386

Adaware killing connections again.
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=11329

Ad-Aware terminates Spybot
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=69837

HotBar not identified
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=44037

Leading Antispyware Vendors Quietly Drop WhenU Detection
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/spyware/whenu_detection_dropped.php

Don't Drink the WhenU Kool-Aid
http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/02/13/dont-drink-the-whenu-kool-a
id/

And there's MANY MANY more....... ('afraid they lost my trust ages ago)

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

 

[Obbop]

</snip>

Yes, because we all know how honest and reliable Lavasoft can be.........
don't we?

Ad-Aware's f/p on ZeroSpyware can contribute to OS failure
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=11296

Ad-Aware with new defs kills Spybot
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=11237

WhenU not detected by Ad Aware anymore?
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=10386

Adaware killing connections again.
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=11329

Ad-Aware terminates Spybot
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=69837

HotBar not identified
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=44037

Leading Antispyware Vendors Quietly Drop WhenU Detection
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/spyware/whenu_detection_dropped.php

Don't Drink the WhenU Kool-Aid
http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/02/13/dont-drink-the-whenu-kool-a
id/

And there's MANY MANY more....... ('afraid they lost my trust ages ago)

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Support corporate profits or be labeled as a...... uhhhhhh, used to be a
Commie. Oh yeah!!!! Terrorist!!!!!!!

 

[Lew/+Silat]

In

Uninstall it and just use Adaware like us smart folks.

I do use all those and more. Do you know the answer to my question?
MSantispyware is a good product for now..

 

[Frank L.]

A few weeks ago, the nastyware from Claria, called Gator,
was flagged and removed by Microsoft's anti-spyware program.
But now that the two companies are in buyout talks, suddenly
an updated version of the Microsoft program is programmed to
"ignore" those spyware apps by default.

That doesn't come as a surprise to me. But what's the recommended
ram-resident anti-spyware programme? SpywareGuard has not been updated
for ages, neither the engine (29th August 2003, v. 2.2, 2003) nor the
definitions file (22nd January 2004, no newer available apparently).

Frank L.

 

[Troppo]

That doesn't come as a surprise to me. But what's the recommended
ram-resident anti-spyware programme? SpywareGuard has not been updated
for ages, neither the engine (29th August 2003, v. 2.2, 2003) nor the
definitions file (22nd January 2004, no newer available apparently).

Frank L.

I've recently had AdAware, Spybot S&D and Microsoft Anti-spyware running,
now just SpyBot S&D, as, on balance, it picked up more than the other
two.
It can be memory-resident when IE and an internet connection are up. Not
sure how to do this with Firefox.

 

[elaich]

And there's MANY MANY more....... ('afraid they lost my trust ages ago)

So, you trust Microsoft more?

I find all this hubbub about spyware detection somewhat amusing, since it
is so easy to keep your machine clean of it to begin with.

 

[Steven Burn]

So, you trust Microsoft more?

</snip>

Actually..... nope, I don't trust either of them more than the other.

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

 

[schrodinger's cat]

A few weeks ago, the nastyware from Claria, called Gator,
was flagged and removed by Microsoft's anti-spyware program.
But now that the two companies are in buyout talks, suddenly
an updated version of the Microsoft program is programmed to
"ignore" those spyware apps by default. And let's face it,
who changes the defaults? It's just another example of
Microsoft selling out.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1834607,00.asp


/CoMa

Apparently, it's even worse than that.

http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/07/08/ms-antispyware-ignores-more-adware/