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Tarale
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Posted on 02-11-05 06:10 AM Link | Quote
This makes me lol.

<Nelson_Muntz>Ha Ha!</Nelson_Muntz>

Well, it was bound to happen, I guess.
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Posted on 02-11-05 06:12 AM Link | Quote
'Microsoft Antispyware is still in its Beta version (experimental version). Over a period of time software developers will know the flaws in the antispyware and would hopefully rectify them.'

They put way too much emphasis on 'hopefully'. This is Microsoft. :\
Tarale
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Posted on 02-11-05 06:14 AM Link | Quote
Sophos' description of the Trojan

Nice little file. ;

*huggles teh Mac*
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Posted on 02-11-05 06:20 AM Link | Quote
  • Steals credit card details
  • Turns off anti-virus applications
  • Deletes files off the computer
  • Steals information
  • Drops more malware
  • Downloads code from the internet

Sounds like fun.
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Posted on 02-11-05 06:24 AM Link | Quote
They'll make it a wonderful piece of software, and then abandon it once people notice

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Posted on 02-11-05 06:25 AM Link | Quote
That article confused me a bit at first. I thought they were saying that spyware was built into the program from the start, but after reading some parts a couple times over, it sounds like it's spreading via email. I wish they'd tell exactly how it's spreading but the email thing seems the most likely.

I installed Microsoft AntiSpyware a couple months ago, as I had a problem in Giant AntiSpyware where any alert boxes that popped up would scroll up and off the top of the screen I thought uninstalling it, then installing Microsoft's version would fix that problem, but it doesn't seem to have I don't seem to have bee hit by that spware, which is the main point of this paragraph, and hopefully I don't.

The details on Sophos make it sound pretty nasty as well. I can't blame you for being glad you have a Mac, Tarale
Tarale
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Posted on 02-11-05 06:35 AM Link | Quote
Yes, the article wasn't well written Karadur, so it is confusing.

As for Giant AntiSpyware having a problem and Microsoft AntiSpyware having the same one... that's not surprising. The Microsoft one IS Giant AntiSpyware (Microsoft bought it); and I'm guessing they haven't fixed that bug.
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Posted on 02-11-05 07:16 AM Link | Quote
It's actually not SpyWare at all, but a trojan. It still requires the user to be stupid and run the file of their own accord.
Tarale
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Posted on 02-11-05 07:22 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Emptyeye
It's actually not SpyWare at all, but a trojan. It still requires the user to be stupid and run the file of their own accord.


A lot of spyware requires you to be stupid and to run the file of your own accord. Like the stuff bundled with KaZaA, for example.

Effectively, a LOT of Spyware could also be classified as a Trojan.
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Posted on 02-11-05 12:27 PM Link | Quote
Considering how far Spybot and Ad-aware have gotten. I doubt that Microsoft would get far with this program, considering how the others ones are still free.

Microsoft's ad-aware program is not going to touch my computer.
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Posted on 02-11-05 01:00 PM Link | Quote
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Posted on 02-11-05 01:52 PM Link | Quote
I installed MS AntiSpyware yesterday to throw it down again. I never ran into too much spyware on that machine; Alexa was on the way, yes, what always is implemented in a virgin Windows and Internet Explorer
I'm not in a need to run another tool, although the GUI was looking neat and the program scanned the files deeply

I'm satisfied with the triple combo Firefox, Spybot and AdAware, never got any tracking cookie or other malicious thing after using these three, along with regular scans with an up-do-date antivirus.
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Posted on 02-11-05 02:14 PM Link | Quote
Often when I scan my computer I only find 1 spyware file and that
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Posted on 02-12-05 04:10 AM Link | Quote
I believe the term is 'pwned!'

Just the thought of M$ making an anti-spyware program makes me laugh so hard.
Tarale
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Posted on 02-12-05 07:48 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by HyperHacker
I believe the term is 'pwned!'

Just the thought of M$ making an anti-spyware program makes me laugh so hard.


It made me laugh, then I realised they just did what they usually do -- they didn't make it, they bought somebody else's technology and rebranded it.

This time they bought Giant AntiSpyware.
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Posted on 02-12-05 10:33 AM Link | Quote
Yeah, they bought Internet Explorer from Sprynet.

This is funny, but not uncommon for any anti-evil program.
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Posted on 02-13-05 01:11 AM Link | Quote
The only safe way to do it, IMO, is to have several different blocking applications to protect your computer.
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