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January 6th 05, 04:08 PM
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Microsoft releases spyware software-Off Topic
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January 6th 05, 04:45 PM
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"Craig" wrote in message news:RmdDd.15778$Wo.6398@lakeread08... Microsoft releases spyware software http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx Craig I mean Microsoft releases ANTI-spyware software. Craig
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January 6th 05, 05:55 PM
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I mean Microsoft releases
ANTI-spyware software. You were right the first time. -- Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies via email --- My new email address has "ngspamtrap" & @btinternet.com in it ;-) ---
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January 6th 05, 08:39 PM
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"Craig" wrote in news:_VdDd.15783$Wo.11472
@lakeread08: "Craig" wrote in message news:RmdDd.15778$Wo.6398@lakeread08... Microsoft releases spyware software http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx Craig I mean Microsoft releases ANTI-spyware software. Craig Isn't it nice that they force you to download an ActiveX control to "validate" your copy of Windows and also force you to go type in the 25- digit product key before you can download this Beta software?? Oh well... at least the beta works on Windows 2000. -lyj
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January 6th 05, 11:43 PM
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Craig said the following on 1/6/2005 8:45 AM:
"Craig" wrote in message news:RmdDd.15778$Wo.6398@lakeread08... Microsoft releases spyware software http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx Craig I mean Microsoft releases ANTI-spyware software. Craig Won't run under Fire Fox. -- Kirk "Screw the planes, take a train", Me
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January 7th 05, 02:15 AM
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Hi!
Won't run under Fire Fox. Don't know what you mean there, but if you mean the "genuine Windows validation" process, it worked fine for me on a NT4 box with Firefox 1.0 as the *only* browser. Obviously I couldn't make use of the MS ActiveX widget, but a standalone download that gave the same end result was available and worked fine. Obviously I didn't run the spyware removal tool, as it seemingly doesn't run on NT4. I was looking for another download at the time and decided to "just get the validation out of the way now". While I don't agree with the concept of "validation" to download MS software, I do have to say that they get an "A" for effort and ease of us on a computing platform that isn't exactly today's news. William
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January 7th 05, 02:35 AM
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Wasn't quite sure...are they going to be trying to SELL this to correct
security deficiencies in THEIR OP/SYS? Ad-Aware + Spybot work quite well. "Craig" wrote in message news:_VdDd.15783$Wo.11472@lakeread08... "Craig" wrote in message news:RmdDd.15778$Wo.6398@lakeread08... Microsoft releases spyware software http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx Craig I mean Microsoft releases ANTI-spyware software. Craig
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January 7th 05, 03:06 AM
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"George" wrote in message ... Wasn't quite sure...are they going to be trying to SELL this to correct security deficiencies in THEIR OP/SYS? Ad-Aware + Spybot work quite well. You bring up a good point. Will this be automatically included (when ready) via Windows updates, or are they going to try to sell it? I'm scanning my system now with it to see if anything blows up. The GUI is pretty simplified and straight-forward. Keep in my folks that it's a *beta* version, so if you have something that works, stay with it until it's released.... Stew
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January 7th 05, 10:21 AM
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I currently use Spy Sweeper and Quik-Fix Pro to actively protect my system
as well as having SpyBot S&D and Ad Aware. Any experiences with this interfering with installed programs? Is it an active protection or a scanner )or both)? -- Regards, Hank Arnold "Craig" wrote in message news:RmdDd.15778$Wo.6398@lakeread08... Microsoft releases spyware software http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx Craig
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#10
January 7th 05, 11:28 AM
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