Rob850
join:2003-04-11
Mary Esther, FL | What about your partners?
Will it elimate spyware from MS's Partners?
I doubt it
Rob
»www.robfwb.com - the chat room IS open! |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | And because I have...
MSN premium I will get stuck with this..... |
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Dragasoni
We're All Mad Here
Premium
join:2001-12-14
Rotonda West, FL | Switch...
To a REAL ISP! One that doesn't force it's software on you.
-Dragasoni-
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Fobulous
Premium
join:2002-08-14
Missouri City, TX
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 ·Comcast
| Messenger Plus??
I'm kinda suprised to see this. Anyone who used MPlus would know that anyone can opt out of the adware feature..
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
Premium
join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | Just don't choose to install the sponser when installing MSPlus  |
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delt4
17 years ... still waiting
Premium
join:2000-07-13
Pittsburgh, PA
·Comcast
| reply to Rob850
Re: What about your partners?
said by Rob850  :Will it eliminate spyware from MS's Partners? I doubt it Rob » www.robfwb.com - the chat room IS open! Very interesting observation. Run adware and spybot after the MS scan. It would be very surprising to see what's left behind. |
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bigyeah
Premium
join:2004-06-25
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1 edit | Replace anything or additional protection?
Would this new anti-spyware program replace another program i.e. Ad-aware, or will it just be additional protection. |
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PhoenixAZ
Joshua
Premium
join:2004-01-04
Phoenix, AZ | Re: Replace anything or additional protectino?
Aditional Protection. |
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nizbit
Learn to Swim
Premium
join:2003-09-20
Grainy | Yay! Yay! That's great!!
A Microsoft product and anti-spyware...What's the word I'm lookin for...Oh yeah, oxymoron.
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Hey, I don't believe that any system is totally secure|This is Unix, I know this stuff! |
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Smokey
Even drunk on a bet ya make it to Canada
Premium
join:2003-05-20
Va Beach
clubs: | reply to Transmaster
Re: And because I have...
All of those features are OPTIONAL You don't get stuck with anything you don't install on YOUR computer yourself.
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WALL_E
Premium
join:2003-05-28
USA
1 edit | This could be good
With real-time protection and updating, I believe this could be a real help in the fight against spyware, especially if Microsoft pushes this as an optional download through Windows update. For the people who only know to download Ad-aware and run it when their computer gets bogged down, this may be able to prevent a lot of problems from happening in the first place.
I just hope Microsoft does the right thing: give it away for free. Even if they make it like PhotoStory 3 and require verification of a legal license, that would be great. |
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3976473R
@charter.com | Convenient...
they coded the very software that causes the problem... and now they want you to pay for more software to fix their crappy coding... |
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Skyrunner8
join:2002-01-10
Berkeley, CA
| anti-virus next?
The thing that gets me is, soon they will provide anti-virus. Do you trust microsoft to come out with definitions on time and good enough? Do you trust them in saying that there is a security hole in windows, another one of their products, that lets it happen? If the 'spyware' and 'antivirus' divisions play hardball with the windows guys, then that would be great news. but i doubt it will happen
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technick
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join:2000-12-16
Loganville, GA
| Why Atlanta?
I wonder if any MS reps have really seen the number of individuals in the Atlanta area with spyware. I used to do onsite service, well I still do, just not as much, and spyware / adaware is a huge problem for all of my clients (which are all in the Atlanta area).
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T_Hoffman
join:2002-11-10
Clovis, CA
| reply to Skyrunner8
Re: anti-virus next?
why wait for the M$ version of giant to come out when you can download it right now lol.
»www.tucows.com/preview/377898.html
thats the same exact stuff M$ is going to use. well besides it saying GIANT not M$ but same ocean different boat. enjoy
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BonezX
Basement Dweller
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join:2004-04-13
Canada
| reply to 3976473R
Re: Convenient...
said by 3976473R:
they coded the very software that causes the problem... and now they want you to pay for more software to fix their crappy coding...
actually they coded the inital software, windows ie mediaplayer messenger, just other people outside took advantage of their coding efforts.
and there's not such thing as "impossible" in the computer world just like there's no such thing as "impossible" in the world of theory. |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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| Stop talking such gibberish we all know he could code a better OS in his sleep.
Impossible is the word for we have not found a way to do it at the moment. There is no impossible in any case.
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bswst501
join:2004-06-05
Bartlesville, OK | spyware
bout fucking time they decided to do something about spyware. although, like some of the other problems they have tryed to address, it will only be half-ass  (security center in SP2) |
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nickb
Still Waiting For My Flashcom Rebates
join:1999-07-10
Brooklyn, NY
|  This is excellent news.
Looking beyond the Pavlovian MS flaming that others seem compelled to post this is excellent news. The sooner this app gets out to the masses the better. Nuff said.
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marcseatac5
Great Northwest
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join:2004-04-10
Milton, WA
2 edits | Yes I have Giant anti spyware running on 2 PC's paid for it and it is great! Came with a file shredder! It self updates every day. When I first got it I ran Adaware and SpybotSD, 0 results, ran Giant and found 9 critical infections.
Just hope MS doesn't screw it up!:)
The beta screenshots are identical to Giant which means you will be getting a very decent product for free. As I understood it Giant scans memory and the XP shell, which Adaware and SD didn't. It also identifies known spy's and restricts installation.
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