oroper
Patriots Rule
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Beverly, MA
1 edit |  The Fix-for all "questionable" apps
MS and all "ware" removing vendors should add an option for the user to choose wether or not to add the "questionable" apps to their spyware list.
MS should then only provide a downloadable patch/tool that gets integrated into the main app.
This will remove (i hope) any friction between the companies, laying the decision on the user, wether or not they want to class (as an example=>weatherbug) as spyware.
Then, MS should just add/update the definitions on their servers as needed.
I wouldn't mind it the definitions take another 30 secs to dl/update.
Of course, it may take a little more leg work, but in the end, it should all work out........i hope:D
EDIT I claim copyright/patents on this idea 1.12.05 3:06pm ET |
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Doctor Four
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| Actually, Ad Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy already
have an option to exclude or ignore 'questionable' adware
like Weatherbug, etc. And Microsoft's spyware remover
ought to have that same option (remove/quarantine or
ignore).
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oroper
Patriots Rule
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Beverly, MA
| said by Doctor Four  :option to exclude or ignore 'questionable' adware When it comes to hitting the delete/remove button....I suddenly get a case of "tunnel vision" so all I care about/see is delete/remove:D:D:D |
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keith2468
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join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB
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terminology is very confusing
What is questionable is a matter of opinion.
My valued tool is someone else's just ad-ware.
The terminology is very confusing.
For example, ad-ware, software sponsored by or presenting advertising. This definition includes:
Adobe Acrobat Reader,
Opera (free),
RealPlayer (free),
Apple QuickTime
which are all good products.
I sometimes refer to "malicious adware". But is a search hijacker really malicious? Does it really reveal intense ill-will and hatred? Of does it really reveal greed?
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Vvian Kalyss
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| Everything that ever installs on my computer should have a listing in the Uninstall section, and be removeable 100%, period -- no ifs ands or buts about it.
Why the feck are they so freaked out about removal of their crap -- it's MY computer they're trying to lay their goose eggs in, and it's MY cpu cycles they're using up. Microsoft should, like previous posters have suggested, simply put them in a (Y/N) section that users themselves choose whether to remove or not.
They have no grounds to complain -- after all, formatting the goddamned drive also destroys their precious software. 
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