New Anti-Spyware from Microsoft
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New Anti-Spyware from Microsoft
Free, beta version, download here.
I just installed it on our XP Pro Computer. I like it a lot.
It's like Ad-Aware and Spy-Bot combined in a easier to use interface. I really like the way it describes the threats it finds.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 18 January 2005 at 07:30 PM.]</p></FONT>
I just installed it on our XP Pro Computer. I like it a lot.
It's like Ad-Aware and Spy-Bot combined in a easier to use interface. I really like the way it describes the threats it finds.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 18 January 2005 at 07:30 PM.]</p></FONT>
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You might want to read this first. Might be a joke sight, not sure...
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/01/microsoft_antispyware.html <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Tom Diemer on 19 January 2005 at 04:20 PM.]</p></FONT>
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/01/microsoft_antispyware.html <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Tom Diemer on 19 January 2005 at 04:20 PM.]</p></FONT>
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MS has an article on that question at http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/spywarewhat.mspx
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I gotta rant on this a bit.
It's Microsoft's fault that "spy ware" is invading our computers. In Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, they included ways for programs to self-install without the user's consent. This is shameful!
Contrast with a Mac. When a program tries to install itself on a Mac, the user is prompted for the system password. If you don't want the program, you don't enter your password to give it permission to install. Makes sense to me!
I use ZoneAlarm on all of my PCs, and it prevents unauthorized programs from "phoning home". ZoneAlarm is a very techie solution, though. I wouldn't expect my Mom to be able to figure it out. Microsoft's after-the-fact solution falls into the same category, in my opinion. Instead of addressing the root problem, they are putting the responsibility on the user to clean up the mess that they caused.
Shame on Microsoft!
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It's Microsoft's fault that "spy ware" is invading our computers. In Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, they included ways for programs to self-install without the user's consent. This is shameful!
Contrast with a Mac. When a program tries to install itself on a Mac, the user is prompted for the system password. If you don't want the program, you don't enter your password to give it permission to install. Makes sense to me!
I use ZoneAlarm on all of my PCs, and it prevents unauthorized programs from "phoning home". ZoneAlarm is a very techie solution, though. I wouldn't expect my Mom to be able to figure it out. Microsoft's after-the-fact solution falls into the same category, in my opinion. Instead of addressing the root problem, they are putting the responsibility on the user to clean up the mess that they caused.
Shame on Microsoft!
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Sierra SD-12 (Ext E9), Williams D-12 Crossover, Sierra S-12 (F Diatonic)
Sierra Laptop 8 (E6add9), Fender Stringmaster (E13, C6, A6)</font>
I agree b0b, and as a result networking PCs has become more cumbersome.
But for us un the Mac world that also wish to know if any application is attempting to make a network connection, I suggest Little Snitch. Cheap, elegant implementation, and very effective.
http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
But for us un the Mac world that also wish to know if any application is attempting to make a network connection, I suggest Little Snitch. Cheap, elegant implementation, and very effective.
http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html