Rumor Mill

[Guest]

There are rumors that Spyware will not be caught *IF*
they are a 'Microsoft Partner'. Any truth to this?

 

[Richard Urban [MVP]]

It's only a rumor if people believe you.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

 

[plun]

Richard Urban [MVP] formulated on söndag :

It's only a rumor if people believe you.

Well is it ?

http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/07/21/anti-spyware-humor/

 

[Barbara]

I have an Adware high risk-IBIS Toolbar Internet Explorer
search redirector which was detected and removed. But
still being redirected; ran deep scan again and it's not
being detected, any help?

 

[Don]

I've heard that some adware that used to be reported by MSAS has been
changed to be ignored instead. Is there a way to look at the settings in
MSAS and change them back to Delete or Quarantine?

Don

 

[Bill Sanderson]

The default choice presented to the user has changed in some cases. In
every case, the user has the option of looking at the scan results and
choosing a different disposition--this hasn't been changed or limited in any
way.

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[Don]

That makes sense if the default setting is QUARANTINE, DELETE or similar
options. But, if the default setting for a specific spyware is set to
IGNORE will MSAS still report its existence in the scan results? By my
definition of the word IGNORE, the answer would be NO.

Of course, it is always possible that Bill Gates' Dictionary of American
Language has a different definition than Webster's does. )

Don

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Your understanding is wrong--the results are still reported, but the default
DISPOSITION is set to "ignore." The user sees the results and is given the
opportunity (in a manual, as opposed to a scheduled automatic background
scan) to choose an alternative disposition--the range of possible
dispositions is identical for every detection--quarantine, delete, ignore,
ignore always.

This is definitely a downgrade--but the app is still detected, and the user
is still told about that detection, and given the same range of choices as
with any other detection.

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[Don]

Thank you for the clarification. All my scans are scheduled so maybe that
is why I've never seen the results and the options available.

Don

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I'm not certain that I know for sure what happens. I know some things for
which the default would be remove if presented directly to the user, are
defaulted to Quarantine when it is a scheduled scan--to avoid data loss.

I think something for which the default is Ignore, will be Ignored. I've
just seen this with VNC on a machine today. You should be able to go back
and look at the scan results and see what was detected, and what action was
taken. You can run a manually initiated scan and then make an alternative
choice.

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[Don]

I'm trying to find the scan results you mention. HELP refers to "scan
history" to review all past scans but does not tell you how to access the
file. I've searched every menu option, advanced settings and every where
else
I click and can't find anything even close to a log file.

Best I could do is get the summary of the last scan. How do I get to this
scan history so I can review the past scan results?

Don

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Start the program and click "last scan results" is a way to start.

Tools, spyware scan, spyware scan history, and see the right panel, which
includes "view full details of scan."

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