Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal

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Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal Raises Red Flags

Published reports that Microsoft is in discussions to
purchase high-profile adware vendor Claria for as much as
$500 million have set tongues wagging in the security
sector.

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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1833611,00.asp

what you think about this?
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Nothing, as long as certain legitimate spyware/adware
entries don't start disappearing from the MSAS updates.
The shift will hit the fan if that happens. :-||
PZ
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Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal Raises Red Flags

Published reports that Microsoft is in discussions to
purchase high-profile adware vendor Claria for as much as
$500 million have set tongues wagging in the security
sector.

Read more
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1833611,00.asp

what you think about this?
.
It doesn't make much sense to me, you hear what that
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crap can do to your computer and you hear warnings about
what you shouldn't download and what you should download
and even Microsoft knows the crap it can do to your
computer and now they are buying a maker of it? It's
Microsoft's fault spyware exists in the first place,
instead of fixing the problem they by out a spyware maker
with cruel intentions of their own $.

If we can't trust Microsoft who can we trust?
 
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crap can do to your computer and you hear warnings about
what you shouldn't download and what you should download
and even Microsoft knows the crap it can do to your
computer and now they are buying a maker of it? It's
Microsoft's fault spyware exists in the first place,
instead of fixing the problem they by out a spyware maker
with cruel intentions of their own $.

If we can't trust Microsoft who can we trust?
.
I God we trust. All others pay cash...-30-
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Nothing, as long as certain legitimate spyware/adware
entries don't start disappearing from the MSAS updates.
The shift will hit the fan if that happens. :-||
PZ
..


.
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As of update #5731, MS downgraded Gator/Claria
detections. Instead of recommending Quarantine the
default recommended action is now "Ignore".
 
OK said:
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[email protected] said:
Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal Raises Red Flags [...]
what you think about this?
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Nothing, as long as certain legitimate spyware/adware
entries don't start disappearing from the MSAS updates.
The shift will hit the fan if that happens. :-||
PZ
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As of update #5731, MS downgraded Gator/Claria
detections. Instead of recommending Quarantine the
default recommended action is now "Ignore".
Click to expand...


Thanks, OK. I'm going to expand upon that news by
re-posting Eric Howe's announcement at DRL Reports.
 
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