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Re: SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware?
From: Matvei Kliuchnikov <matvei.kliuchnikov () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:51:58 -0800
From the article:
"because it's holes in Microsoft's operating system that built the entire spyware industry to begin with" That's just plain wrong. Spyware, by it's nature, is installed along with other applications that the user manually installs. Download KaZaa, for example, and you'll find that several other "spyware" apps are installed along with it. This has nothing to do with security vulnerabilites. Obviously, Microsoft has a shoddy record of security problems, but don't confuse the issue and continue spreading FUD. -- Matvei K.
Current thread:
- SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware? Kelly Martin (Jan 07)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware? Matvei Kliuchnikov (Jan 07)
- Re: SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware? Kelly Martin (Jan 07)
- Re: SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware? Edward J. Weinberg (Jan 10)
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- Fwd: SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware? Caeser Augustus (Jan 10)
- (WAS: Re: Fwd: SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware?) Sebastian (Jan 10)
- Re: Fwd: SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware? Christos Triantafyllidis (Jan 10)
- Re: SF new column announcement: Microsoft Anti-Spyware? Kelly Martin (Jan 07)