Re: Real Spam

[RandallM <randallm () fidmail com>]

thanks for sharing and I have applied it. Like you say, its still no
excuse. I should be only offered "updates" to programs installed not
"NEW" possibilities. I fight with sales people and such not paying
attention to this and they are "using" Safari. Or, I find thousands of
toolbars on them. Gets annoying.

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Larry Seltzer<larry () larryseltzer com> wrote:
> Not to excuse any of this...
>
> There is a way, far too obscure but it's there, to shut off "suggested"
> programs in Apple Software Update. Select only the programs you don't
> want to see anymore (like Safari) and go Tools-Ignore Selected Updates.
>
> Sun pushes the MSN Toolbar now, not the Yahoo toolbar. (Shouldn't that
> be the Bing Toolbar by now?)
>
> Larry Seltzer
> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> larry_seltzer () ziffdavis com
> http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
> On Behalf Of Jeff Kell
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:17 AM
> To: RandallM
> Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Real Spam
>
> RandallM wrote:
> > Unwanted spam is Apple trying to load Safari on my computer everyday
> > just because I have Itunes intstalled. That's spam. If I WANTED Safari
> > I would go get it and even ask for it!!
>
> Or the latest Microsoft .NET update which installs an un-installable
> Firefox extension so that .NET can hose your other browser too...
>
> Or Sun insisting that I get my Yahoo Toolbar with my Java update...
>
> Or Adobe insisting I get (whatever-the-hell-it-was) with the Flash and
> Acrobat updates...
>
>
> Jeff
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-- 
been great, thanks
Big R a.k.a System
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