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Kerry Brown wrote:
> "kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in
> message news:OZWwgNPkFHA.1044@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Kerry Brown wrote:
>>> "kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in
>>> message news:eP4GUZHkFHA.2484@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> leonperrins wrote:
>>>>> Many thanks to all.
>>>>> I think M/soft could have made it clear.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They can't even make clear what it considers spyware. MS has an
>>>> unholy alliance with certain spyware developers, and updated MWAS
>>>> to ignore their spyware.
>>>>
>>>> As usual, the last company to trust when it comes to computer
>>>> security is MS.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Technically it doesn't ignore Claria. It flags it and recommends
>>> that the user ignore it.
>>
>> Thank you Mr. Bush for reclarifying that for us.
>>
>
> I don't get the Bush reference here. My politics are very far left
> from any of the Bush's. What does politics even have to do with the
> topic?
By recommending ignoring Claria and other spywares by default, they have
basically reset MWAS to ignore these spywares, as the vast majority will
use MWAS.
It will only be the very few that will ignore MS's recommendation to
ignore, just like the vast majority of people that use Windows Update
install every single recommended update, whether they need it or not.
I felt you were quibbling like the Bush Admin quibbles over things.
>> It is my opinion that anything worthy of being flag should be
>> recommended to be removed. MWAS is geared toward the people that
>> wouldn't know better, and will follow MS's recommendations.
>>
>>> This can be changed to remove or quarantine as
>>> the user sees fit. I don't agree with this change but there is a lot
>>> of disinformation being spread. It does warn the user that the
>>> software may be spyware. Microsoft's assessment of the risk is the
>>> problem. Claria has changed their software somewhat but most still
>>> consider it spyware.
>>
>> And Claria isn't the only companies spyware that has been changed. MS
>> recommending ignoring of these spywares makes a joke out of
>> calling MWAS "antispyware." It would be more accurate to call it,
>> Microsoft Windows Not Always AntiSpyware.
>>
>
> I am in total agreement with you here. MWAS is an excellent tool, one
> of the best antispyware tools available. Unfortunately they have
> chosen to make it "safe" for the general population so have limited
> it's effectivness. Those who have a bit of knowledge and are willing
> to ignore the defaults will get good results, most people using it
> will think they have cleaned their system when they clearly haven't.
And it's the "most people" this anti-spyware tool is geared towards.
Knowledgable users use anti-spyware tools more for peace of mind, than
to prevent and clean up spyware on their own computers.
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