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AOL is one of the most invasive virus's ever designed for the Windows
operating system.
This is a shock!
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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!"
"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uGv6koluFHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Yuck! What hath God wrought?!
>
> <QP>
> AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web
>
> With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
> click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks to
> convenient, built-in browsing features like:
>
> • Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of
> spyware and adware programs that may interfere with your online
> experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
> worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
> </QP>
>
http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp
>
> Be afraid! Be very afraid!
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> PA Bear wrote:
>> It does? Can you cite a reference for that?
>>
>> NotMe wrote:
>>> You probably installed the NEW AOL Instant Messenger, it installs the
>>> AOL
>>> browser.
>