[THIN] Re: Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from Malicious Software removal tool
- From: "Joe Shonk" <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:34:06 -0700
I clicked through to link on how to disabled feedback yet the corresponding
article does not address how to do this... How is the average user going to
accomplish this?
Joe
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Of Jim Kerr
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 12:53 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from
Malicious Software removal tool
They do. :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyler Kinchen" <tkinchen.list@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:48 PM
Subject: [THIN] Re: Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from
Malicious Software removal tool
Agreed, most ppl don't read the EULA however, they should give you the
OPTION not to have it report back if you would prefer. I think MS has
gotten a lot better about this but it still doesn't apply to all
things.
Regards,
Tyler Kinchen
On 6/13/06, Jim Kerr <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> LOL. Microsoft has disclosed it. The problem is that most people who
> complain about it don't read the EULA! Come on guys. Quit your bitching
> if
> you aren't going to bother to read what is right in front of your eyes.
> Heck, Microsoft discloses the fact that it sends back information to them
> right on their KB too. Look at article ID 890830. How else do you think
> any of the virus companies out there get the numbers they quote?
>
> As long as you are not using pirated copies of their operating systems
> there
> should be no worries. :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Shonk
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:34 PM
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from
> Malicious Software removal tool
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> No. That's besides the point. The point is this is all being done without
> proper disclosure.
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> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:11 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from
> Malicious Software removal tool
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> Oh and like every other antivirus tool from other vendors on the planet
> doesn't??? Are you that naive?
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> Joe Shonk l.com> wrote:
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> Interesting that Microsoft has exact numbers. Yet another Microsoft
> product
> that phones home.
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> Joe
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> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:17 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from Malicious
> Software removal tool
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> Microsoft has released an interesting report on some results from their
> Malicious Software Removal tool. There are some pretty shocking results
> of
> the amount of virii this thing has cleaned. For example 4.4 million
> removals of Win32/Rbot, another interesting statistic..the tool cleaned
> one
> computer that had over 251 variants of malware. I can only imagine what
> that
> person was doing on the web. : )
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> Article about it here:
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> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1975563,00.asp
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> See the full report from Microsoft here:
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/d/e/3de2470b-ab9a-4a7f-b760-ee2421d
f294a/WindowsRemovalToolWP.doc
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