[THIN] Re: Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from Malicious Software removal tool
- From: "Steve Greenberg" <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:09:01 -0700
Jim,
Bottom line is that you are a Star for creating TheThin and for your
contributions over many years- you can go no wrong by me!!
Even if you are an MS lover (totally and utterly and completely JUST KIDDING
about this, please take this as the joke it is meant to be)
Bottom line, we all love AND hate MS, how can you not?!?
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 432-8649
www.thinclient.net
steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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 2:24 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from
Malicious Software removal tool
What do you mean Steve? I've supported Microsoft, like, forever. All of my
websites and mailing lists have something to do with supporting their
products. I've critcized them openly when they got or get something wrong
but I've never stooped to the evil empire cynicism. And I definitely don't
theorize or make up rumors either. BM I am not. : )
I'd like to think I have helped better the product over the years and you
probably have myself to blame for them making a whole lot more money.
Heaven knows I've saved them hundreds of thousands of dollars in support
costs over the years. : )
Just don't lump me in with either side. Da lovers or da haters. I am
neither. You better believe I am the first to speak up when they get
something wrong, but I have better thnings to do with my life than to worry
about what they do with my information and whether they are a monopoly or
not.
I'd be a hell of lot more afraid and worried about what would or did happen
to the 4.4 million people who lost their info to hackers that their tool
stopped from happening than I would with MS having my info, hands down any
day of the week. It is the ignorant sob's who write this malware who you
should really focus your skeptism and anger on. I wish they would bring
back draw and quartering. Do that to a few hackers on live TV a few times
and maybe they would stop. Oh God, what have I done, now my sites will all
be hit with DOS attacks...bunch of babies they all are. Bring it on. : )
JK
Steve Greenberg <steveg@ wrote:
Jim,
Ah, So you have drunk the Kool Aid!! :-)
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 432-8649
www.thinclient.net
steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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 10:30 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Interesting read: Microsoft Malware report from
Malicious Software removal tool
Ahh there we go..nothing like a bit of MS Bashing to get the blood pumping.
; )
It's a conspiracy..big brother is watching...look out. They have your info.
It stands to reason that since they wrote the OS that they should be
security conscious enough to protect it. The only way they know if their
malware product is working and to keep it updated, especially with all of
the different versions of malware out there is by receiving feedback. Get
a grip. It is like the people at your work that think you have nothing
better to do than to read their email all day. BOFH excluded.
JK
Steve Greenberg <> wrote:
Except those other vendors don't own the OS and the majority of other
software used by everyone in the world!
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 432-8649
www.thinclient.net
steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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
Oh and like every other antivirus tool from other vendors on the planet
doesn't??? Are you that naive?
Joe Shonk l.com <mailto:k@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Interesting that Microsoft has exact numbers. Yet another Microsoft product
that phones home.
Joe
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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
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. : )
Article about it here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1975563,00.asp
See the full report from Microsoft here:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/d/e/3de2470b-ab9a-4a7f-b760-ee2421d
f294a/WindowsRemovalToolWP.doc
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