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Yahoo Anti-Spy Favors Yahoo's Adware Partners?

Posted by simoniker on from the yodeling dept.

prostoalex writes "Yahoo's new browser toolbar is advertised to clean out adware and spyware from the user's PC and from the sound of it is a good tool to rely on. Not so, says eWeek, whose Matt Hicks notices that Yahoo excludes by default two popular adware/spyware applications - Claria (ex-Gator) and WhenU.com - Claria has commercial bonding with Yahoo! Inc."

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  1. Irony by r_glen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone else find it humerous that Yahoo! is carrying the story?

    1. Re:Irony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      >> Does anyone else find it humerous that Yahoo! is carrying the story?

      It's one way of making sure you have an exclusive story.

      1. Do something naughty.
      2. Report your naughtiness.
      3. Profit!

  2. Gotta say it... by dev32810 · · Score: 3, Funny

    1) Write spyware
    2) Team up with Yahoo!
    3) ???
    4) Profit!

  3. Next Headline by Snoopy77 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yahoo! News disfavors Yahoo! Anti-Spy

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  4. Damn, I was hoping by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · · Score: 2, Funny

    that they left in the ever welcome Bonzi Buddy

  5. And, by abscondment · · Score: 5, Funny

    Additionally: In a desperate attempt to fuel Yahoo's status as a search engine, the new Yahoo! toolbar blocks google.com via the hosts file...

    Or not.. :)

  6. This toolbar sounds great!! by the_rajah · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't wait to install it on my Konqueror browser.

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  7. Re:Only impacts Microsoft Windows users by mlk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thats only cos SF.net rejected my project :(

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  8. Re:Figures. by starphish · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love that "Microsoft" is a recognizable adjective that can be used in the place of "unethical" or "evil". This could be a sign of the beginning of then end for them.

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  9. News Flash... by keiferb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Large corporation provides special treatment to those who give it lots of money... film at 11:00.

    yawn.

  10. Re:This is not a first by rsilvergun · · Score: 1, Funny

    But how can you say on which day was the day that this program suddenly turned "evil"...

    I think it was a Tuesday, not very many people know that

    If you don't get it, google for Animaniacs.

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  11. Re:Yahoo? by austad · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, Yahoo is one of the most popular sites among people that don't know how to uninstall Alexa.

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  12. Re:Spyware has ruined a whole sector of free softw by austad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Felix is the last amusement applet I will ever let my mom run.

    Ah, how the tables turn when one grows up and learns about computers. :)

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  13. Re:Kekeke ^___^ by ruckc · · Score: 2, Funny

    oh