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Microsoft Acquires Spyware Removal Company
ack154 writes "Checking for updates on my new favorite spyware removal company, I found that Microsoft has acquired Giant AntiSpyware as of 12/16. I must say that it is very refreshing to see Microsoft finally start to take some serious action to help combat this rampant problem. According to the Giant site, a beta version is expected within one month for Microsoft customers (running Windows 2000 and later, of course)."
So i'm going to assume the first logical step is that the software uninstalls/disables IE?
Firefox. That's how you stop spyware from getting on your machine. Good god, Microsoft just spent a shit load of money, when they could have just downloaded Firefox. Tsk tsk.
It's good they are looking ahead before this kind of stuff really becomes a problem!
Thank you Microsoft, for valiently saving us from the dangers you created!
Microsoft: Acting more and more like a government every day.
I thought that said "Microsoft acquires spyware company" at which point my coworker responded "Makes sense, they try to integrate everything else".
can't sleep slashdot will eat me
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1. Write buggy OS with no security model
2. Acquire company that bolts on a bandaid
3. Profit!
What next?
"Microsoft to buy Large antivirus firm."
"Microsoft announces acquisition of blue-screen-B-gone Inc."
"Microsoft acquires company that removes the freakin' paperclip"
In other news, Philip Morris acquires Pfizer's Nicotrol divison.
Story at eleven.
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...is that it was a move to generate the worlds most ironic headline :
"Microsoft acquires Giant Company"
In a fit of bizarre insight, it occurs to me that perhaps until Linux does have problems with spyware, it hasn't proven itself ready for the desktop.
More as an indicator really, if ad companies think there's money in exploiting linux, then linux has obviously made the grade!
I think it's probably only a matter of time before linux viruses and spyware become more prevalent. This is a testament to the success of linux and the evil bastartude of the advertising industry.
I am government man, come from the government. The government has sent me. -- G.I.R.
They probably bought the company since it was cheaper than buying licenses for all of their machines at Redmond :)
first, it disables IE, then Outlook Express and Outlook 2003, then Windows Media Player, then MSN Messenger, then... Windows XP! Error 0x30a8 r93x038 Windows can't boot properly due to a missing file: msspy.exe in folder system32 Please call Microsoft or re-install Windows XP.