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Microsoft AntiSpyware thinks Firefox is Spyware

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the most-worms-are-spread-via-outlook dept.

brightertimes writes "It seems that microsoft's new AntiSpyware (beta) is now advising users to remove Firefox on their computers.. A Zeropaid.com thread shows the offending screenshot in action. Once your scanning has been done, if Firefox is found on your computer it provides the user with a "high" threat level and advising removal due to of lack of security updates." CT Several users have noted that the screenshot is likely fake.

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  1. How Ironic by CastrTroy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    How ironic is it that the screenshot is in PNG format?

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  2. MOD PARENT OFFTOPIC by p-hawk42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This comment isn't flamebait, TFA is flamebait.

  3. Us .cx domain holders by Lulu+of+the+Lotus-Ea · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Don't jab at us Christmas Island domain holders just because someone once posted a dirty picture on the same CCTLD. It's a fine CC domain--in my case, my company name was available as 'gnosis.cx', but not as 'gnosis.com' at the time I registered.

    And yeah... I have some jpg's there. Mostly screenshots or technical graphs. A few personal snaptshots in other directories. In any case, definitely nothing rated more than PG-13. And I'm sure the same is true of 99% of .cx domains.

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  4. ALT + Print Screen + MS Paint by Gary+Destruction · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's all it is, folks. MS Paint is simply the best paint editor in the world. It has all the system colors and fonts needed to make even the most ridiculous error messages seem real.

    Have you seen Maddox's website? He uses mspaint to do his images. So I'm not the only one that thinks MS Paint rules.