Microsoft is red-faced after admitting it has been serving malware to users via MSN Messenger and its MSN website network. APC Magazine in Australia has screenshots of the malware in action, which was being pumped via a banner ad booked by an MSN advertiser.
Microsoft has admitted to the mistake and pledged to improve its advertiser screening process. But it's a major blow for the company which has been devoting years of effort to convincing users Windows is now a safer OS.
News source: APCMag.com
Microsoft has admitted to the mistake and pledged to improve its advertiser screening process. But it's a major blow for the company which has been devoting years of effort to convincing users Windows is now a safer OS.
News source: APCMag.com
maybe if you use your own definition for spyware, not in my book
Spyware: An annoying piece of crap software that has very little use and what little use it does have it doesn't do very well!
in the short. get TRILLIAN!
Spyware: An annoying piece of crap software that has very little use and what little use it does have it doesn't do very well!
in the short. get TRILLIAN!
That's the worst definition I've ever heard for spyware. Spyware *spies* on you. That's it's function. It's in the damn name.
Christ, if you want to tell people to get Trilly, go nuts. But don't use a weak argument and lots of caps to get your point across.
Spyware: An annoying piece of crap software that has very little use and what little use it does have it doesn't do very well!
in the short. get TRILLIAN!
That's the worst definition I've ever heard for spyware. Spyware *spies* on you. That's it's function. It's in the damn name.
Christ, if you want to tell people to get Trilly, go nuts. But don't use a weak argument and lots of caps to get your point across.
Cant take a joke? well that's fine with me!
Spyware: An annoying piece of crap software that has very little use and what little use it does have it doesn't do very well!
in the short. get TRILLIAN!
That's the worst definition I've ever heard for spyware. Spyware *spies* on you. That's it's function. It's in the damn name.
Christ, if you want to tell people to get Trilly, go nuts. But don't use a weak argument and lots of caps to get your point across.
Cant take a joke? well that's fine with me!
I foudn someone else who needs a dictionary to look up the word joke.
Yup. The Mac version of MSN doesn't have ads like its Windows counterpart. However, the Mac version is a pile of cack. See this thread http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=539620 for info and screenies.
I don't think it has a development team
And yes, the Mac version doesn't have ads...
...But it's also how many years out of date?
Pshaw.
Why the hell would you do that? You know there's things out there called "Anti-spyware programs?" At least use Ad Aware... the very minimum.
yeah make msn looks better
MSN/Windows Live Messenger is not by default installed on any of Microsoft's operating systems.
MSN/Windows Live Messenger is not by default installed on any of Microsoft's operating systems.
Last edited by haveblue128 on 21 Feb 2007 - 20:37
Exactly. Defender doesn't even find half of spware/ad threats, and the way it annoys users blocking wanted startup apps and other crap, it's better regarded as Malware itself
isn't it apologizes?
I think its just written in english
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