Howdy, On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 11:16 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 14 February 2006 09:46, John Pierce wrote: > ><<This week, we're dealing with Microsoft's Antispyware Beta - > >in recent updates, it has definitions that ferret out parts of Norton > >Antivirus as malicious, and ask to remove it!!! If someone clicks yes, > > it takes registry hacking to get back ->> > > > >Claude, if possible, you should document what this is doing and hang > >on to it. Could be useful by the DOJ. > > > By now, referenceing these mailing lists in general, this is a well > known problem since the last update by M$. Since they've a reputation > for such tricks, I'd have to assume that these reports of registry > trashing are true, and thats its 100% intentional since M$ wants to > sell their own version of Norton et all. > > Just another reason why any M$ product that is not required to run the > machine, is ruthlessly hunted down and exterminated here. Even the dos > I use when I need to use a dos is drdos. No windows machines allowed > on the premises, and never has been since forever. 90% of the time, > the cd that comes with a new toy device I might buy, is never inserted > into the cd drive. > > The DOJ was right, but Bush didn't want to see the business disruption > that breaking up the cartel could generate. And that WON'T change till > Bush is gone. I vote independent, and I voted for somebody else the > last time, so don't blame me. IMHO (yours may differ), it won't change after Bush is gone either :-( This has to do with power/big business/money. Whoever comes in after Bush, regardless of the party, will more than likely settle in & it will be business as usual. taharka Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
