Microsoft Antispyware loses all legitimacy

[Mercutio]

Just thought you'd all like to know.

 

[Groltz]

It never had legitimacy.

It's just a cut-down, bastardized issue of Giant antispyware.

 

[P5-133XL]

Microsoft has not had much legitimacy for quite a long time. It exists to make money! If it makes more $$$ by permitting spyware than not -- Then that is the position it will take.

 

[Tannin]

Who is surprised? Well, me, a little. OK, I never expected MSAS to stay legitimate, but I expected them to at least be a little subtle about it. This is just so blatant.

 

[Santilli]

Well, your post got me thinking about all the popups, thanks to AOL, and Weatherbug, on my SO's computer. So, wanting to protect her computer,
I used her AOL account, downloaded MaAfee anti-virus, and ran it.
No virus.

However, MacAfee is as good as having one. Opening control panels, opening pretty much anything, it would take between 25%-90% of avaliable processor power, and, slowed the P2 400mhz machine to a crawl.

I tried to change the priority, but, they have somehow managed to block my ability to do that.

I uninstalled the program, and the computer is back to normal, with no spyware, and no virus.

AOL offers a firewall I was going to install. However, if it works like MacAfee, I'll have to pass.


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[Fushigi]

AOL offers a firewall I was going to install. However, if it works like MacAfee, I'll have to pass.

Try Tiny Personal Firewall V.2, Freeware, very small (tiny) footprint. It's old, and the interface isn't that snazzy, but it works quite well. I've been running it on W2KPro for years.