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Mr.Guvernment
02-27-05, 11:37 PM
Ahahahahhaa - go figure!


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| Microsoft AntiSpyware thinks Firefox is Spyware |
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| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 27, @11:01 (Mozilla) |
| http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/27/1522245 |
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[0]brightertimes writes "It seems that microsoft's new [1]AntiSpyware
(beta) is now advising users to remove [2]Firefox on their computers..
[3]A Zeropaid.com thread shows the offending [4]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.

Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/02/27/1522245

Links:
0. mailto:slashdotNO@SPAMbrightertimes.com
1. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
2. http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
3. http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=26937
4. http://img95.exs.cx/img95/272/mozillaadware4vs.png


Funny and would not have suprised me if it is /was true

Oni
02-27-05, 11:57 PM
It is fake. Several users at the ZP forum have even admited to it being fake.

http://slyck.com/news.php?story=688

edit: Does /. even bother to check their stories before putting them up? Geek news my ass.

schnikies79
02-28-05, 11:38 AM
Yea, slashdot is pretty ridiculous anymore, all the do is run rumors and dupes. I'm by no means a computer nerd/geek and really only went there for the science news (I couldn't care less about IT), which they used to be pretty good at. Now I don't bother..

Dayton

Mr.Guvernment
03-01-05, 12:46 PM
^^^ it is true - alot of what the post in their newsletters is BS or total fanboyism - i dont mind some of the articles they post, i onyl try to post more useful ones here - and the odd humourous one:D