Comments on: How Microsoft Can Protect You From The Malware Lurking Behind Google’s Search Results http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/ Spam, Security, Privacy, Spyware, Phishing & Viruses from the Front Lines. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: BJ http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/#comment-1043 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:37:38 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/#comment-1043 Hi Claudiu.<br> Re: that word tracker guru thing...<br> <br> Just havin' fun. Hi Claudiu.
Re: that word tracker guru thing…

Just havin’ fun.

]]> by: Claudiu Spulber http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/#comment-1042 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:13:14 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/#comment-1042 Hi,<br> Well, that FireFox thing was an example, I actually received a Google Alert with an indexed exe link (solved the confusion here: http://homemade-tutorials.blogspot.com/<br> 2006/07/google-indexing-exe-files-part-2.html)<br> <br> Maybe it's not such a big thing or even a threat to be considered, but I know people for instance that click and install all the time all sort of cra**y screensavers and emoticons (that come obviously bundled with goodies), and for those an executable file as a result when searching for skype (example) might seem like the genuine thing even if it comes from skype.fakewebsite.com. Let's not forget also that a lot of people are still scammed by phishing emails.<br> <br> Anyway, what was I going to say more...oh yeah, that word tracker guru thing, even if it sounds nice you barely can call someone like that simply for putting on a blog a list of keywords received by email ;). I'll go calculate this 5+5 thing now. Hi,
Well, that FireFox thing was an example, I actually received a Google Alert with an indexed exe link (solved the confusion here: http://homemade-tutorials.blogspot.com/
2006/07/google-indexing-exe-files-part-2.html)

Maybe it’s not such a big thing or even a threat to be considered, but I know people for instance that click and install all the time all sort of cra**y screensavers and emoticons (that come obviously bundled with goodies), and for those an executable file as a result when searching for skype (example) might seem like the genuine thing even if it comes from skype.fakewebsite.com. Let’s not forget also that a lot of people are still scammed by phishing emails.

Anyway, what was I going to say more…oh yeah, that word tracker guru thing, even if it sounds nice you barely can call someone like that simply for putting on a blog a list of keywords received by email ;) . I’ll go calculate this 5+5 thing now.

]]> by: BJ http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/#comment-1041 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:19:36 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/#comment-1041 Hi mrksct.<br> You were expecting, maybe, disagreement? Hi mrksct.
You were expecting, maybe, disagreement?

]]> by: mrksct http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/#comment-1040 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:37:12 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/07/12/virus_aaebgbjajc_je/#comment-1040 The biggest malware in the software world is Microsoft itself.<br> Micro$oft keeps on installing malware like the actions of infamous WGA.<br> Using M$ Windows as an non-admin user is itself a torture. M$ developers do not even know what is required as an admin user and what a normal user requires, e.g if I want to access the calender in the system tray right bottom corner as an non-admin user, Windows simply pops up the message that admin previlage is required. <br> And such problems are bound to hapeen if M$ recruits marketing/sales people for technical activities. The biggest malware in the software world is Microsoft itself.
Micro$oft keeps on installing malware like the actions of infamous WGA.
Using M$ Windows as an non-admin user is itself a torture. M$ developers do not even know what is required as an admin user and what a normal user requires, e.g if I want to access the calender in the system tray right bottom corner as an non-admin user, Windows simply pops up the message that admin previlage is required.
And such problems are bound to hapeen if M$ recruits marketing/sales people for technical activities.

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