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05/05/2005: Making Strides in Technology....
Microsoft's AntiSpyware Tool Removes Internet Explorer:
Many Microsoft Windows users who downloaded the recently released AntiSpyware program from Microsoft, or had it installed through an automatic Windows update, woke up to a surprise. Unintentionally, the heuristics of the software detected Internet Explorer as spyware, and removed the program from their systems.For those of you not familiar with BBSpot, think of The Onion and you'll get the idea quickly enough....
Microsoft has pulled the program from its website until the problem can be corrected. Elias Weatherbee, a Microsoft representative, said the program was "only in beta" and that "a fix was forthcoming."
"It shows how powerful our AntiSpyware program is," said Weatherbee. "Not only is it able to remove spyware from the system, but also the source of most spyware. Our competitors can't match that."
A representative from Lavasoft, which sells Ad-Aware another spyware removal program, complained that Microsoft was using its monopoly and knowledge of the operating system to "offer features that others can't match."
"Tough shit," said Weatherbee.
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Symantec Antivirus Research reported that virus sightings were down by 95% this morning.
Len on 05.05.05 @ 10:03 AM CST
