[Full-Disclosure] FW: MS Antispyware makes deal to leave Weatherbug alone

From: Todd Towles (toddtowles_at_brookshires.com)
Date: 01/11/05

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     And the money payoff begins..

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: jaynine [mailto:jaynine_tx@earthlink.net]
    > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:48 AM
    > To: Patch Management Mailing List
    > Subject: MS Antispyware makes deal to leave Weatherbug alone
    >
    > I read this rather disturbing article on another tech list.
    > Pardon me if someone here has already made reference to it.
    >
    > --- j9
    >
    > http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/01/07/adware-vs-microsoft/
    >
    > 1/7/2005
    > Adware vs. Microsoft
    >
    > It's started folks. WeatherBug Miffed at Microsoft's Spyware
    > Classification .
    >
    > Microsoft Corp.'s newly released anti-spyware is flagging a
    > component of AWS Convergence Technologies' WeatherBug
    > application as a threat to Windows users, prompting an
    > immediate complaint from the Gaithersburg, Md.-based company.
    >
    > It appears this dispute has been resolved already: A
    > Microsoft spokeswoman said the beta product included a vendor
    > dispute-resolution mechanism to deal with complaints from
    > third-party companies.
    >
    > In the case of WeatherBug, the dispute-resolution process
    > paid immediate dividends. On Friday, the company received a
    > response from Microsoft with the good news that the current
    > signatures for Minibug will be removed.
    >
    >
    >
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