Re: Is Microsoft aware?
- From: p jayant <p.n.jayant@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:32:16 -0700
On Sep 13, 10:06 pm, "Milo \(MSPSS\)"
<V-4jp...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Microsoft is but always active on this issue, from the 90`s virus to most
current issue`s of adware prompting instances ( misleading products
manifesting itself as a protection tools ).
sample among many action taken by Microsoft domestic and International to
stop suchhttp://www.crime-research.org/news/26.08.2005/1455/
Also Microsoft has also setup and reverently pursued all out campaign and
security awareness across the United States in different form of media e.g.http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.mspxas well as direct assistance
support for all Windows users with security issue via Microsoft Security
from home users to corporate users in need or those who have already
security related concern.
As well as coordination with different security partners to better protect
Windows user world wide.http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/partners/default.mspx
Understand that Security is an ever changing challenge - a cycle/seasonal -
spyware name comes and go they can change web servers ( relaying bad
programs at will since they are very mobile - fly by night companies ) ,
and also the usage of the such instances as it mimic microsoft or windows -
this is their scheme to mislead unknowing users - awareness is but a must.
For more information and assistance please call Microsoft Security - 1 866
727 2338
"p jayant" <p.n.jay...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sep 12, 11:58 am, "p.jayant" <p_jay...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Last week, I had a situation of a system infection by Trojan W32 Worm
Looksky which has left me wondering if Microsoft is aware that suppliers
of
three software packages in the areas of Privacy, Security and Error
cleaning
are using terrorizing and harassing tactics to pressure computer users
into
buying their software, using Microsoft's proprietary Windows Alert box
for
creating the impression that they are the suppliers of Privacy, Spyware
Control, Error cleaning software, recommended by Microsoft.
Microsoft's proprietary Widows Alert Box keeps popping up every 30
seconds
informing the user that his system is under threat etc. and asks the user
to
reply if he would like to go to the SecureSystem software (recommended by
Microsoft?) website for removing the malware on the system. Even if the
user
says 'no', the application page on which the user is working is blanked
out
and the SecureSystem webpage is brought up. This is followed by
manufacturers of other software packages like Ultimate Cleaner, Privacy
protector etc. With these three and the Microsoft Windows Alert Box
popping
up turn by turn every few seconds, the user is not allowed to work on any
application, since the user is kept unendingly busy closing the up the
popups.
These evil suppliers put their shortcuts not only on the desktop but also
in
the StartUp group and the Favourites in Internet Explorer. Further, They
regenerate themselves in the same locations, even if the user tries to
delete them. SystemSecure goes to the extent of removing the user's
default
webpage in Internet Explorer and replace it by their own home page. Even
after putting it back to ones's Default webpage, LookSky is able to
remove
the default web-page and replace it with SystemSecure's web-page without
fail.
I did manage to search on the Intenet, struggling my way through the maze
of
popups and download the Smitfraud Fix for the Worm. But I am wondering
how
Microsoft has not taken any legal action on these software suppliers who
are
using the worm to sell their products by terrorizing customers by
creating
the false impression that they are Microsoft's recommended suppliers of
software for these areas.
P. Jayant
True. Several computer users have faced the kind of problem faced by
me last week during the last 10 or more years.
Also True. Microsoft has done a great deal to educate sleepy and
ignorant users like me to take proper steps to protect computers from
attacks.
But has Microsoft taken effective steps to stop software manufacturers
like SystemSecure or UltimateCleaner from using Microsoft's
proprietary features like Windows System Alert Box to publicize their
products, blatantly giving a false impression that their products have
been recommended by Microsoft and in the process, infecting user
systems with worms?
P. Jayant- Hide quoted text -
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SystemSecure or Ultimate Cleaner are obviously not fly-by-night
operators. They are blatantly advertising through their web-pages.If
such operators are fraudulently using proprietary features of Windows
like the Windows System Security Alarm Box not only to create the
impression that their products are recommended by Microsoft but
infecting Microsoft user Systems with Trojan Worms to terrorize
Microsoft customers into buying their software, Microsoft cannot wash
their hands off by pointing out at the all-out campaign they have
carried on of warning their customers of malware attacks. I am not a
legal expert and do not know what penalties apply for such heinous
crimes in different countries but Microsoft customers would expect
Microsoft to put terrorists like SystemSecure and Ultimate Cleaner out
of business through legal action.
P. Jayant
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