Re: microsoft is making spyware ????????!!!!!!!!

From: anonymous (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/23/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:28:51 -0800

Pedro........
You are the reason every computer should include a
grammar checker.
http://www.grammarstation.com/

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>-----Original Message-----
>I scan my computer whith spybot search and destroy from
>pepimk software one of the best antispyware that exist
>and in my windows xp os computer and detect one spyware
>called alexa so i select the spyware and click and
remove.
>
>Then i click in the spyware (virus) information and my
>suprise was that the tecnic used from alexa is to change
>information that goes to microsoft evertimes you donīt
>find one webpage to alexa.
>this means that if the spyware donīt go to microsoft.com
>go to alexa the same information and is considered
>spyware and windows is not in the spyware list why?.
>why microsoft donīt warn me beford i buy is software
they
>are spy my computer ... i want my money back.
>i got works here and if spyware is hacking to why the
>companys donīt get nathing ? and guys like kev_in
>mit_nick go to jay and others donīt ???
>.
>

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