Re: Beta Spyware goes to default page instead of detail page on threat

From: Galen (galennews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 05/02/05


Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 16:12:23 -0400

In news:286F1C36-98E2-4400-9049-2CC6506A725D@microsoft.com,
Leo <Leo@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> The Beta Spyware goes to default page instead of detail page on
> threats. The spyware program did delete a trojan but when I asked for
> detail it simply went to the page to download the beta spyware. I
> also changed my default browser page from dellnet to northwestern and
> the beta reports it as a hijack attempt. How do I tell it that it is
> ok as I authorized the change?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Leo

I don't know but tools > advanced > system explorers > IE settings > start
page > and on the lower right you can change the page. Other than that try
this:

For future reference there have been newsgroups setup specifically for the
Microsoft Anti-Spyware beta:

Support for Beta of Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware

At this time, support for the beta version of Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
is being provided through the following Microsoft
newsgroups:
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.announcements
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.appcompat
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.general
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.install
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.networking
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.signatures
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.onlinecommunity

These newsgroups can be accessed via NNTP or HTTP.

To access these newsgroups using HTTP, please go to the following
location:
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=spyware&sLCID=us

To access these newsgroups using NNTP, please use the following information
for your NNTP client (such as Microsoft Outlook Express):
 - NNTP Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
 - Account name: privatenews\spyware
 - Password: spyware

NOTE: No password will be required via the HTTP link

Galen

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