Re: M$ Updates = homepage hijacker
From: Art (smileart_at_spamyou.net)
Date: 05/14/04
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Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 00:25:59 -0700
I have been hearing a lot of good press about FireFox. Is it still in beta testing? Has it reached version 1.0 yet?
"Chris" <ijkdc@spamfree.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:20040514021835091-0500@msnews.microsoft.com...
: I doubt they're purposely putting security holes in just so they could
: do this, but I absolutely agree that it's comparable to what adware does.
: I'm willing to bet that also when you did that, your default browser
: would have been to set to IE if it wasn't already. I think I've
: encountered that before. Thanks Microsoft, but I know what I want my
: default browser to be. And I also know what I want my homepage to be.
: I also have a Mac and Apple NEVER resets my homepage when I update their
: browser. Maybe the Microsoft guys could get some tips from them on how
: not to piss off their customers. Microsoft, I hope you're listening.
:
: I've been using FireFox for browsing on Windows and I really like it.
: No security problems, built-in pop-up blocking, and it's faster than IE.
: Plus it has tabs. I suggest you give it a try.
:
:
: In <#pbgoAUOEHA.308@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl> Steve Nielsen wrote:
: > Security updates to XP and IE *is* spyware/adware when my blank IE
: > homepage gets hijacked to frikkin www.msn.com!!! Took me 3 attempts at
: > setting it bank to a blank page and finally worked when I deleted
: > cooties and temp * offline i'net files, exited and restarted IE.
: >
: > What a pain! Don't we have ENOUGH problems with spyware, tojans, worms
: > and viruses as it is? Thanks a lot Micro$lop! Maybe M$ purposefully
: > left holes in IE and the OS so THEY can exploit them with THEIR
: > advertising and even do so under the guise of Automatic Upchucks!
: >
: > Steve
: >
: >
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