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Posted by p jayant on September 14, 2007, 5:32 am
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> 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
>
>
>
>
>
> >> 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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> - Show quoted text -
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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