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April 6th 03, 08:07 AM
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activex 9.0a
I recently downloaded this update through the automatic microsoft update
function, and it deposited a few nasty spyware programs as well at no extra charge........Just how secure is this update function? Does anyone know how this happens? 
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April 6th 03, 02:48 PM
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activex 9.0a
Hi,
What spyware? Methinks you may have gotten something, but it wasn't from = installing Dx9 (there is no spyware or "phone home" bits in DirectX). = Try running Adaware from www.lavasoftusa.com --=20 Best of Luck, Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - = http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - = www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org "snowball" wrote in message = ... I recently downloaded this update through the automatic microsoft = update function, and it deposited a few nasty spyware programs as well at no = extra charge........Just how secure is this update function? Does anyone = know how this happens? =20
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April 6th 03, 02:48 PM
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activex 9.0a
Hi,
What spyware? Methinks you may have gotten something, but it wasn't from = installing Dx9 (there is no spyware or "phone home" bits in DirectX). = Try running Adaware from www.lavasoftusa.com --=20 Best of Luck, Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - = http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - = www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org "snowball" wrote in message = ... I recently downloaded this update through the automatic microsoft = update function, and it deposited a few nasty spyware programs as well at no = extra charge........Just how secure is this update function? Does anyone = know how this happens? =20
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