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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: "Scareware" Creeps Into MSN IM |
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In an article posted at ComputerWorld called "Shady 'scareware' creeps into MSN IM," by Jeremy Kirk (IDG News Service) dated February 20, 2007, it is reported that:
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Microsoft Corp. said it moved quickly to remove a banner advertisement that appeared on its instant-messaging program for a software application that falsely hypes security threats on a user's computer.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9011586&source=NLT_SEC&nlid=38 |
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