[funsec] Real Spam

[Larry Seltzer]

Not to excuse any of this...

There is a way, far too obscure but it's there, to shut off "suggested"
programs in Apple Software Update. Select only the programs you don't
want to see anymore (like Safari) and go Tools-Ignore Selected Updates.

Sun pushes the MSN Toolbar now, not the Yahoo toolbar. (Shouldn't that
be the Bing Toolbar by now?)

Larry Seltzer
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larry_seltzer at ziffdavis.com 
http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces at linuxbox.org [mailto:funsec-bounces at linuxbox.org]
On Behalf Of Jeff Kell
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:17 AM
To: RandallM
Cc: funsec at linuxbox.org
Subject: Re: [funsec] Real Spam

RandallM wrote:
> Unwanted spam is Apple trying to load Safari on my computer everyday
> just because I have Itunes intstalled. That's spam. If I WANTED Safari
> I would go get it and even ask for it!! 

Or the latest Microsoft .NET update which installs an un-installable
Firefox extension so that .NET can hose your other browser too...

Or Sun insisting that I get my Yahoo Toolbar with my Java update...

Or Adobe insisting I get (whatever-the-hell-it-was) with the Flash and
Acrobat updates...


Jeff
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