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IMPORTANT --> Spyware - Popups, Homepage Changing
Posted: 4/25/2005 5:25:41 AM | The comment below was forwarded to me so I asked a good friend who is employed by Microsoft if it was true and I am posting his reply verbatim.
All messenger programs have a program called Alexa. This you will see in the fine print. They mine your computer of all info. Hackers silently come in usually with viruses and use your computer.
Is this true?
No, that is not accurate.
Alexa is a search feature that usually gets installed by users without their knowledge. It will come with other controls or software. It is not included by default in any of the major IM software. That includes AOL and MSN Messenger.
It might be in some of the others because they are free software and rely on funds from other software that piggy backs on their installation. Trillion is probably a good example of this.
To Admin: Am I correct in assuming that your IM program is free of these "search features"? | | | |
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