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Zone Alarm Vs 180 Solutions: Zango hooks? 166

Posted by Hemos on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:12AM from the deconstructing-postmodern-spyware dept.

Sub-Seven writes "Found at Vitalsecurity.org, they detail how a Microsoft MVP pulled the Zango file to pieces, and discovered some interesting facts about exactly what a "simple" fun and games application does to a machine that its running on. Hooking into Windows OneCare and Microsoft Antispyware? What's that all about? "

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Re:Wow first post? (Score:2, Funny)

by Fordiman ( 689627 ) * writes: <fordiman@g[ ]l.com ['mai' in gap]> on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:16AM (#14184903) Homepage Journal

Ohhhh... it's saying 180Solutions is Spyware.

One word: Duh.

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I'll paraphrase the article for clarity: (Score:5, Funny)

by Crizzam ( 749336 ) writes: on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:16AM (#14184904)

Zango dango bo-bango, banana fana fo-fango fe-fi mo-mango, Zaaaango.

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It's not just you (Score:3, Funny)

by winkydink ( 650484 ) * writes: <sv.dude@gmail.com> on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:16AM (#14184910) Homepage Journal

The linked-to blog article is clear as mud

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Re:It's not just you (Score:3, Funny)

by croddy ( 659025 ) writes: on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:19AM (#14184927)

No, that's not muddy. That's the New Journalism. It's supposed to be nonsensical and unreadable.

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Re:Just like the Kennedy Assassination (Score:1, Funny)

by frinkacheese ( 790787 ) * writes: on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:23AM (#14184955) Journal

ZoneAlarm is prosperous and protects against spyware and firewalls
We all need protecting from those nasty firewalls ;-)

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Re:Oh my - A Microsoft MVP! (Score:2, Funny)

by Ooblek ( 544753 ) writes: on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:36AM (#14185068)

I think they are OSS Champions as long as they are still classified as college students. After they graduate, they are unemployed losers.

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Re:This is worse than Spyware (Score:5, Funny)

by Red Flayer ( 890720 ) writes: on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:45AM (#14185133) Journal

"Sounds like stealware(TM) to me!"

Whose side are you on, the **AA?

It's not theft, since they are only making a copy, and you are not deprived of the use of your account codes, PINs, etc.

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Re:It's not just you (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:46AM (#14185148)

no, i think thats New Jersey you're thinking of.

New Journalism is when you write the article first, then look for sources after.

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Re:The lesson? Never trust a company... (Score:3, Funny)

by Linker3000 ( 626634 ) writes: on Monday December 05, 2005 @11:47AM (#14185157) Journal

Welcome to Zango com - at Zango com you can monitor everything. Hmmm - rings a bell!?

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