It makes sense to me as well ;-) fulvio
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: venerdì 7 gennaio 2005 20.48 > To: winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it > Subject: RE: [WinPcap-users] WinPcap identified as spyware by Microsoft > AntiSpyware Beta 1 > > > Well... but let's look at the logic of Microsoft's statement: > > Some spyware developers utilize features provided by WinPcap in > their exploits > Therefore: we should recommend removing WinPcap > > By the same logic: > Most spyware developers utilize features in Microsoft operating > systems in the exploits > Therefore: we should recommend removing all Microsoft operating systems. > > Well, at least it makes sense to me. ;-) > > --- > Steighton Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Software Engineer > > "There are 10 types of people in this world, > those who understand binary, and those who don't." > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Fulvio Risso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:07 PM > > To: winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it > > Subject: RE: [WinPcap-users] WinPcap identified as spyware by > > Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 > > > > Hi. > > Unfortunately, there are some spyware (cain, if I remember > > well) which are using WinPcap for performing their job. > > Hence, the alarm that comes from Microsoft is not so wrong. > > > > However, I feel there's nothing to do against this problem. > > Unless convincing who is developing spyware not to use > > WinPcap, but I fee this a bit tricky... > > > > fulvio > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Philip Stoev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: giovedì 6 gennaio 2005 19.30 > > > To: winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it > > > Subject: [WinPcap-users] WinPcap identified as spyware by Microsoft > > > AntiSpyware Beta 1 > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > WinPcap is identified as follows: > > > > > > WinPCap > > > Type: Enabler > > > Threat Level: Low > > > Author: WinPCap Team including = Loris Degioanni > > > Description: WinPCap is an Open Source Windows Packet Filtering > > > Library. It provides low level internet & system traffic > > data to other > > > applications that leverage its utilities. > > > > > > Advice: This software is not necessarily hazardous unless > > it is used > > > by a particular spyware threat. If you quarantine or remove > > all of the > > > spyware threats from your computer you do not necessarily need to > > > remove this program. Please note: if a legitimate > > application is using > > > functionality contained in an enabler application, removing the > > > enabler may cause that application to cease functioning properly. > > > This application is okay to have running on your computer, > > as they are > > > only dangerous if a Spyware application is also installed on your > > > machine and exploiting it. However if you did not install this, or > > > know of a legitimate application that did, you may consider > > > quarantining or removing it. Please > > > note: if a legitimate application is using functionality > > contained in > > > an enabler application, it may cause that application to cease > > > functioning properly. > > > > > > About Enabler: While not spyware, it provides functionality that > > > spyware products have been known to exploit. Normally, these > > > applications are okay to have running on your machine, as they are > > > only dangerous if a Spyware application is also installed > > on your machine and exploiting it. > > > However if > > > you did not install this, or know of a legitimate application that > > > did, you may consider quarantining or removing it. Please > > note: if a > > > legitimate application is using functionality contained in > > an enabler > > > application, removing the enabler may cause that > > application to cease > > > functioning properly. > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > Is it true that WinPcap is being exploted by spyware? If > > so, can that > > > be prevented? > > > > > > Philip > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ================================================================== > > > This is the WinPcap users list. It is archived at > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it/ > > > > > > To unsubscribe use > > > mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ================================================================== > > > > > > > > ====================== > > This is the WinPcap users list. It is archived at > > http://www.mail-archive.com/winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it/ > > > > To unsubscribe use > > mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ====================== > > > > > ====================== > This is the WinPcap users list. It is archived at > http://www.mail-archive.com/winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it/ > > To unsubscribe use > mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================== ================================================================= This is the WinPcap users list. 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