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  1. Comment - MS AntiSpyware Changes Raise Concern

    (Jul 8, 2005 - 5:14 AM)

    Kramy, Alexa is if i'm not mistaken a web service that takes a URL and gives you similar URLs. It's not actually a spyware in that sense -- if you trust alexa with the URLs you're browsing, you can probably even make use of it! What spyware scanners trigger on is the configuration and cookies located on your computer in order to let IE use this service.

    And, do i have to mension that Alexa is *only* used by Internet Explorer, and afaik not by for example NS, Opera, or FF?

    Ah, and also, i used to run MS Anti Spyware on my home computer. Normally microsoft programs work best with microsoft operating systems. Well, AntiSpyware freaked out -- consumed 100% CPU. And i couldn't kill the process either. Clicking "Terminate process" rendered a nice bluescreen. Managed to uninstall it tho :) Thank god.