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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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