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echo: osdebate
to: Geo
from: Antti Kurenniemi
date: 2006-06-15 06:58:52
subject: Re: WGA Trojan - Lying, Cheating to get onto your system

From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Geo"  wrote in message news:4490b1e9{at}w3.nls.net...
>> I posted about the 'lie'. waiting for the feedback
>>
>>
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=473189&SiteID=25
>
> "Please explain how a software program checking for updates is tanatamount
> to calling you a liar."
>
> Because I proved I'm legal, why would it ever need to update or check
> again,
> how can a legal user suddenly become illegal?

During yesterday's patching session, I unchecked the wga "update"
and set it to never remind me about that one again. Let's see how that
works...


Antti Kurenniemi
(It warned me that I might be in serious risk for not installing all
security updates!)

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