{"id":3073,"date":"2005-01-11T21:41:58","date_gmt":"2005-01-12T05:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/11\/malicious-software-removal\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T08:27:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:27:38","slug":"malicious-software-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/11\/malicious-software-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Malicious Software Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9255,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.microsoft.com\\\/security\\\/malwareremove\\\/default.mspx&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mscom.errorpage.failover.com\\\/403\\\/403.htm?referenceerror=18.62a7cb17.1773168605.ce6ea398&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9256,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/it.slashdot.org\\\/article.pl?sid=05\\\/01\\\/11\\\/2133247&amp;from=rss&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/it.slashdot.org\\\/article.pl?sid=05\\\/01\\\/11\\\/2133247&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9257,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/it.slashdot.org\\\/comments.pl?sid=135707&amp;cid=11327475&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8822,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000002&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9258,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMoby%2526albumTerm=Bodyrock%2526songTerm=Sunday%26partnerId%3D30&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7105,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMoby%26partnerId%3D30&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9259,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMoby%2526albumTerm=Bodyrock%26partnerId%3D30&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Sure, I knew Microsoft was evil, but I never expected them to actually <em>brag<\/em> about it. Today brings the release of their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/malwareremove\/default.mspx\" title=\"Malicious Software Removal Tool\">Malicious Software Removal Tool<\/a>, though, so I guess I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m curious just who they expect to be excited about this announcement. Malicious software removal? It&#8217;s bad enough that so much of their software is fairly malicious in standard day to day operations, but now they&#8217;re actively promoting a product that, judging by its name, will gleefully and with great gusto go rampaging through your computer, removing the most useful pieces of software it can find?<\/p>\n<p>What hubris! What <em>unmitigated gall<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a tool to remove malicious software?<\/p>\n<p>Oh. Well, that&#8217;s different.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/it.slashdot.org\/article.pl?sid=05\/01\/11\/2133247&amp;from=rss\" title=\"\/.: Microsoft Releases Malicious Software Removal Tool\">\/.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><ins>Update:<\/ins> Not surprisingly, I wasn&#8217;t the only one to notice the unfortunate naming of this software product. Of the various Slashdot comments in this vein so far, <a href=\"http:\/\/it.slashdot.org\/comments.pl?sid=135707&amp;cid=11327475\" title=\"\/.: Microsoft Releases Malicious Software Removal Tool: A what now?\">this one&#8217;s my favorite<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  &#8220;What&#8217;s this? It says it&#8217;s a malicious software remover.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;I dunno. Try running it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;Okay.&#8221; (click-click.)<\/p>\n<p>  <code>PLEASE WAIT.<\/code><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;What&#8217;s it doing?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;Dunno&#8230;oh, here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  <code>PROGRAM COMPLETE. FIFTEEN PROGRAMS REMOVED. HAVE FUN FIGURING OUT WHICH ONES, BITCHES.<\/code><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;Dammit.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And people think <em>Apple<\/em> comes up with silly names for stuff&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&#38;offerid=78941.10000002&#38;subid=0&#38;type=4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"61\" height=\"15\" alt=\"iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/images.apple.com\/itunesaffiliates\/logos\/iTunes_sm_bdg61x15.png\"><\/a> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&#38;offerid=78941&#38;type=3&#38;subid=0&#38;tmpid=1826&#38;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMoby%2526albumTerm=Bodyrock%2526songTerm=Sunday%26partnerId%3D30\">Sunday<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&#38;offerid=78941&#38;type=3&#38;subid=0&#38;tmpid=1826&#38;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMoby%26partnerId%3D30\">Moby<\/a> from the album <em><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&#38;offerid=78941&#38;type=3&#38;subid=0&#38;tmpid=1826&#38;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMoby%2526albumTerm=Bodyrock%26partnerId%3D30\">Bodyrock<\/a><\/em> (1999, 5:03).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malicious software removal? 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