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Old 31-03-2011, 04:18 PM
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OEM spyware on Samsung laptops? No, it isn't after all.

Hi,

This appears in today's media. You might wish to take action if affected

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sec...331-1che2.html

Edit 1: I mean that you might want to scan your laptop. This could be just a scary story, as it notes that Samsung have made no formal comment as yet

Edit 2: The story is refuted. As it wasn't even quite on April 1st.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sec...331-1che2.html

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Old 31-03-2011, 04:27 PM
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Big Brother, eh...
Maybe we should get used to this .... dark clouds are all around us... (pun is intentional, of course)
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Old 31-03-2011, 06:39 PM
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Just read the article ..... man that is so wrong doing that.
Thanks for the " heads up " .....won't be buying Samsung.
How could you trust them ...?
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Old 31-03-2011, 07:52 PM
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Information is the power! They are information gathering.

The same type of thing goes on with supermarket "rewards" cards...gathering information.

All big companies engage in information gathering but some are more surreptitious than others.
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Old 31-03-2011, 08:29 PM
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Sensation seeking?

Quote from the updated story:

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Late this afternoon, Samsung Australia said the allegations were "not true".
"Our findings indicate that the person mentioned in the article used a security program called VIPRE [antivirus software] that mistook a folder created by Microsoft Live Application for ... key logging software, during a virus scan."
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When setting up the laptop (model R525), Mr Hassan decided to run a security program on it and run a full system scan before installing any of his own software, the report said. In doing so, it said he detected a secret program called “StarLogger” installed.
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Information is the power! They are information gathering.

The same type of thing goes on with supermarket "rewards" cards...gathering information.

All big companies engage in information gathering but some are more surreptitious than others.
That's true what you say...... I won't have a rewards card simply because of their " prying " eyes .... What I buy ... is my business.
Their only business should be " excellent customer service " before I hand over the " CASH " .
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Good to hear it was just a false positive from the security software.

I like samsung products, but had this allegation been true I would have definately blacklist them.
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The definitive answer and apology from the AV vendor.
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