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RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner
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Originally posted by riahc4
If your logic, then everyone is ignorant.
I'm simply saying people shouldn't type in their Messenger password on every random site (referring to phising sites offering block checks etc.) and assume it will be safe. I don't get your comparisons tho, the things you talk about take quite a bit of effort and resources... keeping your password secure is just common sense IMHO.

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Originally posted by riahc4
People want simple and easy things that works. Thats the world we live in.
I understand that, so do I. But as I explained providing full protection against phishing sites is just not possible.

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They don't want to be taught or anything.
That makes you ignorant.

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The sites don't change THAT often.
How would you submit bad sites, how do we verify which ones are indeed bad and which ones are false positives? Microsoft has their own blocklist on Messenger, but with way more resources than Plus! they are completely failing to provide any kind of security trough it. I'm not against the idea, but if something like this would be done it should be done right. As you said, don't want to be taught... they want to rely on a scanner like this blindly. I just don't see yet how a blocklist could provide enough security instead of being some kind of false hope.

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Originally posted by riahc4
a software can hook and make sure that the input comes from the keyboard and not automated like those "Check who blocked you" automessage.
That would be a nice feature, when the software detects such things it could point to good quality resources (removal tools/changing your password/bakground info). But that's when the harm is already done, neither does it protect against attacks which just log in under your account serverside.

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[Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by riahc4 on 10-12-2008 at 05:09 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Basilis on 10-12-2008 at 05:13 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by prashker on 10-12-2008 at 05:16 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by riahc4 on 10-12-2008 at 06:42 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by RaceProUK on 10-15-2008 at 06:59 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by prashker on 10-15-2008 at 08:02 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by riahc4 on 10-15-2008 at 08:44 PM
RE: RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by djdannyp on 10-15-2008 at 09:14 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Spunky on 10-15-2008 at 08:56 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Quantum on 10-15-2008 at 09:51 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Menthix on 10-15-2008 at 09:52 PM
RE: RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by riahc4 on 10-17-2008 at 08:52 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Menthix on 10-17-2008 at 10:24 PM
RE: RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by CookieRevised on 10-18-2008 at 06:29 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by markee on 10-19-2008 at 07:29 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Patchou on 10-20-2008 at 03:12 AM
RE: RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by riahc4 on 10-27-2008 at 08:19 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by bazzach on 10-20-2008 at 04:09 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Menthix on 10-20-2008 at 09:37 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Quantum on 10-20-2008 at 12:20 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Menthix on 10-20-2008 at 01:01 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Thor on 10-20-2008 at 02:06 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Spunky on 10-20-2008 at 07:35 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Quantum on 10-21-2008 at 12:45 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by bazzach on 10-21-2008 at 02:29 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by markee on 10-21-2008 at 09:28 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Quantum on 10-21-2008 at 10:17 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by X3_ on 10-22-2008 at 11:29 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by Spunky on 10-22-2008 at 01:31 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by markee on 10-23-2008 at 08:51 AM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by CookieRevised on 10-27-2008 at 05:57 PM
RE: [Suggestion] Messenger Plus! Live virus scanner - by automatic91 on 10-30-2008 at 08:48 AM


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