Microsoft silently updating our computers without consent
Mikey 2 comments
It's a pretty scary thought, but today there is evidence to support claims that Microsoft are silently deploying updates to our computers without our permission.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes blogged his suspicions yesterday and today came forward with what he claims is actual proof. Said Kingsley-Hughes:
"I can now confirm that the stealth Windows Update that I blogged about yesterday actually exists - because I've detected its presence on a machine at the PC Doc HQ."
Read his full post with screen shots.
Update:Microsoft downplays stealth Windows Update file updates
Jack
Saturday 15th September 2007 | 12:04 AMSorry messed up the link... I'm not sure if it messed up or it cut off.. but if its cutting off just search for "Critical Update slipped in through the back door in" on the "Microsoft Discussion Groups" website
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.private.security.spyware.announcements&tid=26e8ce20-718f-44aa-bfcf-06cc172998da&cat=en_US_35183423-7a58-4c2c-881c-9287110c8cfb&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&">Link Again
Jack
Saturday 15th September 2007 | 12:00 AMApparently is and update of the windows update software and if not installed windows would no longer be able to update. (If that makes sense). Although I still don't agree with the way they did it, or the lack of users awareness.
There was http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.private.security.spyware.announcements&tid=26e8ce20-718f-44aa-bfcf-06cc172998da&cat=en_US_35183423-7a58-4c2c-881c-9287110c8cfb&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&">a thread about it on the Microsoft Forums: