Windows patch KB 3139929: When a security update is not a security update

InfoWorld ^ | Mar 9, 2016 | Woody Leonhard

[Bob434]

[[If Microsoft’s documentation is correct, installing Patch Tuesday’s KB 3139929 security update for Internet Explorer also installs a new Windows 10 ad-generating routine called KB 3146449.]]

Good riddance MS- I now only have windows installed for using windows only apps- but refuse to allow it access to Internet- linux is the only thing accessing the Internet now-

[Bob434]

[[Google GWX Control Panel]]

That’ll only likely work for a little while- until MS figures out a way to defeat that program too-

[dennisw]

thanks!

[minnesota_bound]

Why have they not been sued up the wazoo for this spyware?

[relictele]

We aren’t talking malware here...MS thinks its update is perfectly legitimate and doesn’t hide its content or its delivery method.

The utility writer can and will update it if needed.

[novemberslady]

bkmk

[taxcontrol]

I am a fan of RedHat / Fedora / CentOS. I work for IBM and I am required to us it on my laptop. I have been working with Linux since the 0.9x kernal and to be honest, I LIKE RHEL.

Many people who hate Ubuntu find that Mint is a better alternative for them.

[Bob434]

[[MS thinks its update is perfectly legitimate]]

Malware!

[Bob434]

Here’s a tool to stop all windows spying (or the majority of it anyways) with just one click

https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/

ZDNet review on it

http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-stop-windows-10-spying-on-you/

[Bob434]

juswt be aware that you may need to run the program again after windows updates each time- as it seems windows defeats such programs and re-enables the spyware features of MS windows

[smokingfrog]

It may be an add-on program in I.E. That you can disable.