OT: Microsoft Gives MVP Award to Adware Pusher

> An anonymous reader writes "Ed Bott reports that Microsoft has given an MVP
> (Most Valuable Professional Award) to an individual known for peddling
> Adware via his Messenger Plus program."
>
> From the article:
> "So how did a guy whose primary business involves installing adware become
> an MVP? That's what Christopher Boyd, a Microsoft Security MVP better known
> as Paperghost wants to know. Boyd isn't the only MVP who has a history with
> Patchou. Sandi Hardmeier, a current MVP in the Internet Explorer category
> who specializes in the fight against malware, has written three long, angry
> pages about the messy adware that 'sponsors' Patchou's product."
>
> http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/10/06/222209.shtml
>
> Imhotep

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microsoft.public.security

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Revoked.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7284

Wayne McGlinn
Brisbane, Oz
MCNGP Silver, MCP Win95

"OT-MAN" <> wrote in message
news:A271ECA0-EDAC-4CBF-AC36-...
>> An anonymous reader writes "Ed Bott reports that Microsoft has given an
>> MVP
>> (Most Valuable Professional Award) to an individual known for peddling
>> Adware via his Messenger Plus program."
>>
>> From the article:
>> "So how did a guy whose primary business involves installing adware
>> become
>> an MVP? That's what Christopher Boyd, a Microsoft Security MVP better
>> known
>> as Paperghost wants to know. Boyd isn't the only MVP who has a history
>> with
>> Patchou. Sandi Hardmeier, a current MVP in the Internet Explorer category
>> who specializes in the fight against malware, has written three long,
>> angry
>> pages about the messy adware that 'sponsors' Patchou's product."
>>
>> http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/10/06/222209.shtml
>>
>> Imhotep
>
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> microsoft.public.security

Wayne McGlinn

Yes there was a bit of an internal uproar about this guy... and I am ashamed
to say he lives right here in my back yard, just off the island of Montreal.

We all got together and petitioned to have his award revoked. Microsoft
does listen!

M

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"Wayne McGlinn" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Revoked.
> http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7284
>
> Wayne McGlinn
> Brisbane, Oz
> MCNGP Silver, MCP Win95
>
> "OT-MAN" <> wrote in message
> news:A271ECA0-EDAC-4CBF-AC36-...
>>> An anonymous reader writes "Ed Bott reports that Microsoft has given an
>>> MVP
>>> (Most Valuable Professional Award) to an individual known for peddling
>>> Adware via his Messenger Plus program."
>>>
>>> From the article:
>>> "So how did a guy whose primary business involves installing adware
>>> become
>>> an MVP? That's what Christopher Boyd, a Microsoft Security MVP better
>>> known
>>> as Paperghost wants to know. Boyd isn't the only MVP who has a history
>>> with
>>> Patchou. Sandi Hardmeier, a current MVP in the Internet Explorer
>>> category
>>> who specializes in the fight against malware, has written three long,
>>> angry
>>> pages about the messy adware that 'sponsors' Patchou's product."
>>>
>>> http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/10/06/222209.shtml
>>>
>>> Imhotep
>>
>> -----------------------------
>> microsoft.public.security
>

Montreal MCT

"Montreal MCT" <> wrote in message
news:8BD68B90-7D33-4A13-A4E5-...
> Yes there was a bit of an internal uproar about this guy... and I am
ashamed
> to say he lives right here in my back yard, just off the island of
Montreal.
>
> We all got together and petitioned to have his award revoked. Microsoft
> does listen!

It was a scam, and you fell for it.

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