@Maciejasjmj said:>Microsoft warned that as of June 1 any program containing search protection functionality—code that tries to stop you from changing your browser or default search settings—would be treated as malware.
This, coupled with
Correction: After this article was published, Microsoft clarified that the version of the Ask Toolbar it classifies as malware is not the current version. The latest version of the toolbar will not be banned by Microsoft as it does not contain search protection code. PCWorld regrets the error.
makes the situation arguably worse than it was, since you can't even use a legitimate app to protect your start page, and Ask will presumably still reset it on every update.
Unless it gets worked around, which it will.
I dare say that such protection software will be fine if they allow you to set the protection level yourself - as in:
Don't do anything
Ask me if something wants to change this setting
Deny all changes automatically
Then set it to Option 2 upon installation and offer to change to either Option 1 or 3 upon showing such a notification.
In short: Do it the way pretty much every antivirus software currently works.