Microsft Antispyware
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Beta. I have been using for a week now and I think it's great. I previously have used Adaware, then replaced it with Spybot but after a mate recommending it to me I installed it. To my horror it found two more 'nasties' that the others didn't 
It is a Beta and it will work for three months before they are realeasing the Coprorate (read pay for) version
So far so good and if anyone knows Microsoft code and its weaknesses Microsoft should. The emphasis is on blocking just as much as removing nasties, and I have just built another machine so it will be a good evaluation as its a clean build.
Microsoft® Windows AntiSpyware
>>> Edited by ultimasimon on Saturday 23 April 15:12
It is a Beta and it will work for three months before they are realeasing the Coprorate (read pay for) version
So far so good and if anyone knows Microsoft code and its weaknesses Microsoft should. The emphasis is on blocking just as much as removing nasties, and I have just built another machine so it will be a good evaluation as its a clean build.
Microsoft® Windows AntiSpyware
>>> Edited by ultimasimon on Saturday 23 April 15:12
Yes
To help you here's a link
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en
I note that there is a minimum software platform required of Windows 2000 or later.
To help you here's a link
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en
I note that there is a minimum software platform required of Windows 2000 or later.
Boosted LS1 said:
Is it really that good, would you recommend people to use it? I'm getting tired of the spam.
Boosted.
It's not a spam blocker. It sniffs out those naughty little advertising companies that leave monitoring software on your PC then they upload info about which sites they visit - dataminers. Now what I cannot understand is why these scans are not included in an antivirus package right? I mean to me, the definition of a virus is anything which has entered my system without my knowledge or consent, so why doesn't antivirus pick it up and kick its arse??
Anyway, it works for me and if its good enough for the owner of the 'Worlds Fastest Production Car' then it must be good
Try it its free 
It also blocks and helps to prevent from further attacks so its preventative maintenance as well as a cure. I also noticed a tick box yesterday when installing it on another machine, the tick box said something like,"Validate this copy of Windows: YES/NO" and words to the effect that if you were running a moody copy of XP it would deny the Antispy installation. If you tick the 'Nooo' box it procedes anyway. Be warned though for all you users out there that are not paying Bill all his due's, you probably won't be able to install this patch after the Beta time has elapsed in three months.
Personaly I think that this should remain a free patch anyway as if Microsoft hadn't pissed off so many people by charging them extortionate amounts of money for a crap O/S then people would not have bothered to copy and crack it in the first place. Ok, XP is probably the best o/s to have come from Microsoft but in comparison all the previous ones have only really been beta quality. The 'we hate Microsoft brigade' is also responsible for all the worms, virii and bloatware that Windoze users have had to endure, and if Bill wasn't so greedy we would all pay for his software in the first place if it was a reasonable price, and we would have half the amount of disgruntled programmers that are 'testing' the security vulnerabilities
Oooh er, slightly off topic but it does annoy me when he tries to make out he is doing us a big favour when Antispy should be included free with the o/s years ago. Hang on a cotton picking minute though: Moveimaker, Internet Exploder, Integrated Firewal, Pop-up blocker/security bar thingy, and now anti-Spyware; what is he going to include next, antivirus?? I bet companies like Zonealarm are pleased with his efforts to date, and other companies such as AVG, Norton etc are probably crapping themselves too at the thought that BG and co could be looking to steal their market too
Bill Gates for president anyone
...and Thunderbird your mail while your at it 
jimbro1000 said:
Of course solve you problems for good and firefox your browser
G Man
So all the frantic patching of firefox recently wasn't because it had a load of vulnerabilties as well?
And your point is?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4472219.stm
zumbruk said:
So all the frantic patching of firefox recently wasn't because it had a load of vulnerabilties as well?
And your point is?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4472219.stm
And yours?
Ultimately who does the patching is almost irrelevant - it is whether or not it is exploitable that counts. The reason why IE loses on this front isn't because it is better or worse it is because it is more popular. So why should anyone with malicious intent aim for a niche product (and it still is despite its growth) when they can have pretty much the rest of the world instead?
Personally I don't care which I use just so long as it works. In my office that means using IE - at home it is which ever gives the best results and generally that is still IE. I normally have four major browsers installed for testing purposes so this is hardly a matter of ignorance.
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