Microsoft AntiSpyware beta

Try it!

Friday, July 1, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News

If you haven't gotten it already, definitely try out Microsoft's AntiSpyware program.  It's free and can definitely keep your system clean of the malicious junk that can get installed on systems.
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Bichur
Reply #1 Friday, July 1, 2005 10:55 PM
Tried it. Liked it. Updated it.
Haven't tried the auto scan setting on this one yet.
I had to kill the 1st after it ran for over an hour.

Zyjeklon
Reply #2 Friday, July 1, 2005 11:17 PM
I love it as well. I work at a tech bench on Cape Cod, and I prefer the beta over any other anti-ware programs such as Ad-Aware or Spybot SnD. I've been using it since I first heard of it on Slashdot, at this link:

Link

Jafo
Reply #3 Friday, July 1, 2005 11:25 PM
I noticed PC Answers rated it as the best available...

BoddhiC
Reply #4 Saturday, July 2, 2005 1:08 AM
Works awesome. I read a review that compared AdAware, Spybot Search & Destroy, and MS AntiSpyware. AntiSpyware won. It runs all the time and prevents spyware from installing and it works. I used to have frequent spyware installs on my computer before using this program, now I virtually never do. Quite a good thing

Cavan1
Reply #5 Saturday, July 2, 2005 2:42 AM
I read a review that compared AdAware, Spybot Search & Destroy, and MS AntiSpyware. AntiSpyware won.


MS Antispyware is my second line of defense ( subscribed Pest Patrol is first ) still have and use AdAware and Spybot
as third and forth checks.

I had to kill the 1st after it ran for over an hour.

Bichur, what size is your hard drive and how full. For me a full system scan takes about 25 min, 40 GB hard drive 56% space used.
Auto scan works not to bad, if scans while you are using computer you will notice some lag, at least I do, 2.4 GIG Celeron, 1 GIG ram.

kona0197
Reply #6 Saturday, July 2, 2005 3:43 AM
I have something interesting to add:

No doubt MS Anti-spyware is great but why is it Ad-Aware picks up stuff that MS misses?

TexasJoe
Reply #7 Saturday, July 2, 2005 5:47 AM
because they work on different signature databases

Island Dog
Reply #8 Saturday, July 2, 2005 7:22 AM
No doubt MS Anti-spyware is great but why is it Ad-Aware picks up stuff that MS misses?


Conspiracy maybe?



TexasJoe
Reply #9 Saturday, July 2, 2005 7:42 AM

thecat2000
Reply #10 Saturday, July 2, 2005 10:14 AM
I have been using this since it was first made available for download. I like it - and use it in place of other spyware removal programs. Simply because of the fact Microsoft's ex-GIANT Antispyware program manages running processes better and helps better identify spyware on the PC. Gets a 10/10 from me !

S J N
Reply #11 Saturday, July 2, 2005 4:47 PM
I am Impressed with MS AntiSpy.
still have and use AdAware and Spybot
as third and forth checks.

Bichur
Reply #12 Saturday, July 2, 2005 9:44 PM
Bichur, what size is your hard drive and how full. For me a full system scan takes about 25 min, 40 GB hard drive 56% space used.


120 gig - 107 +/= for C drive / 2.60 ghz / 512 mb ram. Manually, a full scan takes apprx 30 min.
I think autoscan just got stuck the time I tried it = but it's all cool, I just run it when I'm ready.

HighCommand
Reply #13 Sunday, July 3, 2005 2:27 AM
At first, I'd have a problem with the results window hanging, but now,no glitches! Can't say I really need it, though, as I haven't had a single piece of spyware in months. Firefox rox, but I can't say I had any problems with IE.

Diafragma
Reply #14 Sunday, July 3, 2005 11:57 AM
I use Sunbelt's Counterspy and it catches more stuff than Microsoft's and Adaware's versions. Also Microsoft's antispyware insterface looks very much alike to Counterspy's when running the scans.

HighCommand
Reply #15 Sunday, July 3, 2005 5:55 PM
I use Sunbelt's Counterspy and it catches more stuff than Microsoft's and Adaware's versions. Also Microsoft's antispyware insterface looks very much alike to Counterspy's when running the scans.


Hmm... I thought that MS AS looked like GIANT AS

bmetelsky
Reply #16 Sunday, July 3, 2005 8:17 PM
Using Trend Micro Anti-Spyware here and finding that it works quite well. I've used the Microsoft beta and had decent results. We'll wait until it's out of beta to try it again.

kona0197
Reply #17 Sunday, July 3, 2005 9:27 PM
Hmm... I thought that MS AS looked like GIANT AS


It does - because Microsoft bought the Anti-spyware program from Giant.

sthrncin
Reply #18 Sunday, July 3, 2005 9:51 PM
Works good, works fast.

Iben
Reply #19 Sunday, July 3, 2005 10:31 PM
~


Works Great!!!!


My first thought:
Now that I have 3 anti spyware tools.
How much spyware is in the anti spyware tools?
Is there a program that can remove it?


My second thought:
Pretty soon the only thing we will use our computers for,

is detecting viruses, worms, and spyware.


~

kona0197
Reply #20 Sunday, July 3, 2005 11:31 PM
My second thought:
Pretty soon the only thing we will use our computers for,

is detecting viruses, worms, and spyware.


Switch to Linux - Virus and Spyware free computing.

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