A First Look at Microsoft's AntiSpyware by Wei-Meng Lee 01/11/2005 Microsoft recently released the beta preview of Microsoft AntiSpyware, based on software from Giant Software Company, which Microsoft acquired on December 17. The fact that Microsoft rushed out the beta version of the new security tool only three weeks after the acquisition shows that Microsoft recognizes it has to take the spyware plague seriously.
My initial testing shows that Microsoft AntiSpyware is a very useful tool that can go a long way toward keeping spyware off your system. It stands up well against competing antispyware products, including the free Ad-aware and Spybot Search & Destroy, and in fact offers far more features than the free versions of those programs, such as real-time antispyware protection. To get a copy, go to the Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware beta site. For general background about spyware, check out this Microsoft tutorial. In the rest of this article, I'll highlight the features of Microsoft AntiSpyware and offer advice on how to use it. < snip > http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/lpt/a/5544 You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
