Microsoft

[Chappers]

Microsoft have released a Beta version of an AntiSpyware program. (Think CraigT might of mentioned thisbefore?..

Anyways, I have just downloaded and ran it.. came up with quite a few things than Spybot and AVG missed..Download

[breezer]

thanx, dloading now!

i need it!! i keep gettin pop ups, and i keep gettin that "about:blank" homepage crap with loads of links on it, and also stupid toolbars. peeing me right off it is

[breezer]

by gosh it got rid of that stupid start up page!!! didnt get rid of crappy toolbars, grrrrrrrr!

[Leeky]

Blimey...thats actually a really neat bit of software, thats a keeper. Looks like Microsoft are doing things right for a change.

A lot better than that old Microsofts-own antivirus software

Anyone remember that?

[Scottish_SR]

Cushty! Cheers! Had a nice wee clean up now! :)

[Moffmo]

you might wanna use hijack this if you have all these toolbars

[Roytoner]

Can't believe the crap it's found

[breezer]

hijack this...hmmmm!

[SMW]

Nice one - looks like a real quality tool.

It didn't find much on mine but I do run Adaware and Spybot and regularly check for vunerabilities with shields up. I have also closed port 135 - something I would recommend for anyone plagued with spyware.

[Midnightsupra]

superb - cheers mate

[cfc1]

The easiest way to stop em all??? DON'T USE I.E... get firefox ans don't use outlook express either i use thunderbird

[midmotorsteve]

found crap that my other one didn't very good :D cheers sir

[Chappers]

I have to admit I thought the following would happen..

Install>Run>Complete>'Oh look my <.....>drivers have diasappeared'>Re-install <....>drivers>Crash>Add/Remove>Uninstall>Crash>'f :censor: g Micrsoft'>System Restore>Unavailable> >Vow never to install a non tested Microsoft product>Start all over again...

But, no. Just like Ronseal - does exactly what it says on the tin

[Al J]

Yeah, I was a bit worried too but it works great. Found all sorts of spyware - the little tinkers.

Clean machine now, thanks.

[Bass junky]

Nice one fella it found 12 on my system and now they are gone!

Could Microsoft have finally made a product that works - but then again they helped make the mess!

Cheers

[vmail]

its not that good, I had to manually remove some of the spyware on the server PC

[Chappers]

<Sigh> No pleasing some people

[vmail]

it looks like it will expire in July, is that when you will need to pay for it?

[james1760]

for all those thinking microsoft created this then think again.

microsoft bought out Giant who made Giant antispyware program which is exactly the same as the renamed microsoft program even down to the icons it uses.

i have been using giant for ages yet people told me to use adaware and other such programs.

you have to think, if microsoft, the richest software company in the world wanted to buy a spyware removal company/program they could have bought any, but instead they bought a company run and built by 18 people. so it just goes to show how good giant is!!

so microsoft are doing something right (in a way)

[ZeroBlade]

Well i suppose anyone with money could buy out another company and use their products...

But it's M$ doing what they do best i suppose!!!

-Z

[Roytoner]

for all those thinking microsoft created this then think again.

microsoft bought out Giant who made Giant antispyware program which is exactly the same as the renamed microsoft program even down to the icons it uses.

i have been using giant for ages yet people told me to use adaware and other such programs.

you have to think, if microsoft, the richest software company in the world wanted to buy a spyware removal company/program they could have bought any, but instead they bought a company run and built by 18 people. so it just goes to show how good giant is!!

so microsoft are doing something right (in a way)

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See you can still download it from them..

http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/?ref...gle_antispyware

And $29.95 to buy, should be good to see how much m/soft want.

Edited January 16, 2005 by Christine & Paul

[james1760]

Well i suppose anyone with money could buy out another company and use their products...

But it's M$ doing what they do best i suppose!!!

-Z

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lol its how microsoft started :D

[Roytoner]

Here's another one to play with..

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en

[daktari]

Nice one - looks like a real quality tool.

It didn't find much on mine but I do run Adaware and Spybot and regularly check  for vunerabilities with shields up. I have also closed port 135 - something I would recommend for anyone plagued with spyware.

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[Demonic Angel]

Thats good stuff! :D

Ran a Spybot search just 2 days ago and it came up with 1 threat - ran this one and it found 8!

All removed now!

Microsoft seem to have done something half decent for a change....