McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
Thanks.

Those are ways of entering your PC, not programs. Programs is different from
ways. I don't know and think the definition number relates to how many its
blocking which is currently at 5711.
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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
> Thanks.

Andre, I'm certain that the definition number is a simple serial
number--nothing to do with the number of items defined.

You'll notice that it increments by two--I suspect this is because the
definitions for Sunbelt's Counterspy product which are also supplied by the
same operation--use the even numbers.


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"Andre Da Costa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Those are ways of entering your PC, not programs. Programs is different
> from ways. I don't know and think the definition number relates to how
> many its blocking which is currently at 5711.
> --
>
> Andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>
> "Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
>> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
>> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
>> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
>> Thanks.
>
>

This information simply isn't published. This is an ongoing are of debate,
but aside from publishing numbers, the best thinking currently suggests that
publishing lists of items found is counterproductive.

Here's a Microsoft white paper about the approach they are taking:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu.../analysis.mspx

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"Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
> Thanks.

Thanks Bill. Then why does Symantec continue to do with Norton?
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Andre
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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e$(E-Mail Removed)...
> This information simply isn't published. This is an ongoing are of
> debate, but aside from publishing numbers, the best thinking currently
> suggests that publishing lists of items found is counterproductive.
>
> Here's a Microsoft white paper about the approach they are taking:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu.../analysis.mspx
>
> --
> FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>
> "Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
>> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
>> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
>> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
>> Thanks.
>
>

Thanks for the information Bill. I am in the process of
researching which antispyware tool would best fit our
enterprise.

>-----Original Message-----
>This information simply isn't published. This is an
ongoing are of debate,
>but aside from publishing numbers, the best thinking
currently suggests that
>publishing lists of items found is counterproductive.
>
>Here's a Microsoft white paper about the approach they
are taking:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ware/software/
analysis.mspx
>
>--
>FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
>http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>
>"Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
>> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
>> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
>> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
>> Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

Does Norton Antispyware publish a list? We need to compare apples to apples
here--and it is the particular characteristics of the spyware issue that
matter. The legal issues around spyware are still in flux--unlike viruses
where there's no question about legality.

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"Andre Da Costa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Bill. Then why does Symantec continue to do with Norton?
> --
>
> Andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:e$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> This information simply isn't published. This is an ongoing are of
>> debate, but aside from publishing numbers, the best thinking currently
>> suggests that publishing lists of items found is counterproductive.
>>
>> Here's a Microsoft white paper about the approach they are taking:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu.../analysis.mspx
>>
>> --
>> FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
>> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>
>> "Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
>>> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
>>> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
>>> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>

Microsoft will have an entry in that category, but I have no information
about when it will be available or what it will cost. You can be sure that
it will be as effective at cleaning as the beta we are testing here, and,
unlike this beta, able to be centrally managed.
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"Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:010a01c54a98$54e7f7e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the information Bill. I am in the process of
> researching which antispyware tool would best fit our
> enterprise.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>This information simply isn't published. This is an
> ongoing are of debate,
>>but aside from publishing numbers, the best thinking
> currently suggests that
>>publishing lists of items found is counterproductive.
>>
>>Here's a Microsoft white paper about the approach they
> are taking:
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ware/software/
> analysis.mspx
>>
>>--
>>FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
>>http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>
>>"Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
>>news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
>>> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
>>> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
>>> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>.
>>

I was speaking of like the current amount of definitions its protecting you
from. In Norton it says Symantec AntiVirus can detect the following threats
with current set of virus definitions:

Total threats: 69405
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Andre
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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does Norton Antispyware publish a list? We need to compare apples to
> apples here--and it is the particular characteristics of the spyware issue
> that matter. The legal issues around spyware are still in flux--unlike
> viruses where there's no question about legality.
>
> --
> FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>
> "Andre Da Costa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks Bill. Then why does Symantec continue to do with Norton?
>> --
>>
>> Andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>
>> "Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:e$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> This information simply isn't published. This is an ongoing are of
>>> debate, but aside from publishing numbers, the best thinking currently
>>> suggests that publishing lists of items found is counterproductive.
>>>
>>> Here's a Microsoft white paper about the approach they are taking:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu.../analysis.mspx
>>>
>>> --
>>> FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
>>> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>>
>>> "Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
>>>> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
>>>> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
>>>> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Yes, I understand that Spyware is kinda new when compared to the virus, but
they share some similarities I would have thought that maybe some
characteristics of detection of threats would be also adapted from the world
of Antivirus utilities.
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Andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does Norton Antispyware publish a list? We need to compare apples to
> apples here--and it is the particular characteristics of the spyware issue
> that matter. The legal issues around spyware are still in flux--unlike
> viruses where there's no question about legality.
>
> --
> FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>
> "Andre Da Costa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks Bill. Then why does Symantec continue to do with Norton?
>> --
>>
>> Andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>
>> "Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:e$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> This information simply isn't published. This is an ongoing are of
>>> debate, but aside from publishing numbers, the best thinking currently
>>> suggests that publishing lists of items found is counterproductive.
>>>
>>> Here's a Microsoft white paper about the approach they are taking:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu.../analysis.mspx
>>>
>>> --
>>> FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
>>> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>>
>>> "Moe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:002401c54a8c$224a2ad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> McAfee claims it blocks approximately 200 unwanted
>>>> programs with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i out of the box.
>>>> How many does MS AntiSpyware block? All I can find is
>>>> that is guards over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>