PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE A COMPANY

I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
and environments out there that need this software and
they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.

If you are a company please add to this post so that the
final release is what us companies need and remains free!!

A network professional in the fight against against this,

Will Manley

Fight for your rights!

I'm with you man!
>-----Original Message-----
>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
>product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
>saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
>and environments out there that need this software and
>they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>
>If you are a company please add to this post so that the
>final release is what us companies need and remains free!!
>
>A network professional in the fight against against this,
>
>Will Manley
>.
>

I agree 100%, Screw the home users... Its time to support
the people that really pay for all this MS Free stuff.



>-----Original Message-----
>Fight for your rights!
>
>I'm with you man!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
>>product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
>>saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
>>and environments out there that need this software and
>>they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>>
>>If you are a company please add to this post so that the
>>final release is what us companies need and remains
free!!
>>
>>A network professional in the fight against against this,
>>
>>Will Manley
>>.
>>
>.
>

Microsoft AntiSpyware is needed both at home and at
work. I sincerely hope that it will not just be for home
users because companies need this technology too.

I have noticed that the installer can be run with
the "/a" switch to create an administrative installation
point. This means that it can be assigned to computers
through group policy.

What is needed now is an administrative template that
could be used to manage and lock down the AntiSpyware
settings through group policy.

>-----Original Message-----
>Fight for your rights!
>
>I'm with you man!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
>>product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
>>saying just for home users, there are plenty of
machines
>>and environments out there that need this software and
>>they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>>
>>If you are a company please add to this post so that
the
>>final release is what us companies need and remains
free!!
>>
>>A network professional in the fight against against
this,
>>
>>Will Manley
>>.
>>
>.
>

I have to agree 100% also! There is much out there for the home user
that is already free, programs such as Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware and
FIREFOX!. Unless this program is also free, I will not use at home as
Firefox is free and not affected by most of this crap and what does get
through, either Spybot or Ad-Aware takes care of.

Unfortunately, there is little for the company/enterprise systems that
uses central management. What is needed ASAP is a product like this that
has central management and can be controlled by AD/GPO policies.
Updating via SUS(WUS) and/or SMS would be SWEET!

Unfortunately, working for DOD I have programs forced upon me that
require that ActiveX be enabled, which is of course allowing scumware to
proliferate freely. I can block the scumware sites as I find them, but
getting the stuff removed and keeping systems clean is impossible due to
manpower constraints.

MyTechie wrote:
> I agree 100%, Screw the home users... Its time to support
> the people that really pay for all this MS Free stuff.
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Fight for your rights!
>>
>>I'm with you man!
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
>>>product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
>>>saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
>>>and environments out there that need this software and
>>>they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>>>
>>>If you are a company please add to this post so that the
>>>final release is what us companies need and remains
>
> free!!
>
>>>A network professional in the fight against against this,
>>>
>>>Will Manley
>>>.
>>>
>>
>>.
>>

I agree 100%. If Microsoft is to continue to have such a
strong market share, they are going to have to protect
their OS from these sorts of attacks. Sure, we can run
users with more restrictions (i.e. not power users and
administrators), however for companies doing research and
development this poses a huge problem. As a Microsoft
admin, I am pestered on a daily basis from our developers
that use Linux distributions as to how they are not
affected by spyware. Eventually this heads up the
management chain, and I have to once again defend why we
use Windows on most of our workstations. If I have to
continue to spend more than half of my day assisting
users removing spyware off their boxes, I won't be as
enthuastic as to why we should continue using Windows
next time I am approached by my managers.

Just my two cents anyhow.

Matt
www.mljenkins.com

>-----Original Message-----
>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
>product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
>saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
>and environments out there that need this software and
>they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>
>If you are a company please add to this post so that the
>final release is what us companies need and remains
free!!
>
>A network professional in the fight against against this,
>
>Will Manley
>.
>

Folks:


I am looking for greater control over this new application from the COMMAND
PROMPT.

I would like to see this application given complete networking capability



Thanks,
JoJo
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1bd501c4f5fb$8ca1b1e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>I agree 100%. If Microsoft is to continue to have such a
> strong market share, they are going to have to protect
> their OS from these sorts of attacks. Sure, we can run
> users with more restrictions (i.e. not power users and
> administrators), however for companies doing research and
> development this poses a huge problem. As a Microsoft
> admin, I am pestered on a daily basis from our developers
> that use Linux distributions as to how they are not
> affected by spyware. Eventually this heads up the
> management chain, and I have to once again defend why we
> use Windows on most of our workstations. If I have to
> continue to spend more than half of my day assisting
> users removing spyware off their boxes, I won't be as
> enthuastic as to why we should continue using Windows
> next time I am approached by my managers.
>
> Just my two cents anyhow.
>
> Matt
> www.mljenkins.com
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
>>product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
>>saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
>>and environments out there that need this software and
>>they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>>
>>If you are a company please add to this post so that the
>>final release is what us companies need and remains
> free!!
>>
>>A network professional in the fight against against this,
>>
>>Will Manley
>>.
>>

We have Panda Antivirus that does some prevention on both
the server and workstation but I agree with you we need
something that works through a WAN and protects
everything throughout the domain.

R B Hashemi

>-----Original Message-----
>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
>product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
>saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
>and environments out there that need this software and
>they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>
>If you are a company please add to this post so that the
>final release is what us companies need and remains
free!!
>
>A network professional in the fight against against this,
>
>Will Manley
>.
>

Yep totally agree. We're currently in the market for
some anti spayware, looks like its going to be Spysweeper
by Webroot. Its deployed by group policy and has a very
good console application which allows you to fully
configure and manage your clients, and has some nice
reporting features.

Kerry
>-----Original Message-----
>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
>product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
>saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
>and environments out there that need this software and
>they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>
>If you are a company please add to this post so that the
>final release is what us companies need and remains
free!!
>
>A network professional in the fight against against this,
>
>Will Manley
>.
>

Shees... Why don't you give the guys a chance to figure out how to make it
all work corectly first.

Like most other MS tools, this is most likely is in the works, why would
this program be any different. I mean they have only had it for a month or
so, right?

Or should you distribute it through out the Enterprise in the "Beta" version
"where they make most of there money" first then "Get some feedback".

I'm sure if they did all the feedback they would get would be the deafening
sound of everyone ****ing and moaning on how this should not be relased to
the "Enterprise" blah blah blah blah..

Give the obligatory rant a rest. test this tool out on your test PC. See
how it works, what problems you may enconuter on your quest for Admin
Heaven.

If you need Enterprise tools "right now" then go buy them. Nobody is
stopping you, They are available via most major Security Firms, Anti Virus
firms etc. Today. Now. They are waiting for you.

"willmanley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:17d801c4f4ff$b5a258d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>I for one want to see that this is centralized managed
> product using GPO AD and non-AD environments. Enough of
> saying just for home users, there are plenty of machines
> and environments out there that need this software and
> they won't know it! And it needs to be remain free.
>
> If you are a company please add to this post so that the
> final release is what us companies need and remains free!!
>
> A network professional in the fight against against this,
>
> Will Manley