There is an update feature--File, check for updates.
This is also available through a Start menu shortcut entry.
If you go to Options, Settings, there are settings for the autoupdater
feature.
(So--there are update features there--check them out)
I'm not sure that these explain what you are seeing--this is a fairly
complex product and I've not tried to check out carefully what it is
doing--but those are some pointers to the update feature portion of things,
anyway.
"Eric the Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:215b01c4f845$6cbb90c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I use the Sygate personal firewall instead of the MS one,
> mainly because I'm used to and comfortable with it.
>
> At random times (most often when I'm online gaming) I've
> gotten alerts from Sygate telling me that Microsoft
> AntiSpyware is trying to access the internet
> (antispyware.giantcompany.com 216.32.240.26).
>
> Now, since I can find NO update features within MSAS
> settings, I have not allowed this traffic. I also have not
> permenantly blocked it, since I have no way of knowing if
> it is necessary.
>
> Note, this is not during or following a scan, so there is
> nothing for it to be sending out to Spynet (I sent one item
> that was found on my first scan, and nothing has turned up
> since).
>
> Why is it accessing randomly for no apparent reason and
> what is it trying to do?
>
>
> Eric the Grey
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