Anti-spyware misses bunches of items

[Jim]

I ran MS Anti-spyware, updated it, had it do an extensive
search. It came up with 3 items, I cleaned those 3 items.

I then ran Spybot and it found over 20 items that MS Anti-
spyware missed?

What's the deal?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Microsoft Antispyware, in this release, concentrates on executable
code--things which constitute a real danger. It doesn't scan for or remove
cookies. This functionality may be included in a second beta release--not
yet determined.

 

[JohnnyBGood]

I think you were expecting a superior product. This one
only fights the Spyware battle half-way (doesn't look at
cookies).

Lesson learned: Don't count on Microshaft for a good
product. Stick with what works - SpyBot and Ad-Aware.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

What part of "this is a beta" did you not understand?

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[Andre Da Costa]

Sometimes it requires a drill and saw to get it in Frank.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

I doubt that trepanning would help.

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