Antispyware does not detect

[Tony]

I installed the new beta antispyware when it was first
released & have kept it upto date. But it has only
detected three spyware to this date my other spyware
tools spysweeper & lavasoft together have removed at
least 50 spyware. Has anyone else had a problem with
microsofts new product or do you think there is a problem
with the program.

 

[steve]

I ran the free spyware checker (Anonymizer) on the zone
alarm web site
(http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/promotions/spywaredetecto
r/offer2.html) and it found 20 spywares on my laptop.
Microsoft found only one which BTW was not found by ZA.

How do you report this to MS?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

This build of Microsoft Antispyware does not scan for cookies. This
accounts for much if not all of the difference in the comparisons I see
posted in these groups.

 

[David]

Join the crowd , this stuff doesnt really detectT anything
as I can see....ran spybot after running this and it
detected 22 spywares...avenuaA and hitbox where on there
the most. I also ran it on my grandsons drive, again it
detected nothing, spybot found more than I can count, he's
everywhere on the net. I can not see any real purpose of
this software, it simply does not work!

 

[Rob]

avenueA & hitbox are cookies.
The Beta version of MSAS does not look for them (yet).

 

[Tony]

Cheers Steve

You would think with it being a beta version that
microsoft would want feed back but it would seem not.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Microsoft reads the feedback in these groups. In addition, you can submit a
tools, suspected spyware report from an infected machine.
This build of the beta does not scan or remove cookies, which accounts for
some difference in comparisons.