Free Microsoft Anti-Spy program

[Frank Bohan]

The Langa List Standard Edition recommends the beta Microsoft Anti-Spy
program. It runs on XP, Win2K and Server 2003. For more details see the
Langa List Standard Edition 2005-01-13. For the program, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Note: Getting to the actual download page requires patience!!! (and a
genuine copy of the OS).

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Frank Bohan
¶ When you are trying to get into shape, the best shape is a triangle.

 

[El Gee]

The Langa List Standard Edition recommends the beta Microsoft Anti-Spy
program. It runs on XP, Win2K and Server 2003. For more details see
the Langa List Standard Edition 2005-01-13. For the program, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Note: Getting to the actual download page requires patience!!! (and a
genuine copy of the OS).

===

Frank Bohan
¶ When you are trying to get into shape, the best shape is a
triangle.

This has to be the biggest joke. Try uninstalling it, then look at your
registry when you are done. ICK!

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El Gee

Boycott the American Civil Liberties Union.
Disband the United Nations.
Fight for the Freedom God gave you.
http://mcwtlg.blogspot.com/

Remove yourhat to reply ... but it may take a while.
Best to go to www (dot) mistergeek (dot) com and reply from there.
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[Barney]

El Gee <[email protected]> had
written

This has to be the biggest joke. Try uninstalling it, then look
at your registry when you are done. ICK!

Save us the grief and clue us in. After the fact is a little late.
Why did you uninstall it to start with?

 

[Gordon Darling]

The Langa List Standard Edition recommends the beta Microsoft Anti-Spy
program. It runs on XP, Win2K and Server 2003. For more details see the
Langa List Standard Edition 2005-01-13. For the program, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Note: Getting to the actual download page requires patience!!! (and a
genuine copy of the OS).

Direct d/l (links will wrap)
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...-fca2f2c6f0cc/MicrosoftAntiSpywareInstall.exe

http://downloads.planetmirror.com/pub/majorgeeks/spyware/microsoftantispywareinstall.exe

http://www.file-mirrors.info/listoffiles/MicrosoftAntiSpywareInstall.exe

http://files.letoltes.com/biztonsag/MicrosoftAntiSpywareInstall.exe

or plug "MicrosoftAnti" into www.file mirrors.com

Regards
Gordon

 

[ceed]

This has to be the biggest joke. Try uninstalling it, then look at your
registry when you are done. ICK!

It's still a good Anti Spyware program, highly rated as Giant Anti Spyware
before the Giant Company got bought up by Microsoft late last year. MS has
not been able to mess it up yet as far as I can see. I have run both the
previous Giant version and the never one from MS.

It's a good program with a poor uninstaller, and thus only a potential
problem if you choose *not* to use it anymore. I have uninstalled it and
easily removed the left over entries.

 

[El Gee]

ceed

It's a good program with a poor uninstaller, and thus only a potential
problem if you choose *not* to use it anymore. I have uninstalled it
and easily removed the left over entries.

I agree. It is still however, Microsoft. I am weaning away from any MS
product, bit by bit.

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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
El Gee

Boycott the American Civil Liberties Union.
Disband the United Nations.
Fight for the Freedom God gave you.
http://mcwtlg.blogspot.com/

Remove yourhat to reply ... but it may take a while.
Best to go to www (dot) mistergeek (dot) com and reply from there.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

[El Gee]

El Gee <[email protected]> had
written


Save us the grief and clue us in. After the fact is a little late.
Why did you uninstall it to start with?

See ceed's follow up post.
Thanx!

--
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
El Gee

Boycott the American Civil Liberties Union.
Disband the United Nations.
Fight for the Freedom God gave you.
http://mcwtlg.blogspot.com/

Remove yourhat to reply ... but it may take a while.
Best to go to www (dot) mistergeek (dot) com and reply from there.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

[ceed]

I agree. It is still however, Microsoft. I am weaning away from any MS
product, bit by bit.

So am I, but not because they are from MS, but because there are better
alternatives out there.

As for the uninstaller and their Anti Spyware program, this is a problem
for many applications out there. Also free ones that are highly
recommended in this newsgroup: Stuff is left in the registry, but can
easily be removed with the right software and knowledge of how the
registry works.

 

[Bob Adkins]

The Langa List Standard Edition recommends the beta Microsoft Anti-Spy
program. It runs on XP, Win2K and Server 2003. For more details see the
Langa List Standard Edition 2005-01-13. For the program, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Note: Getting to the actual download page requires patience!!! (and a
genuine copy of the OS).

It's so effective I dumped Ad-Aware and Spybot. No use having 3 anti-spyware
programs. If MS tries anything funny, someone will find it right away. AA
and SSD are easy to D/L and re-install.

-- Bob

 

[My Name]

If MS tries anything funny, someone will find it right away

Who do you think is checking all that encrypted traffic?

 

[Aaron]

It's so effective I dumped Ad-Aware and Spybot. No use having 3
anti-spyware programs. If MS tries anything funny, someone will find
it right away. AA and SSD are easy to D/L and re-install.

I guess you will be reinstalling these 2, once MS starts charging for
signature updates

 

[Bob Adkins]

I guess you will be reinstalling these 2, once MS starts charging for
signature updates

You are so right! If it goes subscription, I'll play whack-a-mole with it!

But you gotta admit that lasting until July or later is a darn good run for
a darn good program!

-- Bob

 

[Aaron]

Who do you think is checking all that encrypted traffic?

Since Bob, thinks everyone hates MS, we have no lack of candiates that have
the capability. NSA might just be able to do it?

 

[Aaron]

On 20 Jan 2005 15:02:25 GMT, Aaron


You are so right! If it goes subscription, I'll play whack-a-mole with
it!

But you gotta admit that lasting until July or later is a darn good
run for a darn good program!

Except it just isnt considered freeware.

 

[ceed]

Except it just isnt considered freeware.

....but free it is for now...

 

[Al Smith]

The Langa List Standard Edition recommends the beta Microsoft Anti-Spy

It's so effective I dumped Ad-Aware and Spybot. No use having 3 anti-spyware
programs. If MS tries anything funny, someone will find it right away. AA
and SSD are easy to D/L and re-install.

Woah, big mistake. You need more than one anti-spyware product
installed.

 

[Kevin MacAskill]

Woah, big mistake. You need more than one anti-spyware product
installed.

I ran the Microsoft product. It said I had no spyware installed.
Then ran Ad-Aware. It showed 26 !!!
What gives ?

 

[Barney]

El Gee <[email protected]> had
written

See ceed's follow up post.
Thanx!

Thanx! I think I will at least look at it.

 

[Bob Adkins]

I ran the Microsoft product. It said I had no spyware installed.
Then ran Ad-Aware. It showed 26 !!!
What gives ?

Did the 26 reported spyware consist of cookies? On my machine, cookies are
the only thing Ad-Aware finds that the MS program doesn't find.

-- Bob

 

[Richard Steven Hack]

It's so effective I dumped Ad-Aware and Spybot. No use having 3 anti-spyware
programs.

You'll regret that, if you get any decent amount of spyware in the
first place. The fact of the matter is it does NOT replace those two
spyware tools. NO review I've seen so far suggests that it does. See
the PC Magazine test I posted to one of the previous threads on this.

OTOH, if you use the blocking agents that come with MS product, you
might be able to prevent enough further spyware that it might be
acceptable to only use the one tool - especially if you don't get much
spyware in the first place. I don't know how effective those are, but
a proactive solution is better than none.

You can also use the spyware block list file from here:
http://www.spywareguide.com/blockfile.php which installs Active X
blocks to prevent the most used spyware controls.

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