Spyware never finds anything

[David]

I downloaded the Spyware a few weeks ago and even though
it runs, it never find any problems. I can run the other
two programs I have and they always find stuff, even just
after running this one.

Is something wrong or am I missing something ?

David

 

[JR]

-----Original Message-----
I downloaded the Spyware a few weeks ago and even though
it runs, it never find any problems. I can run the other
two programs I have and they always find stuff, even just
after running this one.

Is something wrong or am I missing something ?

David
.
Want to find something? I made the mistake of

downloading a desktop theme called "Chrome Celtic Knot".
It was freeware and I don't recall which site got it
from, but man, did I screw up. Superman, System Restore,
& MS Anti-Spyware couldn't put old egghead together
again. Be careful what you wish for.

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

Hi David,
In the Beta1 version, the program doesn't go into the cookie jar, nor does
it chase data miner objects.

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

JR,
<Superman, System Restore, & MS Anti-Spyware couldn't put old egghead
together again. Be careful what you wish for.>
Sounds serious.

Any idea what the package was that smacked you?

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP

 

[Derek N]

David,
I also experienced a similar situation, for a short period I ran CounterSpy
(a sibling to MSAS) alongside MSAS. I ran MSAS and then CounterSpy,
CounterSpy found things MSAS overlooked. I have since un-installed MSAS
Beta. Let us hope the final version of MSAS is more useful.
Derek

 

[JohnF.]

Cookies and Data Miners are not scanned for since they are only text files
and constitute a possible privacy issue not spyware.. There is the
occasional bug that one program picks up that anothrer does not but cookies
is generally the answer.

JohnF.

 

[normeaton]

I'm with you! I'm using Adaware and Spybot. I have
scanned with MSAS MANY times and never any problems found,
although Adaware and Spybot finds some.

 

[gareth]

I get the same "problem". I've spoken to others who say
they've found loads on their pc using this but it's found
nothing at all on my pc. I've then run adaware which has
found spyware !

 

[Guest]

I downloaded the Spyware a few weeks ago and even though
it runs, it never find any problems. I can run the other
two programs I have and they always find stuff, even just
after running this one.

Is something wrong or am I missing something ?

David

The "others" (which you didn't bother to mention) always find "stuff".
Yeah, that was clear.

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html

If the "stuff" are cookies, time to realize that cookies are .txt files
used by data from some program. Cookies are not spyware. If a spyware
program is reading/writing cookie files, you detect the programs, not
their non-executable data files. It is, after all, called "AntiSpyware"
and not "Cookie Manager". If the "stuff" is something else, well, you
won't get specific response or solution based on such a vague
description.

If MSAS isn't finding "stuff", have you reported it using the report
function in MSAS (Tools -> Suspect Spyware Report)?

 

[Kevin Davies]

-----Original Message-----
Hi David,
In the Beta1 version, the program doesn't go into the cookie jar, nor does
it chase data miner objects.

Nor should it. Spyware is the problem here not privacy
protection. Their are other products that do it. Why add
false positives for something that is not spyware.

This is where the MAS excels. Spybot and Ad-aware both
report cookies and such. They are reporting privacy
issues and not spyware problems. It may be nice but
cookies and data miner object wont slow your computer to
a crawl. Spyware does and that is what MAS tries to
address.

Kevin