Microsoft Anti-spyware

[Marty Harbeck]

I work as an analyst for a software company that relies on
products from MS and Oracle so you I've seen my share of
products. So with much skepticism I loaded the new anti-
spyware program from Microsoft. This is not a full review
but I wanted to say that it performed much better than any
other anti-spyware product I have ever loaded and tested.
Better than Spybot and better than Adaware. It picked up
residue from three key stroke logging programs that I had
tested on this PC months ago. Spybot and Adaware both
missed this numerous times. Also it seemed resource
friendly as it did not slow down my PC like Adaware always
does. The interface is nice and clean much better than
Spybot, While it's easy it also gives detailed enough
threat analysis for those of us who understand that sort
if thing.
Overall a nice product and I am pleasantly suprised. I
give it a tentative "beta" thumbs up.

 

[Steve Dodson [MSFT]]

Thanks for the feedback. Keep us in the loop with items which are good as
well as items that need improvement.

- steve

Steve Dodson [MSFT]
MCSE, CISSP
PSS Security

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[Michael Coates]

I also have had good success with it.... it found three
high threats that CA's new Pest Patrol didnt.... learning
curve was about 1 minute... overall VERY good.

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Thanks for the feedback. Keep us in the loop with items which are good as
well as items that need improvement.

- steve

Steve Dodson [MSFT]
MCSE, CISSP
PSS Security

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I work as an analyst for a software company that relies on
products from MS and Oracle so you I've seen my share of
products. So with much skepticism I loaded the new anti-
spyware program from Microsoft. This is not a full review
but I wanted to say that it performed much better than any
other anti-spyware product I have ever loaded and tested.
Better than Spybot and better than Adaware. It picked up
residue from three key stroke logging programs that I had
tested on this PC months ago. Spybot and Adaware both
missed this numerous times. Also it seemed resource
friendly as it did not slow down my PC like Adaware always
does. The interface is nice and clean much better than
Spybot, While it's easy it also gives detailed enough
threat analysis for those of us who understand that sort
if thing.
Overall a nice product and I am pleasantly suprised. I
give it a tentative "beta" thumbs up.

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