Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta1: Failing to catch spyware

[Steve]

I would like to second the comments made by "Eduardo"
on April 19th. I have observed almost all the problems he
describes in his post. I also have observed a slowdown
similar to the one reported by "Jaye" on April 20th, but
in my case, I may have found an underlying cause.
After running Microsoft AntiSpyware for a few weeks,
I began to notice my computer running slower and slower.
Paradoxically, during the same period, my DSL service was
up-graded from about 475 KBPS to around 1200 KBPS. I also
noticed that the program said that NO spyware had been
detected or blocked.
On a hunch, last night ran scans using AdAware-6 by
Lavasoft and Spybot Search & Destroy. AdAware went first
and caught 46 spyware files and 2 registry entries! I
then ran Spybot S&D and detected an additional 28 files!!
Hmmm, 74 pieces of spyware; yes, that WILL slow a computer
down a bit! I have also noted that the Microsoft
AntiSpyware also slows-down the initial boot too.
For now, I think I'm going to follow "Jaye's" example
and dump the program until the bugs are worked out.

 

[D@annyBoy]

the problem with computing is the thing between the chair and the monitor

 

[Bill Sanderson]

The two products you mention scan and count as "severe threats", cookies.

Microsoft Antispyware in the builds so far distributed, doesn't scan
cookies.

I think it is highly unlikely that the presence of some cookies and a couple
of registry entries severely slowed down your machine.

Please re-test when beta2 is released.

 

[fireryone]

interesting....u are still using AA-6? not AdAware-SE pro/personal...

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