rootkits

[new_duxie]

Does MS Antispyware do anything about rootkits, it
doesn't seem to.

maybe adding a feature such as black light to the program
would help:
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/try.shtml

also when a scheduled scan is run, can the user make the
program automatically remove the spyware once the scan is
finished?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

On the scan question, look at the options offered when setting up a
scheduled scan.

Microsoft Antispyware is not an antivirus.

Microsoft Antispyware does remove some spyware which has root-kit
characteristics. Microsoft is well aware of this issue and I'm sure more
such detections will be added.

Blacklight is a good thing, as is Sysinternals RootkitRevealer.

 

[Guest]

nope, but it would be nice if we have the option to
automatically remove spyware on scan.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

That option exists for scheduled scans, fwiw.