Windows AntiSpyware Beta

[Ian]

Microsoft have a very interesting anti-spyware addon for Windows XP. Currently the download is in BETA, but it may be worth checking out.

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed. This helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware, including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings, and unauthorized use of your private information. Continuous protection improves Internet browsing safety by guarding more than 50 ways spyware can enter your PC. The worldwide SpyNet™ community plays a key role in determining which suspicious programs are classified as spyware. Microsoft researchers quickly develop methods to counteract these threats, and updates are automatically downloaded to your PC so you stay up to date.

Read about it here

 

[Reefsmoka]

Ahh class, i only read about this yesterday, but they didnt have a link to the beta.

The more spyware removers the better .

Thanks dude .

 

[ChristopherP]

Is it just me or does the icon they use (3d target thing) look familiar... I swear i have seen it before, just cant pinpoint where

 

[muckshifter]

Is it just me or does the icon they use (3d target thing) look familiar... I swear i have seen it before, just cant pinpoint where

Probably ... MS recently took over, bought out, "Giant" ... must admit it's not taken MS long to get things going.

 

[ChristopherP]

Cool

Downloaded that spyware thing last night... looks ok, bit buggy but works fine. Didn't detect nowt though!

 

[muckshifter]

I'll wait until after beta testing ...

 

[Me__2001]

i was going to post about this yesterday when i found out about it after reading the article below i checked out the microsoft website but couldn't find the antivirus so downloaded this instead, and it works well found alot of things 11 in total that adaware, spybot and spysweeper had missed


http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newsw...late=/technology/feeds/pa_story_template.html