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| Thread ID: 58241 | 2005-05-26 00:25:00 | Microsoft AntiSpyware | Scouse (83) | PC World Chat |
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| 358542 | 2005-05-26 00:25:00 | Hi Folks. Anyone out there had this programme identify or locate a problem yet? It beavers away regularly and updates almost as regularly but..... Just interested to see if it has been at all successful. :cool: |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 358543 | 2005-05-26 01:12:00 | a quick search will find a few reports of it removeing a few legit programs. MS antispyware is in BETA stage at the mo so its going to have some bugs. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 358544 | 2005-05-26 01:25:00 | It is fantastic, I have kicked Spybot and Adware. My protection Nod32, Sygate Firewall, NAT. For scanning I use Nod32 weekly and MS Antispyware monthly. I like smooth running programs that dont take too long to do their job. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 358545 | 2005-05-26 01:37:00 | I have had MS AntiSpyware pick up some items and remove them. Interesting also to find that after having removed the offending items, I did a reboot and re-ran MS AntiSpyware again ... which picked up nothing. Good I thought. Then I ran Ad-aware which picked up about 6 items which MS AntiSpyware failed to identify. So I then ran Spybot S&D, which also happened to pick up the same ones identified by Ad-aware. So, it seems to me that it pays to have as many tools in the arsenal and cover all bases and not rely on just one. |
Cptn Hotshot (3904) | ||
| 358546 | 2005-05-26 07:13:00 | I install it on people who seem to be the type that get whacked with spyware (i.e. I can clearly see spyware on their machine and abnormal internet traffic volumes). I like the automatic updates functionality and real-time scanning. For good measure I install Spywareblaster and Spybot Search and Destroy (i.e. they are free). I also install Firefox and hope people will use that... |
gibler (49) | ||
| 358547 | 2005-05-26 07:38:00 | I give it the IE Icon and remove all visible access to IE. Then I tell it not to try and make itself the default :) Goes a long way to helping! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 358548 | 2005-05-26 11:00:00 | It' not a bad programme, just don't rely on it alone as it doesn't check the range of app's that "3rd" party antispyware does. Good on the MS stuff though. | Murray P (44) | ||
| 358549 | 2005-05-26 11:12:00 | found a whole lotta junk that others didnt pick up eh | Codex (3761) | ||
| 358550 | 2005-05-26 18:50:00 | Being an anti-beta activist, I've decided to download and use a beta product for the first time. Been using MS Antispyware for a few months already. However, I wouldn't advise people to abandon the usage of Ad-aware and Spybot S&D. MS Antispyware can't detect those cookies while the former can. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
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