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Microsoft gets serious about security with beta of anti-spyware software | |
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| Time: 11:00 EST/16:00 GMT | News Source: TechRepublic | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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The anti-spyware software recently announced by Microsoft is now mature enough to evaluate so I downloaded a copy and ran it head-to-head with a free utility: Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE (Personal Edition). There is no word yet on whether Microsoft plans to charge for the product once it is out of beta. Although Microsoft's AntiSpyware isn't intended to do exactly the same thing as Ad-Aware, the goals are similar—to locate and quarantine software that can capture information from your computer and transmit it to others without your knowledge or agreement. Most of these are relatively harmless cookies used to monitor advertising hits, but the same technology can be hiding code that captures keystrokes and harvests other critical information from systems. | ||
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| #1 By 8047 (24.98.82.33) at 1/24/2005 11:57:06 AM |
| The writer doesn't seem to have a clue that MS's version of the tool does NOT detect cookies. MS removed it...a really dumb move. That alone will ensure I don't use it and use some other product. I now wish GIANT wasn't bought out, then it wouldn't be watered down as MS has done. GIANT's version is fantasic..soo sad. |
| #2 By 7797 (63.76.44.6) at 1/24/2005 1:41:53 PM |
| I would be interested to know the reason for removing the cookie detection feature. I understand where you are coming from rdyck, but why remove the option when it already existed? Nobody is asking to add a feature here, simply questioning the removal of an existing feature that is useful to some albeit not you. |
| #3 By 61 (65.32.168.114) at 1/24/2005 2:27:49 PM |
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SMG: So despite the fact that it detects many things that other software does not detect, you won't use it?
You should use more than just one product as they all find different things. tgnb: beats me, might as well leave it in as an option, but leave it off by default, but whatever, it's simple enough to go and delete cookies anyway. |
| #4 By 6859 (206.156.242.39) at 1/24/2005 2:52:07 PM |
| What's the big deal? You can always remove the cookies from within IE anyways. Plus they're almost always harmless.... |
| #5 By 8556 (12.217.161.186) at 1/24/2005 3:10:27 PM |
| I use Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Giant Anti-Spyware to clean deeply infected systems. None of these programs cleans everything by itself. Microsoft's beta version of Giant’s Anti-Spyware is still useful and appears to clean Spyware as well as Giant’s did. |
| #6 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at 1/24/2005 3:18:51 PM |
| I agree with #3. While it is true that cookies are mostly harmless I don't see the reason to remove a functionality already implemented in the program. Personally I did not used the GIANT version but my understanding is that after MS bought it other options were removed; if I remember correctly "Secure file shredder" and "System inoculation" are two applications missing in the MS release. |
| #7 By 24029 (192.85.50.2) at 1/24/2005 3:44:21 PM |
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What other _quality_ free tools are out there that help clean out spyware & BHO's?
1) Ad-Aware SE 2) Spybot S&D 3) Spywareblaster 4) Hijackthis 5) MS Antispyware 6) ... |
| #8 By 2960 (68.101.39.180) at 1/24/2005 5:17:10 PM |
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#1,
Not an issue for me. On EVERY spyware job I completely clear the Internet Items folder. TL |
| #9 By 2960 (68.101.39.180) at 1/24/2005 5:19:15 PM |
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#8,
I use: Spybot Adaware MS AntiSpy CWShredder HijackThis! StartupCPL AReporter On just about every job. TL |
| #10 By 7797 (63.76.44.6) at 1/25/2005 4:08:28 PM |
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<Parkker On>
Firefox sux and does not prevent spyware installs. Nobody uses Firefox anyway and the few people who do are abandoning it. People who get spyware with XP SP2 are complete morons. Linux also sucks which is why nobody is using it. Any corporation embracing Open Source and Linux is obviously doing it to screw over their customers. everyone who dares to critizise anything Microsoft does is automatically an Open Source zealot. Microsoft is really really smart for taking out the cookie detection feature from the Giant software because obviously this feature sucks (although I have never even tried it). </Parkker Off? |
| #11 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 1/25/2005 10:44:28 PM |
| #10 Lord of mercy - we all have to take showers with raincoats on... |
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