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Microsoft Acquires Spyware Removal Company

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the keeping-things-clean dept.

ack154 writes "Checking for updates on my new favorite spyware removal company, I found that Microsoft has acquired Giant AntiSpyware as of 12/16. I must say that it is very refreshing to see Microsoft finally start to take some serious action to help combat this rampant problem. According to the Giant site, a beta version is expected within one month for Microsoft customers (running Windows 2000 and later, of course)."

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  1. SpyBot still better by astebbin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Even so, I still prefer my (free) SpyBot S&D which runs on Windows and Linux.

    1. Re:SpyBot still better by Chairboy · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I ran Giant anti-spyware a few weeks ago on a system I had just used Ad-Aware and Spybot on, and it found more stuff. Real stuff too, not just cookies from doubleclick. The system was really deeply infested, and Giant got lots of stuff the others didn't.

      Have you tried it? Or was your generalization based on assumption?