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Sneak Peek At Microsoft Anti-Spyware

Posted by timothy on from the takes-one-to-know-one dept.

Ant writes "Broadband Reports mentions Neowin's sneak peek of Microsoft's upcoming anti-spyware software recently acquired community favorite Giant spyware; Microsoft has code-named their re-hashed version of that software 'Atlanta.' It is currently in an internal beta test. There are screenshots of the application in action."

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  1. wow... good job at nothing by ack154 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't know if I'm extremely disappointed or not surprised at all... I wouldn't so much call this a "re-hashed" version, as I would a "re-branded" one. I used Giant AntiSpyware before the acquisition and I can say that it looks EXACTLY the same as the Giant version - except where you used to see the Giant name, you now see Microsoft. Even the installer is the same. Just what exactly are they beta testing? I didn't expect them to have to really change much, but I guess I just expected them to change SOMETHING more than the name.

  2. Re:Interesting Move by the-build-chicken · · Score: 0, Troll

    it's been rumoured that Microsoft is purposely acting anti-competitively against spyware makers to force the entire slashdot populations heads to explode trying to figure out which side to take.

    It's as if millions of ultra left wing nutjobs were suddenly silenced.

    oh take a joke :)

  3. format C: ; Y ; Y by infonography · · Score: 0, Troll

    Simple delete everything on your system and install Solaris 10 for X86.

    It's so user-unfriendly that nobodys made spyware for it. It's a heck of a lot more reliable then Linux.

    --
    Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
  4. I can sum it up in 1 word... by pilsner.urquell · · Score: 0, Troll

    shameless infantile crooked criminal delusional rebid rogue malign gluttonous amoral

  5. Spyware is scary by Geiger+Contraption · · Score: 0, Troll

    I make sure my computer is free of spyware. I must make sure I'm protected since I am a boylover who posts at http://boychat.org People just don't want to understand people like me. It's a hostile world and spyware just makes it worse.