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Microsoft Releases AntiSpyware Program

Posted by michael on from the solving-the-problem-it-created,-for-a-price dept.

Nathan Weinberg writes "Microsoft released this morning Microsoft AntiSpyware, the product of last month's acquisition of GIANT. As I write in my report on my site, the program is very powerful, and certainly measures up to and may even beat Spybot and Ad-Aware. However, it's also pretty buggy, and Microsoft might have already sneaked in a pay subscription service."

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  1. Once again, the tragedy of the commons... by Thud457 · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Come on, we all know it's inevitable that MS will eventually start charging a subscription for updates for this!

    We need every Windows machine to have up-to-date antivirus and antispyware software. That means reliable, automatic, free updates. Anything else leads to compromised boxes assailing everybody on the net.

    Or they could just design their SW with security in mind so they don't need these band-aids in the first place.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff