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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. Next Version of Windows.. by Renraku · · Score: 2, Funny

    The next version of Windows will have things that only their spyware removal program is able to remove, due to restrictions that the OS places on letting third party programs modify things..

    Of course the spyware will be able to make it through backdoors in things like caluclator and notepad, because God knows they're wired to the central part of the Windows kernel!

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    1. Re:Next Version of Windows.. by Aardpig · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is this true? Can you link to a source?

      Sure, have a look here.

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  2. Doesnt seem to work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmmm I ran this, but I still seem to have windows on my computer.

  3. How dare they by vasqzr · · Score: 2, Funny


    However, it's also pretty buggy, and Microsoft might have already sneaked in a pay subscription service

    Bastards. How dare they! They're in the software business after all.

  4. Re:Lots of info left out of the summary... by Scrameustache · · Score: 3, Funny

    the release is only a beta version, not a final release. That might explain the bugs.

    It's called Microsoft AntiSpyware. The first half of the name explains the bugs pretty well for me.

    Now, what I wanna know: Is clippy involved? "You are trying to clean your machine. Would you like to give us money?"

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  5. Good job MS, keep on innovating! by skintigh2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only 6 years after it became a huge problem, MS is doing something about the insecurity of their software: they are releasing a copy of other's company's software which cleans up attacks AFTER they happen.

    I suspect this innovation will be so great it has to be bundled with the OS. Why actually write secure software when you can monopolize a market created around your own insecurity?

  6. Re:What - no support for WinME ?!?? by gardyloo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, not even WinME supports WinME.

  7. Re:Lots of info left out of the summary... by krbvroc1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    4. POTENTIALLY UNWANTED SOFTWARE.

    Is Microsoft coining a new term - PUS? My machine is infected with PUS.

    I can see it now...
    The following has been identified as PUS. You may choose to keep it, however Microsoft cannot guarantee stability if you allow it to remain installed. Do you wish to disable the following PUS?:

    Lilo - Identified as PUS

  8. Re:Lots of info left out of the summary... by Thing+1 · · Score: 2, Funny
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