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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."

2 of 580 comments (clear)

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

    Dude, not even WinME supports WinME.

  2. 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