Review of Microsoft's Anti-Spyware Tools

happyslayer writes "Matthew Fordahl has written a review of Microsoft's anti-spyware tool and has declared it, in a word, 'ineffective.' Though the methodology isn't carried out completely (he uses another anti-virus program after trying MS's tool, but doesn't do the same with the anti-spyware tool), it's a fairly good anecdote on the MS product's usefulness."

Comments

Re:Call me crazy

[tsioc]

I couldnt agree more... it IS still beta. Since Microsoft obviously knows windows inside and out better than anyone else (ok, that's debatable), you'd think they would be able to make the most effective antispyware tool out there. Then again, it IS Microsoft... bloated software, bugs, etc... so who knows.

spyware != viruses. WTF?

[diegocgteleline.es]

Micros~1's tool is supposed to remove spyware and some of the most spread viruses

Micros~1's tool is a SPYWARE product, not a antivirus. The review critizes micros~1 for not removing viruses. Oh, what surprise. What if he buys a antivirus instead of a antispyware product?

Failed install

[Nonillion]

I decided to give their anti-spyware software a try, just to see how it faired against Ad-aware. I never got past the system detection routine because it demanded that I install Internet exploder 6. Since I use Firefox and Thunderbird this application was more or less useless to me, why it cannot use my default browser of choice is just plain silly.