[Zardon]

I tried the beta today, seems pretty decent, anyone thoroughly investigated this?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[Shuflie]

I've had it running for about a week now, although it say its a beta its actually a spyware engine based on Giant Antispyware. Not as well known as Adaware but meant to be fairly decent.

Here a link to an article on the microsoft acquisition
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/...re_preview.asp

[HawK]

Yeah, its giant allright still, a decent program

But...
this is real nice for newbie's and lazy ones

http://www.hitmanpro.nl/ did a translation here from dutch; so blame babelfish!!

but it is simplicity it self; download & run, when no Virus checker on board
then also check the macafee stinger.
If you wan't it to run and go elsewhere like bed just check the "Computer uitschakelen ...." (2nd in the options tab)
no more need to mess around and find updates it all does it automaticly
it's like dreams come true
part of the page translated with Babelfish:
full Automatic run of external software:

Ad-Aware SE 6.2 (versie 1.05)
CSWshredder
Webroot SpySweeper 3 (1
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.3
SpywareBlaster 3.2
McAfee Stinger (if no virus checker is on the computer(or disabled))

.The freeware versions of external software have been stored in one installer, with (at release) the newest updates, so that a contaminated machine standalone can be cleaned.
.Download automatically the newest updates, also already external software supports this .checking the correct institutions even if external software does not
.generates one single report so that the user gets a complete overview of how much and which spyware was on the computer.
1) Hitman pro installs a test version of Spy Sweeper which 30 days functionality if no Spy Sweeper with subscription has been found.

[dipstick]

Been running it for a few days and it seems nice; its not a resource hog like some might expect and it works very well for beta ms software. But ever since I have started using Opera I have no need for spyware appz. I haven't found single trace of spyware with any app for weeks now.

[El Kapitano]

Had it onboard for about a week now, I like the way it warns about new entries into the startup folder and gives you an option to veto them.

Seems pretty solid and also pretty much install and go, it seems to have all the bases covered by default.

I just wonder what the cost will be when it's finalised....

[Dom]

It's the best anti-spyware program I've ever tried.

[Zardon]

Originally Posted by Dom

It's the best anti-spyware program I've ever tried.

funny thing is, I installed it, and I have adware SE, spywareblaster and spybot S&D and this app found 9 other pieces of spyware! havent used it long enough to see how good it is but if its based on/is giant then its bound to be good. certainly good for a freebie.

[MIG-31]

i use this beta,funny thing is it is yet to find a single spyware file in 10 scans,adaware se finds something on almost every scan i run...Very odd.

[Dom]

Originally Posted by Zardon

funny thing is, I installed it, and I have adware SE, spywareblaster and spybot S&D and this app found 9 other pieces of spyware! havent used it long enough to see how good it is but if its based on/is giant then its bound to be good. certainly good for a freebie.

I have two of the apps you mentioned as well, and AntiSpyware found stuff the others didn't. Quite impressive.

I've been using it for a week or so now with no problems. The real time protection is great too, uses little resources and detects most threats before I can be infected.

[MiDKnYtE]

MS didn't create this software, so Giant should get the credit.

I've used adaware, spybot, spywareblaster, pestpatrol, spysweeper, adwareaway, etc. I would put the MS software up with pestpatrol. Active protection is similar to spysweeper.

[Scar_T]

I've just tried it and this tool found 5 stuff than Adaware didn't detect. That was great .

I only need to use it for a few days and see how works its autoprotect feature.

[mkk]

A very nice interface and so on. Probably works well too although I haven't tried it for too long. But it annoys me that an anti-spyware program is hardheaded about running a process all the time, when one of the foundations for running such software is to get less of that. Most spyware aren't really that dangerous so the main issue with those is that they run in the back all the time, just like this anti-spyware insists on doing without asking.

[md5]

Not bad, nice interface too

It catched my installed version of Flashget as "adware" (well the shareware version pops up ads but I've got it registered)

Other than that it seems very good indeed, although I'll still use Spybot, Adware and Spywareblaster for added protection

[Dom]

Originally Posted by md5

It catched my installed version of Flashget as "adware" (well the shareware version pops up ads but I've got it registered)

PWNT!

It detected KaZaA Lite Resurrection as spyware too.

[md5]

I refuse to be pwnt by microsoft

[Dom]

Hard to avoid.

[PangingJr]

FlashGet's toolbar and its browser extension have been used by IE.
a few antivirus/spyware programs that i've tried are also complains the same.

have not tried it yet, i use Ad-Aware and S-S&Destroy, most of it will be tracker-cookies, my surfing habits is quite a bit safer, i think.

[Jitter]

I use Giant/MS and spysweeper.....I first discovered spysweeper a few months ago and after that I instantly got rid of adaware and spybot. Its hard to pick which one is better but they are both definitely alot better than adaware and spybot.

[Vampyromaniac]

I've heard this MS beta thing is pretty good. But I think I read it will be subscription-based when it's final.

Also, I don't think it's wise to just use one app, some of you aresaying "this one's better than that one", etc. If you're serious aboutcleaning out malware, you should use every trusted tool. Of course someare going to find things that others don't; they all use differentmethods and databases for identifying things. Don't think that the appyou scan with last is the best one, just because it found things afteryou scanned with others. Chances are, the last one would miss somethings the others would find, too, if you had scanned with one of theothers last.

EDIT: I know my words are getting stuck together, it's not my fault

[PangingJr]

your K/B's fault. lol.

i forgot i also use the Tread micro spyware scan (included in real time scans) that comes with the PC-cillin I/S 2005 as well.

i think i'll wait until this MS scan goes final. unless i get the file from friend then i'll give it a try.

[Zelig]

I wonder if it will detect Opera as adware, the MS website coders seem to dislike Opera...


I don't have much of a need for anti-spyware tools though, I keep ad-aware and Spybot updated and scan on occasion, but I haven't found a single piece of spyware in years.

[Vikingod]

i like the program. I just put it on and ran. It found one thing spybot missed. I would never pay for it, but as a free, self updating service, I like it.

[Dom]

Technically it is adware, just not malicious.

[Dark Lord]

well i wont be useing this... i see they wanted to validate my copy of windows and uhhh.... well ya.... its not exactly store boughten.


*never mind, i see i dont need to actually validate windows to download it.
installing now.

** just finished running it and found 2 trojans that ad aware and spy bot didnt pick up, other then that not much.

[franguinho]

hmmm im downloading right now..

[Dexsal]

Still wouldn't trust it, probably as useful as using a whaling net to catch prawns.

[mike2h]

so far it is looking pretty good. heard they might start charging for it in the future, would have to re-evaluate then. especially since i am paid with adaware.