MS AntiSpyware (BETA)

[Ewan]

I've got this from Rab's blog ( http://forums.trenchwars.org/showthread.php?t=16206 ), I think this would be good for everyone to know.

It's Microsoft's own anti spyware program, I've run it and it found stuff Adaware and Spybot S&D didn't find. It seems a pretty powerful utility.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

Ignore the BS about only genuine versions of windows can download it, click on it anyway and it gives you a choice to "validate windows" or "don't validate and take me to the download". I have a pirated version of windows and it works fine.

[Jerome Scuggs]

As we speak the sphyware itself is sending them information about your credit cards and phone numbers.

Your life will be ruined in minus 24 hours and counting.

[Jerome Scuggs]

Anyways, I reformatted my computer so I don't have any virus/spyware protection, so I installed this. It's a decent file, and does find alot of viruses, but the huge popup alerts in the bottom right are very annoying and interrupt basic computer work, so I think disabling Real Time scanning and doing a full system scan at midnight every day will be cool

[Subjugation]

Looks like a good way for MS to find any unlicensed versions of their software.

[DOTSY]

Looks like a good way for MS to find any unlicensed versions of their software.

agreed

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