Re: (OT) It didn't take MS long to screw up Giant anti-spyware did it?

As of about a month ago, updates from Microsoft AntiSpyware to Windows
Defender occurred automatically depending on the user settings.

Part of the changes in the original product were necessitated for global
availability.

Also do not confuse the original Giant Antispyware with Microsoft
AntiSpyware.
Along with Windows Defender, they are 3 different products.

Expect updates for Microsoft AntiSpyware to continue until July 2006 IIRC
when it expires.
As for Giant Antispyware, that depends on the contract for the original
product.
In either case, Giant or Microsoft AntiSpyware, they are effectively
obsolete and replacements should be found before expiration date.

--
Jupiter Jones
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"S.Lewis" <stew1960@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:b_vcg.23583$qd2.1544@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I see where existing installs of MS (Giant) anti-spyware continue to be
updated and seem to still obtain updates and whatnot.

Of course, some of us were stupid enough to "upgrade" (cough, cough) to
Windows Defender.

Seems buggy to me, the GUI is less friendly and I can only hope that it's
actually functioning

Gee, they coulda just left the Giant software alone. Oh wait, we're
talking about the Redmond mafia here.

If you've got the original MS anti-spyware and like it, hang on to it for
as long as you can. It can't be downloaded at this point, and my last
downloaded core .exe for it won't install, generating date-related
messages.

Probably a user error.


Stew


.

Relevant Pages

  • New Microsoft anti-malware
    ... On Feb 14, Microsoft released a new anti-malware program, named Windows ... It is the next evolution and generation of Microsoft Antispyware, ... Antispyware whould often leave some 'fragments' of nasties behind, ... detected no remains after Windows Defender got through zapping a nasty. ...
    (misc.news.internet.discuss)
  • Re: POP-UPS or POP UNDERS......
    ... >i have Norton Internet Security instatled with all the latest updates, ... >Microsoft AntiSpyware, Adaware and sp1. ... Are you sure they're IE windows and not Messenger windows? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: SearchWWW is Back!
    ... MVP - Windows Shell/User ... I have installed your Panda ... >> am right .Did you clean the malware then or you didn't. ... >>> Searchwww spyware that Microsoft AntiSpyware had found. ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: ms spyware beta
    ... Do you have all the latest Windows XP Critical Updates? ... further questions should be directed to the Microsoft Antispyware ... but spybot regularly finds something called DSO, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: MS Antispyware vs. MS Defender
    ... With the release of Beta 2, Microsoft AntiSpyware was ... renamed to Windows Defender. ... Windows Defender...it runs great! ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)