Microsoft rolls out AntiSpyware
06 Jan 2005 | SearchSecurity.com
Posted on 01/09/2005 2:42:53 PM PST by Andy from Beaverton
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| By SearchSecurity.com Staff 06 Jan 2005 | SearchSecurity.com |
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Windows users can now download the beta version of Microsoft's AntiSpyware, and a new malware-removal tool will be released Jan. 11, the software giant announced Thursday. "Customers have told us that they need solutions that make it easier to keep computers protected from emerging and ever-changing threats," Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Security Business and Technology Unit, said in a statement. "The solutions we're announcing today will offer customers additional resources to help to protect their PCs against spyware and viruses on an ongoing and predictable basis." He added that the new tools will build on the "advanced security technologies and proactive protection features of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which help better safeguard computers from hackers, viruses and other security risks." Based on technology acquired from Giant Company Software Inc. last month, the beta release of Windows AntiSpyware will "help reduce negative effects caused by spyware, including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings and unauthorized use of private information," the company said. It is available for Microsoft Windows 2000 and later versions. Microsoft said the malware-removal tool consolidates other tools it has rolled out since last January. It will be updated each month on Patch Tuesday. "In January 2004 Microsoft released a series of removal tools, each of which targeted a single virus or worm and some of its variants," the statement said. "Collectively, these tools augmented existing antivirus protections by scanning more than 55 million PCs worldwide for viruses such as Blaster, MyDoom and Download.Ject. The new Microsoft Windows malicious software removal tool consolidates these existing removal tools into a single solution. The tool will be updated on the second Tuesday of each month as part of Microsoft's monthly software security update process to respond to new viruses, worms and variants." |
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I'm so glad that my Mac doesn't have one tenth the problems of my PC.
you just have to restart it every few minutes ;)
Because Mac has so few users, that there are few hackers willing to waste their time bothering with it.
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This is great. Microsoft negligently releases a browser architecture that can easily be exploited. And years later, after the problem is widespread and well established, Microsoft learns to make a buck by trying to put the genie back in the bottle. Well done.
(Remember to download and run Mozilla Firefox, and patronize every independent antivirus and anti-spyware tool before giving MS another buck.)
Moi?? Mais non!
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"Because Mac has so few users, that there are few hackers willing to waste their time bothering with it."
Total garbage. Mac OS X is UNIX. Its more secure, and thus more difficult for malicious coders to infect. Windows is junk and its security is a joke. Thats why its easy to infect. OS X is inherently superior. Its high security has nothing to do with how many people use it.
Does this work against their own spyware?
How are they "making a buck" by distributing this software for free? Yeah, I know what you are going to say. They should have done it right the first time. Do you hate Halliburton as much as you hate Microsoft?
Well done.
I tried out the beta version, and though it does have some bugs, it found and removed a trojan that the other well known anti-spyware applications couldn't find. Well done, indeed!
The "gold" version expected to come out this summer, won't be free.
ANY other purveyor of such seriously flawed products would have been sued into oblivion long since but MS's financial and lobbying clout protected them from such liability as well as permitting them to ruthlessly squash any potential competitors. This stranglehold is now easing - Hence the MS "Solutions" being offered. THAT is the only reason they are doing anything about these long standing problems.
If the sales numbers were reversed concerning Mac and PC there would be no viruses? LOL
Get a grip pal, the small market share has alot to do with it.
Oh well, I guess I have to stick with Adaware for now :-)
Geez! I just downloaded Mozilla Firefox from your link there and it's already running! Couldn't have taken more than 2 minutes to download and install!
Man...geeks sure are a whiny bunch.
Yeah, if you're anything like me you'll love FireFox.
It'll be your default browser in no time.
BIG reduction in Spyware over MSIE.
Do you mean "Security through obscurity"? - Tom
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