microsoft have just released the first beta of their spyware remover.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...n&Hash=5BMW635
meant to be pretty buggy. apprently microsoft are starting to include pay subscribtion for updates. :ohmy:
Printable View
microsoft have just released the first beta of their spyware remover.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...n&Hash=5BMW635
meant to be pretty buggy. apprently microsoft are starting to include pay subscribtion for updates. :ohmy:
bollox to thatQuote:
Originally Posted by 4play
i aint payin for that shit!!
its there fault windows software has a flaw that allows spyware
Theres an idea , Microsoft pays us for putting up with their shit!! compensation !!!! :)
Spyware is most often installed by people not reading license agreements or blindly clicking 'yes' to activx prompts for installs called YOU_MUST_INSTALL_THIS_TO_DOWNLOAD_YOUR_PR0N so it's not always the fault of security flaws.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiber
The majority of spyware/malware infestations that I clear up are the fault of the users and nothing to do with the OS... Messenger Plus! is always a great money maker for me, and it fucking warns users about the shit it carries then asks if they want to install with or without it!
Just installed the beta. Seems fine. Same results (after a scan) as before.
.
I Spy with my little eye something begining with $
by the time it's out of beta this will be in the low end of good spyware removers, imo.
Oh well I'll enjoy it while it lasts. Maybe just maybe it'll still be OK. And maybe I'll still be able to use it for free. After all I've been told I wear an eyepatch on the net. Heh heh.
I just tried it.
It's actualoly not that bad. :)
It picks up any threats then tell you what they are, where they're located, etc.
You can click a little icon beside the spyware name and it tells you about the spyware.
It does a good job removing them as well.
And it has a built in tool kind of like "hijackthis!" too.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 15%
Lots of them..............
I'll stay with Giant till the subscription runs out , or the cracks what ever comes first. :lol:
@Rossco Does it look, work like Giant ? I read this so......
Note to Users of Giant AntiSpyware:
Current Giant AntiSpyware users with active subscriptions are advised to continue to use their existing software. Click here for more information.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...customers.mspx
was about to ask that myself :PQuote:
Originally Posted by peat moss
Giant carries a fairly decent reputation...
so did M$ just rip them off? :P
-edit- ahhh...just went to that link peat posted
looks like M$ bought em out or somethin?
but i dont see anywhere it says that you will have to pay for the M$ version...
enlighten me :P
Quote:
Originally Posted by FKDUP74
Ya shit, I'm curious too ! But don't want to unistall Giant . :D
why dont they spent there time preventing us poor fuckes not to get the shit in the first place...all i have to say to mS...is a big FUCK YOU!!!
hmmm....now dont get me wrong....not defending M$, but....Quote:
Originally Posted by Expire
you should go back a page or so and read smurfette's post ;)
and yeah M$ bought em out
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759...09KTX1K0100440
and its gonna be free for windows according to that article
fuck this might not be a bad idea :lol:
i mean at least they went and got one of the best apps
(even though some of the features are gonna disappear)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Expire
You know if Microshit bundled this program in their O/S or offered it free I would be impressed. I mean fuk it's not like they could n't use the PR . :whistling
Quote:
Originally Posted by FKDUP74
lol, i did read it and i dont click yes on nothing that may be risky...but ive still had it a few times.
but hey, maybe it will be good for the people who use the MS firewall :)
If microsoft included this program in their os or did not charge for it they would be torn apart for anti competitive behaviour.
seems a little harsh really since this is really needed to protect users from themselves.
firewalls dont do shit for spyware ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Expire
and read up peat! i edited my post
link to an article, says its gonna be free
and i didnt see anything on the M$ site that says you gotta pay :blink:
Ya Giant works and looks exactly as the Giant one did.
I think the microsoft one will need paying when it goes final but it's not yet.
blah.....
will someone plz link or quote where it says its a paid subscription....
i cant find it....
I see that since you posted your first comment in this thread, you've found what passes for a brain at your residence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Expire
confused...did i say firewalls DID do owt for spyware???Quote:
Originally Posted by FKDUP74
Quote:
Originally Posted by FKDUP74
Read up? Link: http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=87960
well unless i misinterpreted it and you meant it as a knock on M$ firewall users in general...Quote:
Originally Posted by Expire
but thats not really a good comparison then....
cuz yes....M$ firewall is shit, but....
giant anti-spyware was not, and this is basically gonna be a scaled down giant
so it should be good, and ive seen at least one post that says its not bad
think that was rossco posted that....
anyway....WHERE THE HELL DOES IT SAY YOU GOTTA PAY?!?!?!? :P
Quote:
Originally Posted by FKDUP74
Quote : Many have asked about licensing and pricing. Previously, Giant AntiSpyware had been made available to customers for a yearly subscription fee, and my expectation is that Microsoft will continue using that model. However, that isn't, in my opinion, what the company should do. Instead, I'd like to see Microsoft offer Giant AntiSpyware free to all Windows users, as a benefit of using their OS. Frankly, it is the architectural problems in Windows that lets spyware and other malicious malware infect users' systems, and Microsoft should fix that problem for free. For now, the software giant says it hasn't yet decided on licensing and pricing.
:lol: yeah i just got to that link :PQuote:
Originally Posted by peat moss
but thats pauls theory :P
no what i meant when i said read up was to my post....
theres a link to an article that says it gonna be a free windows tool
u got me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FKDUP74
yeah it might be a bad example but are people really gonna use this, i just cant c it
Unless that was their plan from the start. :shifty:Quote:
Originally Posted by peat moss
@FKDUP74 , I think were splitting hairs here. No firm decesion on pricing yet.Like any of us here on this forum would pay for a fucking program anyway! :lol:
were it a M$ developed app, i would agree :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Expire
but they are acquiring an app with a heavy reputation...
so unless they fk it up.....it should still be pretty good
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by peat moss
Quote:
Originally Posted by rossco_2004
more $$$$$$$ for good old MS
I'll just stick with my "proudly" pirated SpySweeper.
couldent of said it any better myself lolQuote:
Originally Posted by peat moss
1) build crappy os with lots of wholes
2) buy anti-virus, spyware cleaning apps
3) charge for subscribtion
4) profit
http://microsoft.blognewschannel.com...st-impression/
people cant seem to fugure out if m$ is gonna charge for this yet. hopefully it will remain free.
I don't truest it, too little too late.
they wouldn't need a program like this if they would fix windows in the first place.
@4play I love this quote !
Still, the most important thing is that it protects your computer. I feel pretty secure with it (as long as it runs), but then again, that proves nothing. My suggestion / plan? Stop using any other antispyware programs for two weeks, making sure Microsoft AntiSpyware is active the whole time. Then, run your regular programs. If they find anything MS-AS missed, keep ‘em. Otherwise, we’ve got a new front-runner on our hands. One thing you can rely on: The internet hates Microsoft when it comes to security, so if there is a major threat that Microsoft AntiSpyware doesn’t detect, it’ll be on Slashdot within 20 minutes.
slashdot news for nerds. stuff that matters, unless its pro windows
I can only ever remember reading one pro windows story on slashdot in the past 6 months and that was a write up by the team behind xp sp2. so if there is any wholes in this you can pretty much guarantee /. will know about it.
I like this app. I threw both spysweeper & pestpatrol off my puter. Imo they stink & f'd up my sys. I'll keep M$/Giant it works. Those other 2 are sh*t (imo again).