Microsoft AntiSpyware 1.0 Beta!

Try this:

~link to direct download removed and replaced with Overview page~

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta)

I've just installed it.

Mod Note: Elliot, as far as we know this beta is not available yet, or it has been temorarily withdrawn. Until we hear otherwise, the link has been removed. - snap. Beta is now available on the Microsoft Download Site.

 

This process name was still GIANTAntiSpywareMain.exe!

 

What the? Im using giant its the same Microsoft plz explain?

 

Yeah, of course, M$ bought the Giant company.

 

I will just continue as long as I can with the giant product. they will release sp3 mid 2005 and hopefully it is included automatically

 

Same here, although not as many FPs as I was getting the last time I trialed GIANT.

Last time I trialed GIANT I don't remember these real-time protection settings being available.. are these new or did I just miss them before? The CPU usage will keep me from using that for the time being, however..

 

Might as well stick with spybot S&D and ad-aware SE at the moment.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en

 

Looks like a legit link to me... go to the download center and do a search for spyware and that link shows up

This is not a link to the download, it is a link to do the search
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?freetext=spyware&productID=&DisplayLang=en

The download page has the familiar validation message :

There are some private newsgroups for it as well at communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups

 

Of couse its legit, I posted it I got it from http://neowin.net/ if you care to look at what they are saying.

 

My comment was really directed to snapdragin, who removed the link from the original post (possibly without doing a search on the downloads site...)

For that matter its also the newest entry on the MrTech software list
http://www.mrtech.com/news/

 

Hi gottadoit,

At the time Elliot posted the direct download link (first post in this thread) I did do a full search of the Microsoft site and the download was not available.

Since this download does require validation, the link dread posted will suffice.

Regards,

snap

 

Strictly speaking it doesn't *require* validation, it prompts for validation and allows you to download without validation if you choose....

Edit:
Just thought I'd give your search a try as well, to see how badly M$ index their site
Doing a search from the front page still doesn't bring it up
Using the advanced search for "all the words: antispyware; category: All Results; site: All of Microsoft.com;" still doesn't bring up the link
It looks like you need to actually search in the download center

 

Very good, then there is no need for a direct download link, and the link dread posted will be good enough.

Download centre was searched thoroughly at the time I searched it, which was a li'l over 4 hour's prior to your searching it now.

Just a reminder, since this is still a beta version, please do heed dvk01's warning in Post #6 to be careful with false positives.

Regards,

snap

 

Snap,
I'm not disagreeing about being careful with false positives, but have a read of this posting from a microsoft employee

Giant don't seem to be making a big distinction between the purchased version and the MSoft Beta version, see here for Giants answer to "How is the GIANT AntiSpyware product that I purchased different from the free beta version that Microsoft will be introducing?"

 

Installation of Microsoft AntiSpyware 1.0 Beta went smooth on my XP Pro SP2. A full scan detection found remnants of a WeatherBug Adware in the registry. Other than that no false positives and a clean report.

Having already Spybot S&D, Spyware Guard, AdAware SE Personal, Spyware Blaster, MRU-Blaster, RegWatcher, ASE, WG3, PG3, Script Defender, and all the plugin security features of OutPost Pro, I wonder if this MS AntiSpyware program gives anymore protection than I already have?

The "Real Time Protection" system resource usage might be a bit too accumulative considering what apps are already running.

 

I still have Giant installed (while waiting for refund), so have disabled everything in giant (including gcaserv.exe from registry startup). I'll install Microsoft beta & see if it runs ok.

 

I have to say Sorry for post at wrong place.

 

Refund, bought Giant 5 weeks ago.I'll not hold my breath.

Even if I get my full years worth, its the exit door for the program, now that Gates owns it.

Will select the best program at the time, when re-newal comes due, only way to go with all programs, best one on the day.

 

I downloaded the microsoft beta and so far it seems fine, but we will wait and see. It can only be used free until a commercial release or july 15th 2005 which ever comes first.

bigc

 

Just a side note. People that are starting to use it are running into problems with False Postitives.

I had no problem with the download and install but did have 3 FP's when I did a scan. So I uninstalled it until it is checked out more or it becomes final.

Grand Dad

 

I have run a full scan twice since install and no FP's yet, crossing fingers

bigc

 

Oh boy....

I downloaded and ran the new Microsoft AntiSpyWare....

First I could not get back on the internet.... thank God my ISP helped me repair my config sys... area in DOS.. I would have never been able to do that on my own..

It took a component out of McAfee Privacy Service, and it has not worked since. I keep getting a message to reinstall.... I have, and it still does not work. Seems to be some sort of incompatibility error.

I was getting Spybot S&D errors as well.... those seem to have gone away on their own.

In one part of the program, the system lists the various running processes.... it does not recognize itself... says that itself is "unknown.."... kind of funny.

Looks to be a good program in the future... I just wish I would have waited. I liked the McAfee Privacy Service.