Microsoft launches Antispy Beta 1 - Works!

maxheadroom

pffft - it detects emule as a "spyware bundler" beacuse it registers the ED2K links...


Ditto for DC++ & magnet reg keys.

CyberGhost

Thanks Infini, nice find.

Infini

There's another thing about this. There's a network link setting on this which allows people to report what they found to a central server that anyone with the program can access to get the latest threats.

zod

Only valid till July - then updates will not work or it will be disabled.
Come August you will have to buy


"Microsoft AntiSpyware Version: 1.0.501
This version expires on: 31/07/2005
Current User: IT Department
Spyware Definition Version: 5678 (07/01/2005 23:20:02)"


Note there are known issues with SMS and Media center :
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/releasenotes.mspx

aidan_walsh

zod wrote:

Come August you will have to buy

Last I heard they hadn't decided if they were going to charge or not.

NotMe

zod wrote:

Only valid till July - then updates will not work or it will be disabled.
Come August you will have to buy

If that's true then I'll uninstall it in August. It would be a bit of a joke if MS charged people for a program that fixes holes in their own OS.

zod

In the help file :

1. USE RIGHTS. If you comply with this agreement, you have the right to install and use the software on your computer until July 31, 2005, or until the date we release a commercial version of the software, whichever date is first.

2. TIME-SENSITIVE SOFTWARE. The software will stop running on July 31, 2005. You may not receive any other notice. You will not receive any further updates when the software stops running.

3. PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE. This software is a pre-release version. It will not work the way a final version of the software will. We may change it for the final, commercial version. We also may not release a commercial version of the software.

Infini

NotMe wrote:

If that's true then I'll uninstall it in August. It would be a bit of a joke if MS charged people for a program that fixes holes in their own OS.

They might bundle it in as part of sevice pack 3 or include it like windows media player. It would be pointless to charge for it as they make plenty of money anyway and could well affoard to include it.

aidan_walsh

zod wrote:

In the help file :

1. USE RIGHTS. If you comply with this agreement, you have the right to install and use the software on your computer until July 31, 2005, or until the date we release a commercial version of the software, whichever date is first.

2. TIME-SENSITIVE SOFTWARE. The software will stop running on July 31, 2005. You may not receive any other notice. You will not receive any further updates when the software stops running.

3. PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE. This software is a pre-release version. It will not work the way a final version of the software will. We may change it for the final, commercial version. We also may not release a commercial version of the software.

Bold added by me. There is still no official decision on whether there will be a commercial version or not.

zod

you could be right .. it would do a lot for PR .. they might also go down the route of lavasoft and give a passive one away free and the charge for an active preventative one. This site is doing a poll and as would be expected people want the updates for free : http://entmag.com/polls/pollresults.asp

maxheadroom

Its not unusual for MS to time limit beta versions of its products - they're (by definition) not finished, and it forces people to stop using incomplete versions. I'd imagine that 31st July is just the expiration date for this build, and wouldn't read anything else into it.

ando

I have to give this one to MS, thats a very nice little program. Nicely laid out and explains in detail what spywere it finds. I run Adaware and Noadware on my machine but this app still found IST.SlotchBar Toolbar which was reported to be a severe threat. I really like the real time protect aswell, its the first antispywere app to have that option and will come in really handy in the future. If I think how many times realtime protect has saved me in the past from virus's, this will definatly be a good thing

maxheadroom

ando wrote:

I really like the real time protect aswell, its the first antispywere app to have that option and will come in really handy in the future. If I think how many times realtime protect has saved me in the past from virus's, this will definatly be a good thing

Spybot has had one for quite some time.

Infini

maxheadroom wrote:

Spybot has had one for quite some time.

But this one seems to be more powerful and effective.

elvis2002

does "real time protect" mean its always running and slowing the machine down?

I havent got spyware in months though since i converted to firefox.

CyberGhost

lol @ converted

Infini

CyberGhost wrote:

lol @ converted

Hell I started using firefox after hearing about all the bloody holes in IE. Nobody's dumping their bloody ad or spy crap in my new lappy :mad: :mad:

CrowdedHouse

MS antispyware missed 8 bits of spy that Spyware Killer detected on my machine
Also it doesn't seem to scan cookies,have I something set wrong ?

Infini

Ei2JC wrote:

MS antispyware missed 8 bits of spy that Spyware Killer detected on my machine
Also it doesn't seem to scan cookies,have I something set wrong ?

This program found what norton anti-virus missed. There have been posts as well of this beta finding spyware that other programs have missed. It probably has a more powerful bloodhound function built into is as well which is why people are turning up with stuff that other scanners have missed. Also because this is a new program spyware that has been written recently may have been modified to escape detection on other scanners.

ando

right so are we agreed that the best way to get rid of spywere from a machine is to use a combination of Microsoft AntiSpy, Adaware and Spybot search and destroy?

aidan_walsh

Sounds good to me...

/me alters sig

Infini

I'm after checking a couple of other websites. It seems this beta has had a lot of good word backing it. Its also notable that this seems to be picking up spyware that has been overlooked by several other Anti-spy programs including Spybot and Adaware.

LoLth

as far as I can tell it's actually an upgraded Giant Antispyware.

Works pretty well though. much as I hate to admit it, looks like mickeysoft got it almost perfect with this one

Is the final release going to be free or subscription based?

elvis2002

ando wrote:

right so are we agreed that the best way to get rid of spywere from a machine is to use a combination of Microsoft AntiSpy, Adaware and Spybot search and destroy?

Dont forget the most important, dont use IE!

ando

Jezus today was the first real day that I've used the program in work, when trying to install an app from the internet it poped up and told me not to go ahead. I did a bit of research and found out the app I was about to install had a hidden DLL that would of edited my IP stack, making my internet connection useless if I had tried to remove the spywere.

This antispy from mi€rosoft is the beez kneez. That is all

Lump

Yea, Pity Windows Update won't work for me online.... I've tried everything Microsoft Suggests... Nothing.


John

kaimera

Lump wrote:

Yea, Pity Windows Update won't work for me online.... I've tried everything Microsoft Suggests... Nothing.


John

legit key perhaps?

Lump

Yes.... it is actually. What are you trying to say? Indeed it did cost me a few hundred quid.... so SUCKY SUCKY?

John

kaimera

just curious is all Lump. Not sugesting you didn't have a legit one [seems that way but not my intention at all ].

for you lump, $10...

zod

seems there will be a new tool release once a month starting today sometime...

http://msmvps.com/secure/archive/2005/01/06/29992.aspx

and here it is !

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356&displaylang=en