Microsoft release anti-spyware software

blinky

Microsoft's Antivirus Tool will be released on 11 January with Monthly updates on the first Tuesday of the Month.

It's designed to 'augment' existing antivirus rather than replace. (As if monthly updates would be enough - NOD's default is to check for updates every hour).

Microsoft bought the Romainian company GeCAD for their antivirus.

grees00

Interesting to note MS's new software picked up 2 pieces of spyware undected by either Ad-Aware or Spybot (both with latest defintions) in a test i've just run on my PC.

Snap.I have the same as you and this prog found 2 spyware (and 250 infected registry keys ), even though I check my system about twice a week.
Might be worth keeping but I don't think I'll be uninstalling Ad-Aware or Spybot just yet......

alexj2002

They all seem to have certain pieces of Spyware they only they can uninstall so it seems running the three is a good idea.

raeble

Yes I found four pieces that spybot and ad aware had missed.

Party_Animal

Cheers up and working and Spyware removed.

blinky

If anyone has problems with error 101 when trying to start the program....

Start > Run

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe" -Embedding

It's a common problem apparently