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MasterSpy

Dec 23 2004, 13:06

Now that Giant Antispyware have been bought out by Microsoft, they have taken their downloads off their website. Does anyone know if you can still download the program from anywhere. Many sites merely linked to the Giant website - where the file has now been removed.

Master Spy.

insanekiwi

Dec 23 2004, 13:10

http://www.google.de/search?q=Giant+Antisp...

e-DE:official

MasterSpy

Dec 23 2004, 13:15

If you'd bothered reading what I wrote, then you would have realised that merely sticking "mirrors" into Google doesn't work. All these download websites have no mirrors or only mirror to the now no existent file on the Giant Website.

Master Spy.

Don Matteo

Dec 23 2004, 17:04

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/GIAN...load-14808.html

MasterSpy

Dec 23 2004, 17:22

QUOTE(norky @ Dec 23 2004, 18:04)

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/GIAN...load-14808.html
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Links don't work.

MasterSpy

Dec 23 2004, 17:29

Here's a download location ftp://ftp.zcu.cz/pub/win/winsite/winxp/sy...AntiSpyware.exe - not sure which version this is though.

Master Spy.

tronmaster

Dec 23 2004, 17:31

Yea, I read the article about Giant Antispyware and I said to myself they did better than Spybot and Ad-Aware? Must download, went to their website and found out, I couldn't.

I wonder if MS will intergrate it with Windows XP or sell as a seperate Plus! Edition?

Hopefully, it will be soon though...

Don Matteo

Dec 23 2004, 17:50

QUOTE(MasterSpy @ Dec 23 2004, 11:22)

Links don't work.
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they do for me on 2 seperate computers.

technics

Dec 23 2004, 17:55

which one is the latest version?

primortal

Dec 23 2004, 17:58

QUOTE(tronmaster @ Dec 23 2004, 12:31)

Yea, I read the article about Giant Antispyware and I said to myself they did better than Spybot and Ad-Aware? Must download, went to their website and found out, I couldn't.

I wonder if MS will intergrate it with Windows XP or sell as a seperate Plus! Edition?

Hopefully, it will be soon though...
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I suppose to go into beta soon. Its not known if it will be a free add-on or subscription based...

QUOTE(technics @ Dec 23 2004, 12:55)

which one is the latest version?
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1.0.288 i think is the latest.

Dan C

Dec 23 2004, 18:00

QUOTE(primortal @ Dec 23 2004, 18:58)

I suppose to go into beta soon. Its not known if it will be a free add-on or subscription based...
1.0.288 i think is the latest.
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Latest version I have is 1.0.301

technics

Dec 23 2004, 18:01

someone please post a linkfor the latest version.. i need to have this

alpoinacan

Dec 23 2004, 18:03

QUOTE(technics @ Dec 23 2004, 18:01)

someone please post a linkfor the latest version.. i need to have this

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Hi, go here this is Giants partner, Sunbelt, who MS can't touch. 30 day free trial.

http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cf...download&id=410

technics

Dec 23 2004, 18:04

nice one.. does it have to be 30 days eval tho

alpoinacan

Dec 23 2004, 18:06

QUOTE(technics @ Dec 23 2004, 18:04)

nice one.. does it have to be 30 days eval tho

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Hi, no you can purchase it for 19 dollars as opposed to Giants 39. It is fully functional during the trial, so in other words, the product will remove the spyware now.

k22

Dec 23 2004, 18:11

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/GIAN...load-14808.html

This link does work.

alpoinacan

Dec 23 2004, 18:14

QUOTE(k22 @ Dec 23 2004, 18:11)

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/GIAN...load-14808.html

This link does work.
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Yep,you are right, the link does work. Do you know if they are still providing updates at this time for the def files? I would imagine that they would have to still provide product support while they switch over what ever is required.

primortal

Dec 23 2004, 18:16

my defs are dated 12/21/2004

MasterSpy

Dec 23 2004, 18:18

QUOTE(k22 @ Dec 23 2004, 19:11)

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/GIAN...load-14808.html

This link does work.
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You are seeing this page because your browser made a request for a file but hasn't provided all the necessary information.
The piece of information missing is called a "referrer". The "referrer" should be sent by browsers when making a request to a webserver and contains the (address) URL of the page you were browsing when you clicked on the link that started the current request.

Either your browser did not send the referrer, or you are using a firewall software that blocks sending it.
For more information please see this page.

There is one more possibility: your browser sent the referrer, but it is incorrect. This happens when you reached this file from a page that was not hosted on our server. You need to start the downoad of the file from a page on our site not an external page.

To go to the correct download page for this file, click here

You will be redirected to our main page in 30 seconds. If that does not happen, please click here.

I get this. So it doesn't work for me.

Master Spy.

alpoinacan

Dec 23 2004, 18:19

QUOTE(primortal @ Dec 23 2004, 18:16)

my defs are dated 12/21/2004
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Counterspy defs where updates this morning, but they use a different system. Makes it difficult to compare them.

This mornings updates take it to version 44. Thanks for the information.

alpoinacan

Dec 23 2004, 18:20

QUOTE(MasterSpy @ Dec 23 2004, 18:18)

You are seeing this page because your browser made a request for a file but hasn't provided all the necessary information.
The piece of information missing is called a "referrer". The "referrer" should be sent by browsers when making a request to a webserver and contains the (address) URL of the page you were browsing when you clicked on the link that started the current request.

Either your browser did not send the referrer, or you are using a firewall software that blocks sending it.
For more information please see this page.

There is one more possibility: your browser sent the referrer, but it is incorrect. This happens when you reached this file from a page that was not hosted on our server. You need to start the downoad of the file from a page on our site not an external page.

To go to the correct download page for this file, click here

You will be redirected to our main page in 30 seconds. If that does not happen, please click here.

I get this. So it doesn't work for me.

Master Spy.
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heh, run counterspy and complete the clean and the link should work for you too or you have referrers turned off, in which case it never will.

Copernic

Dec 23 2004, 18:31

GAS trial version :

Unknown version , 6.7mb

http://ultravision.tucows.com/files3/GIANTAntiSpyware.exe

http://panservice.tucows.com/files3/GIANTAntiSpyware.exe

http://fastweb.tucows.com/files3/GIANTAntiSpyware.exe

http://tucows.texoma.net/files3/GIANTAntiSpyware.exe

http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/pub/winsite/winx...AntiSpyware.exe

http://www.au.horde.org/pub/winsite/winxp/...AntiSpyware.exe

http://winmirror.tucows.valuelinx.net/file...AntiSpyware.exe

http://winsite.planetmirror.com/winxp/sysu...AntiSpyware.exe

ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/winsite/win...AntiSpyware.exe

ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/pc/winsite/winxp/sy...AntiSpyware.exe

ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/www.winsite....AntiSpyware.exe

ftp://ftp.tuwien.ac.at/pc/winsite/winxp/s...AntiSpyware.exe

http://winsite.planetmirror.com/winxp/sysu...AntiSpyware.exe

ftp://ftp.univie.ac.at/mirror/WinSite/win...AntiSpyware.exe

ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/tucows/windows/fil...AntiSpyware.exe

http://www.saunalahti.fi/renholm/kamaa/GiantAntiSpyware.exe

GIANTAntiSpyware 10239

ftp://ftp.agt.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/ema...yware_10239.exe
ftp://ftp.eunet.cz/simtelnet/win95/emaisp...yware_10239.exe
ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/.disk0/ftp.simte...yware_10239.exe
ftp://ftp.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/.subdisc2/mi...yware_10239.exe
ftp://ftp.iif.hu/pub/mirror/ftp.simtel.ne...yware_10239.exe
ftp://ftp.iif.hu/pub/mirror/ftp.winsite.c...AntiSpyware.exe

technics

Dec 23 2004, 18:41

just ran counterspy and its bloody amazing .. got rid of 27 adaware threats and lavasoft didnt pick these up!!!

technics

Dec 23 2004, 18:46

is giant on a trial version?

srwal

Dec 23 2004, 19:35

What's the latest version... the one i'm using now is 1.0.242

primortal

Dec 23 2004, 19:38

QUOTE(technics @ Dec 23 2004, 13:46)

is giant on a trial version?
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i think its 14 days

MasterSpy

Dec 23 2004, 21:55

Just installed it. Very useful. It's a 15 day trial.

Master Spy.

elaiw

Dec 24 2004, 01:05

Can anyone email a trial version of 1.0.288? All the links are 244 or 246. The last link is 272. I'd like to test the latest build.

Does anyone know the upgrade path for current owners to Microsoft final final for release build?

Mx²

Dec 24 2004, 01:08

Yea it is quite good, bit slow in places, but I'm sure the MS version will be even better.

Novaoblivion

Dec 24 2004, 02:08

QUOTE(tronmaster @ Dec 23 2004, 10:31)

Yea, I read the article about Giant Antispyware and I said to myself they did better than Spybot and Ad-Aware? Must download, went to their website and found out, I couldn't.

I wonder if MS will intergrate it with Windows XP or sell as a seperate Plus! Edition?

Hopefully, it will be soon though...
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I got an email from Microsoft TechNet the other day that said this:

QUOTE

As you might have heard, Microsoft recently acquired Giant Software, Inc., the maker of a well-regarded anti-spyware tool. Although we'd hoped to be able to provide you with a link to a beta release of a Microsoft-branded version of this tool, it isn't quite ready yet. We're told the beta software will be freely downloadable from the Download Center sometime in the next few weeks. Until then, here's the press release outlining the capabilities of this spyware blocking and removal tool, and another statement explaining some little-known facts surrounding a legal agreement between Sunbelt and Giant that preceded the Microsoft purchase of the Giant technology.

Bryan84

Dec 24 2004, 07:31

So am I right to say the Microsoft-branded GIANT Antispyware is not out yet?

MasterSpy

Dec 24 2004, 10:10

QUOTE(bryan09 @ Dec 24 2004, 08:31)

So am I right to say the Microsoft-branded GIANT Antispyware is not out yet?
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Correct, but it would seem that we won't have too long to wait. Luckily it also seems that the beta won't be limited to just betaplace.com subscribers - which is good for me.

Master Spy.

Bryan84

Dec 24 2004, 10:21

Great ! So i will just be patient for a little while longer ...

SniperX

Dec 24 2004, 10:23

QUOTE(primortal @ Dec 23 2004, 17:58)

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You have to laugh at that. On the one hand they give you a browser and active-x which is more than happy to let God only knows what through, and then in the other, there could be a subscription from the same company to remove them. lol

Call me a cynic but this is a move made so that in a few months down the line they can say "we're working hard to combat these exploits" without actually having done anything of note for themselves. You have to admire their audactity.

MasterSpy

Dec 24 2004, 10:44

QUOTE(SniperX @ Dec 24 2004, 11:23)

You have to laugh at that. On the one hand they give you a browser and active-x which is more than happy to let God only knows what through, and then in the other, there could be a subscription from the same company to remove them. lol

Call me a cynic but this is a move made so that in a few months down the line they can say "we're working hard to combat these exploits" without actually having done anything of note for themselves. You have to admire their audactity.
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If Microsoft really wanted to, they could release no patches for Windows or their software. They sold it in an "as-is" state, and legally and morally they have no obligation to update their software. However, they do. So stop complaining. Also, I doubt Microsoft will charge for their Antispyware, and it will be a free-for all users download. They are more likely to charge for Antivirus.

Master Spy.

srwal

Dec 25 2004, 15:32

Can some repost the link or PM with a later version...the one i have is 1.0.242

Molgar

Dec 25 2004, 19:37

This is 1.0.301

http://ezshare.de/files-en/230936/GiantAntiSpyware.exe.html

Hope this works, it's the first time I use this service.

EZRecovery

Jul 26 2005, 13:38

Since this is a Giant Antispyware thread, I thought I could use it to post something. This morning I came in to work and I found my McAfee window with 3 different files detected as adware. Looking at the application area, I see that it is from MS GIANT Antispyware. According to this website, the Mabry the file is safe to be on your PC, but I could not find information on the other two files. Anyone has this issue?

[attachmentid=134451]

Thanks

/EZ

Slimy

Jul 26 2005, 20:32

i don't get why u guys would want it. it's not supported. it's pointless to have it. just like using windows 98 these days.

chenyade

Jun 14 2006, 18:47

can anyone please upload the lastest GIANTAntiSpyware & post the link?

the link Molgar posted is not working... file removed.

thanks!

jimbo11883

Jun 14 2006, 18:54

Posting almost a year later about this? Don't bother. Use Windows Defender now if you want to use what was GIANT Anti-Spyware. GIANT's product is now too old to pick up any new threats.

chenyade

Jun 15 2006, 02:40

i have used giant for long time & still gets updates. the main thing is that it scan really fast compare to counterspy & Windows Defender.

i lost my file.

L3thal

Jun 15 2006, 04:10

What a resurrection