Microsoft® Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) 1.0.615
Posted by Steven Parker on 19 July 2005 - 08:28 · 34 comments & 3289 views
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#1 Posted by plasticparadox on 19 Jul 2005 - 08:34
- Now includes free toolbar from Claria.
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#2 Posted by bilemke on 19 Jul 2005 - 08:55
- Spyware or not Spyware? That is the question...
MS says not spyware.
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#3 Posted by daPhoenix on 19 Jul 2005 - 09:05
- Protects your computer by having to add more useless cluttering services to the background that slow everything down.
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#3.1 Posted by ev0| on 19 Jul 2005 - 13:24
- how much ram do you have ? the processess don't use CPU, so.... you must be living in 1998 with 256 megs still or something.
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#4 Posted by darthfader on 19 Jul 2005 - 09:10
- it doesnt remove home search assistant so...
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#5 Posted by ShadowPHP on 19 Jul 2005 - 09:20
- Then report Home Search Assistant to MS...
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#6 Posted by Midnight Mick on 19 Jul 2005 - 09:34
- Why is this still Beta, I mean, how long ago did they buy it of "Giant" now?!
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#7 Posted by M/\TT on 19 Jul 2005 - 09:58
- Yet another update - thanks
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#8 Posted by Ficman on 19 Jul 2005 - 10:43
- Cool...
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#9 Posted by FightingChance on 19 Jul 2005 - 11:08
- Is this worth getting versus other free anti-spyware programs?
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#10 Posted by JayZJay on 19 Jul 2005 - 11:23
- ms should callaborate with other anti-spyware companies in enhancing their programs instead of attempting to take out the competition by building their own program.
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#10.1 Posted by Smigit on 19 Jul 2005 - 13:06
- well they arent making this technically, they bought the software from another company, Giant Software. I don't think it's an attempt to take people out (could have that effect mind you) but to have better tools available for future OS releases for those people that arent aware of anto spyware aps. People with any know how will still download a second, third or maybe fourth program to ensure they are safer.
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#10.2 Posted by ev0| on 19 Jul 2005 - 13:46
- they didn't buy it from Giant, they bought Giant. Little bit of a difference there.
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#11 Posted by Beastage on 19 Jul 2005 - 11:29
- Its good stuff
everybody should make sure they have SpyNet feature on , so MS gets reports of new spyware
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#11.1 Posted by 8-n-1 on 19 Jul 2005 - 12:21
- ... because heaven knows I trust MS to send itself only the spyware information from my computer.
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#11.2 Posted by Smigit on 19 Jul 2005 - 13:03
- then why use windows at all? If they wanted to steal your personal details they could do it via windows silently...yet they don't
*enters the paranoia police who will claim otherwise*
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#12 Posted by mrk on 19 Jul 2005 - 12:32
- OH MAN I SO DO NOT TRUST MICROSOFT!""""!!!!!"""""""""""""""
Quailed the 1337 internet user
lol
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#13 Posted by Kst on 19 Jul 2005 - 13:36
- Claria is your friend (waves hand in front of your face) i repeat Claria and gator are your friend...
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#14 Posted by VLR on 19 Jul 2005 - 14:02
- "fifty (50)" ...
... is Neowin taking Neowinians for dumb member?
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#15 Posted by soothsayer on 19 Jul 2005 - 14:19
- Is there any valid reason to use this instead of or with spybot, spyware blaster, and ad-aware? If there is, I'll install it, otherwise I'll leave it be.
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#15.1 Posted by bush on 19 Jul 2005 - 14:54
- if you are using all of them three alltogether, than it is probably a good idea to get ms antispyware and use it alone.
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#15.2 Posted by rpeterclark on 19 Jul 2005 - 14:58
- why not google it? i found these recent comparisons:
http://www.flexbeta.net/main/printarticle.php?id=84
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?f...essageID=747117
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/ms_ant...are_preview.asp -
#15.3 Posted by lordpake on 19 Jul 2005 - 15:02
- Why not use all of them? Just dont keep all of them running their background guards at the same time
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#15.4 Posted by TheSarge on 19 Jul 2005 - 22:58
- It's currently in Beta, but when it hits RTM it will only work if you buy a subscription.
If you chose to use Microsoft AntiSpyware as your spyware removal tool, you will still need to run other tools such as Ad-Aware and SpyBot.
For the two reasons I just gave you, I'm firmly in the "No" camp here. MS Antispyware isn't getting installed on my machine.
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#16 Posted by kuruption213 on 19 Jul 2005 - 17:15
- this program is great it is all i have been running since it came out and I haven't had a problem at all. i got rid of the rest of them.
The latest beta refresh, build 1.0.615, addresses issues pertaining to how Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) provides information to the user about processes running on a PC, solves an issue regarding the delivery of new anti-spyware signatures for some customers and provides new signature updates to help protect against recently identified spyware.
Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed. This helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings, and unauthorized use of your private information. Continuous protection improves Internet browsing safety by guarding over fifty (50) ways spyware can enter your PC.
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Previously, when game hero Carl "CJ" Johnson successfully wined and dined one of several girlfriends a certain number of times, she would ask him into her house for "coffee." After entering, the game shows an external shot of the house with muffled sounds of a couple emitting moans in flagrante delicto. PC versions of San Andreas with the "Hot Coffee" mod installed show what goes on inside the house, treating players to a sexually graphic minigame of CJ fornicating with his girlfriend.
According to its creators, the Hot Coffee mod merely unlocks hidden, preexisting code inside San Andreas. The game's publisher, Rockstar Games, appeared to vehemently--but carefully--deny that charge in a statement earlier this week. "So far we have learned that the 'Hot Coffee' modification is the work of a determined group of hackers who have gone to significant trouble to alter scenes in the official version of the game," the company said. "In violation of the software user agreement, hackers created the 'Hot Coffee' modification by disassembling and then combining, recompiling and altering the game's source code."
Rockstar's statement also claimed that the mod was the product of complex technical tampering. "Since the 'Hot Coffee' scenes cannot be created without intentional and significant technical modifications and reverse-engineering of the game's source code, we are currently investigating ways that we can increase the security protection of the source code and prevent the game from being altered by the 'Hot Coffee' modification," read the statement.
However, Rockstar Games' argument has been undermined by an increasing number of reports that claimed the sex minigame is in the PlayStation 2 version of San Andreas. Since the PS2 version comes on an unmoddable DVD, it cannot have any content added to it, although cheat codes--created either by the publisher or third parties--can unlock preexisting code on the disc. While devices such as GameShark and Action Replay Max can tweak preexisting variables in system memory with cheats, they cannot inject new models, animations, and/or code into a game.
To prove or disprove rumors that the PS2 San Andreas contains a sexually graphic minigame, GameSpot decided to test the cheat codes circulating around the Web on a sealed, first-edition copy of San Andreas. After acquiring the "Uncensored Hot Coffee" codes from the respected tech-blog Kotaku, we entered them into an easily obtainable Action Replay Max cheat device. After entering the "Enable all Girlfriends" cheat, we began the game and then gave CJ maximum sex appeal, via a cheat from GameFAQs that requires no external code.
After saving, our test editor had Carl visit the house of his nearest girlfriend, Denise in Los Santos. Carl then took Denise on a series of dates to the nearest bar. After a few complications--including being busted for two-timing by another of CJ's girlfriends--we completed a fourth date with Denise, after which she invited us into her house for "coffee."
The next screen proved that the PlayStation 2 edition of the game does indeed include a sexually graphic minigame, which plays almost exactly the same as the Hot Coffee mod. It begins inside a bedroom with Denise, wearing only a pink thong and a cutoff T-shirt bearing the Rockstar logo, performing simulated fellatio on CJ, who is fully clothed in jeans and a "wife beater"-style tank top.
After a few seconds, the minigame proceeds to semi-explicit simulated copulation. Although players can change the camera angle with the circle button, as well as cycle though three sexual positions with the square button, no genitalia are ever seen. To win, players must maintain a steady rhythm with the left analog stick to build up an "excitement meter" on the right of the screen. Fill the meter and Denise becomes very excited, telling CJ he is "the man" before the game congratulates you with the words "Nice guys finish last!" Let the meter drop to empty and the game admonishes you with "Failure to satisfy a woman is a CRIME!"
Given that the minigame is about as raunchy as an episode of Sex and the City, cannot be accessed without entering a long string of cheat codes, and takes several hours of effort to access, charges that San Andreas is "pornographic" may seem extreme to some. However, its existence does appear to contradict Rockstar Games' carefully worded statement blaming hacker mischief for the existence of the Hot Coffee mod.