MS Antispyware

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

My MS Antispyware (Beta) runs automatically every single day, and has never
found any spyware. I've been using it with Win XP for about 4 months.
However, if I run Spybot immediately afterwards, it will find 10-11 spyware.
Maybe I've set it up wrong?

 

[richardM]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

MS Antispyware doesn't care about tracking cookies while Adaware and Spybot
do. I get the same thing

"Joannie" wrote:

> My MS Antispyware (Beta) runs automatically every single day, and has never
> found any spyware. I've been using it with Win XP for about 4 months.
> However, if I run Spybot immediately afterwards, it will find 10-11 spyware.
> Maybe I've set it up wrong?

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

Welcome to Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) Newsgroups
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=spyware&sLCID=us

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Joannie" wrote:

| My MS Antispyware (Beta) runs automatically every single day, and has never
| found any spyware. I've been using it with Win XP for about 4 months.
| However, if I run Spybot immediately afterwards, it will find 10-11 spyware.
| Maybe I've set it up wrong?

 

[galen]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

In news:68C965FB-1EB4-46CA-9CCA-104F84882007@microsoft.com,
Joannie <Joannie@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> My MS Antispyware (Beta) runs automatically every single day, and has
> never found any spyware. I've been using it with Win XP for about 4
> months. However, if I run Spybot immediately afterwards, it will find
> 10-11 spyware. Maybe I've set it up wrong?

What is Spybot finding? Probably things like cookies? MSAS doesn't delete
those.

Galen
--

"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[null]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

Joannie wrote:

> My MS Antispyware (Beta) runs automatically every single day, and has never
> found any spyware. I've been using it with Win XP for about 4 months.
> However, if I run Spybot immediately afterwards, it will find 10-11 spyware.
> Maybe I've set it up wrong?

As another poster mentioned, spybot will warn about tracking cookies.

Also, if you are not using the latest version of spybot, it will find
the DSO Exploit, even though your PC is not vulnerable to it if WinXP is
fully patched.

--
The reader should exercise normal caution and backup the Registry and
data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their
PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not
liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice
posted here. No warranty, express or implied, is given with the posting
of this message.