Entered CNET Catalog: 01/08/2005
SKU: CNETMICROSOFTANTISPYWARE(BETA)
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp.
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User Rating: 
8/10
As long as they stay on top of updates, good code
Pros: Integrated; small footprint for speed and registry tentacles; does considerable work for being a "background" process
Cons: Could (should?) be kept current via WinUpdate; otherwise, how to keep (stay ahead of) up with the mal-mutts?
User Rating: 8/10
Good Anti Spyware
Pros: Good Protection, Doesn't interfer with famous Anti-Viruses (KApserksy,NOD32), Light, occupies tiny space
Cons: Cannot Be a stand alone antispyware, misses some spyware
User Rating: 
3/10
Is it really working?
Pros: not a CPU hog
Cons: Hasn't detected any spware in 2 months???
User Rating: 
4/10
Not the best, but shows promise.
Pros: Interface is very easy to use and gets updated with windows updates
Cons: Finds very very little if anything.
The integration, interface and features seem good and shows promise, but with most anything that Microsoft comes out with for the first time, it will take time before WD is worth recomending.
I have removed many types of malware from many types of computers using many types of malware scanners and removers and not once did any of the removers make windows run slower. They may not have been able to remove a few things but always told you what and where the malware was.
XoftSpy SE is ranked number 1 in my chart.
Adaware and Spybot usually will not find anything after running Xoftspy which would usually find many items, WD finds nothing.
User Rating: 
2/10
Its useless. Get Spybot
Pros: Free but thats it.
Cons: It doesn`t stop anything.
User Rating: 
5/10
windows defender looks good but im at a loss
Pros: nice user interface
Cons: limited help
User Rating: 2/10
A piece of junk
Pros: You can disable it.
Cons: It disables your soundcard and enything else it does not recognise.
User Rating: 
10/10
Best free spyware remover period
Pros: nice interface, thorough scanning
Cons: a liitle slow but still the best
User Rating: 2/10
Don't forget to use AdAware!
Pros: Nice interface
Cons: Doesn't prevent or find spyware
User Rating: 4/10
Doesn't clean...
Pros: Easy to install
Cons: Not sure if it is working properly
However, after starting a game, the same message comes up indicating that this same worm has been detected. Apparently, it is residing in the command file under a restore function.
I also am running Spybot and Zone Alarm antispyware, but at this time, only Defender is detecting this worm. Spybot and ZA detected it initially, but indicated a successful clean.
Anyone else run into this situation? If so, how did you finally get rid of the worm?
Thanks
User Rating: 
7/10
Great Spyware Protection
Pros: Seems to do a great job.
Cons: Requires updates from Microsoft Updates.
User Rating: 7/10
Still in Beta
Pros: active firewall, easy to use
Cons: auto deletion, choppy interface
Each has its advantages and disadvantages, but when I heard about MS releasing their own I was enthralled, First it was about time, and second who would know their own system better than microsoft.
So I picked this one up, first major difficulty is that you probalby are going to one IE to download (not sure if this still applies on download.com but it used to redirect you to the microsoft site) which would require you pass the WGA inspection
and it will find invalid computers and call foul. So you have to be on a valid windows machine, and it has to be XP or ME. I figured thats not to bad, most folks have that going on, so I continued, download was pretty small, the wizard was pretty easy to understand and the program immediatly went into scan
Well it does find things, and it finds major things, but in comparison with the way that Adware, Spybot and others scan this product still has a way to go, the interface can look choppy, I could have sworn there were more administration options in the last beta, and worse yet is that it automatically deletes things that it doesn't like (if it considers them a high enough theat) now what it did delete on me, had I not had knowledge of it, should have been deleted (a dameware session)
The product provides an active firewall, which not many anti-spyware products do, and that alone should be enough to get this one just for the active firewall, coupled with a stable build it should do fine, and with spynet and when it goes not beta I am sure things will get better, but right now it is only the active firewall that I am intersted in.
User Rating: 8/10
Great security app
Pros: Ease of use, works in the background and provides real time protection and removes threatening software.
Cons: Probably sets too many restore points for each individual scan and probably is harsh on legitimate third party software like the editor said.
My problem with Windows Defender is that each scan of defender creates a restore point this tends to waste restore point space rather than leaving some restore points for example if installed software and wanted that restore point.
Seriously I havenâ??t had any problems with defender and for the 5 months upon using it has run smoothly, I would recommend this to anyone who doesnâ??t have time to keep their system clean and safe, Defender will do that for you unlike Spybot Search & Destroy ( Also useful ) though. So if you donâ??t know nothing about security apps this is a must have.
Although I wouldnâ??t think that is absolutely best software but is handy and useful.
And if you install some bad software and Windows Defender detects it and removes it you probably be thankful and probably say â??Gee If I didnâ??t have this software my PC would be a real mess thank God for Windows Defenderâ??
Overall itâ??s great and kept my computer good and safe.
User Rating: 
1/10
Sell it back to giant
Pros: looks goods
Cons: doesn't work as good as it looks
and spybot
also free
best spyware removal got to www.webroot.com
spysweeper rocks
not only is this program totally useless and a waste of resources it is designed by a billion dollar company and works like all of there other products
many incosistent creations reformatting often slow operations f%$@ing trash
User Rating: 2/10
Better when it was owned by Giant Software
Pros: Nothing I can think of
Cons: Doesn't find anything
User Rating: 2/10
Does it actually DO anything?
Pros: Transparent to user; Murphy-proof. <Thumbs up for user-friendliness)
Cons: Doesn't seem to actually detect spyware. <DOH! for being deaf, blind and stupid>
I guess in this case, I actually am getting what I paid for; Spyware Doctor has been by a substantial margin the most effective of the tools I have tried thus far. It has detected and removed everything that Adaware and Spybot has, plus lots more that they overlooked.
Windows Defender has occasionally raised its ugly pop-up head to ask me about a new application I have just installed - asking me if I should allow it or not. Now, doesn't that assume that I know what is spyware and what isn't? And if I already know that, why do I need Windows Defender? I mean, why would I deliberately install spyware on my machine?
According to Defender's own scanning history, in one month of daily scans, no instance of spyware or malware has been detected by Windows Defender. NOT ONE!! What's more, to my knowledge NOT ONCE has Defender updated its database, whereas Spyware Doctor auto-updates daily.
I even tried using it alone on my "crash-test dummy" computer, without any other anti-spyware software (so it was totally on its own), and in over a month, NOT ONE event has been detected. Yet, when I installed Spyware Doctor on it, a veritable panoply of crap was unearthed.
So, what is this thing doing running in the background, using processor cycles and hard drive space? As far as I can tell, it does nothing useful whatsoever.
User Rating: 2/10
If its MS it has to be Good?... I don't think so anymore!!!
Pros: Its free (for now) and its SO CUTE!!
Cons: Its almost worthless... I'd feel guilty paying MS for it
User Rating: 4/10
not updating
Pros: it's just as good as any spyware
Cons: there is a problem with software updates
User Rating: 10/10
Best Spyware program on the market, and free
Pros: Quick, thorough search
Cons: Prompts do not give enough information
User Rating: 3/10
Hard to use
Pros: Scanning is thourough and the interface is simple
Cons: It's hard to use, took me quite long to find how to update the definitions
User Rating: 10/10
dont leave security to third-party/rate developers
Pros: easy, simply, just-works, trusted source, FREE
Cons: not yet in final form
User Rating: 
9/10
Added features are a big plus.
Pros: Intuitive interface. Ease of use. It was able to clean know spyware from an infected PC where Spybot and Adaware didn't.
Cons: Still from Microsoft.
User Rating: 
6/10
Can't Run on pirated windows xp!
Pros: good program, effective of finding spyware
Cons: cant run on pirated versions of windows xp, still BETA,
User Rating: 4/10
This spyware starts ot by spying.
Pros: I never got that far...
Cons: Spies from the moment you click install.
Maybe once you install it, this is the greatest thing since sliced bread. But with that kind of install why risk it? There is other software that is content to seek out and zap spyware and does it as good as this and does it without the need to do more than confirm it can run in the version of windows you have rather than report on what it thinks (would it ask me if my legit Windows XP was legit if for whatever reason it decided it wasn't?) my "Pirate" status is?
User Rating: 2/10
SUCKS; no good
Pros: None, none, none
Cons: This product hasn't updated within 26 days to
User Rating: 9/10
A better product than beta 1
Pros: Auto-update works better; simpler interface; more thorough scan engine; doesn't clutter up the TEMP folder with files, unlike MSAS
Cons: no systray icon
User Rating: 9/10
Almost perfect!
Pros: Detect anything, low cpu usage
Cons: Manual scans takes more than 10 minutes
User Rating: 3/10
Microsoft antispyware never finds anything!
Pros: userfriendly, has an excellent userinterface well organized
Cons: never caught a single thing on my computer while others caught tons of spyware
User Rating: 6/10
People Are Amazing
Pros: Scans spyware, nice built in interface
Cons: Doesn't find all spyware
User Rating: 6/10
People Are Amazing
Pros: Scans spyware, nice built in interface
Cons: Doesn't find all spyware
User Rating: 8/10
Overall, not much is missing. What's CNET thinking??
Pros: Great at what it's supposed to do.
Cons: Takes a long time to do a proper scan; memory hog
Now, it's obviously not perfect. If it's doing a scan, you can forget pretty much about high-end multi-tasking. There is a lack of user control, and at the same time too little automatic adjustability options. But the entire thing is great, and I'm looking forward to how well it'll protect my PC in the future.
This program is a great all-around piece of software, a real good job by Microsoft. It's not as strict as other Anti-Spyware programs, and believe me, I've tested and run a whole lot of them before deciding which ones to keep, adn which ones to uninstall.
Other programs are too strict, and although Windows Defender scans don't always come up with 1000's of items, maybe that's because it's doing its job. Other programs do turn up more items, but 99% of them are just tracking cookies, and for me, 100% of them were from trusted sites.
Even though there's no taskbar icon (one shows up when you haven't run a scan in 3 days) it IS working.
For the million people who "can't update spyware definitions" --> You can do this via Microsoft Update, or in the HELP options, click "About WD" and then click "Check for Update." If you have Automatic Updates turned on, it'll notify you approximately every 3 or 4 days to install new updates for WD.
- Nick
User Rating: 6/10
Good, but not perfect
Pros: Very easy to install and operate, with minimal impact on system performance -- even on an old, underpowered computer
Cons: Does not catch everything
The only flaw so far has been that Windows Defender Beta 2 does not seem to detect any adware-linked tracking cookies. Beta 1 had the same feature/glitch. After a five-minute romp through some of the more notorious sources of spyware, Windows Defender detected no suspicious spyware. Spybot detected and cleaned 9 items, all of them browser tracking cookies.
If you use this product, don't uninstall Spybot or other anti-spyware software.
User Rating: 9/10
Ad-Aware/Spybot Replacement
Pros: Excellent integration with XP-SP2, Outlook 2003, and IE7-B2 (well, we really should expect this, right?)
Cons: Well, it could do a full scan more quickly and without taking as much system resources, but it is still a Beta
User Rating: 9/10
So far its been pretty good.
Pros: Not Available
Cons: Not Available
The product installation was a breeze and it saved me the worry of uninstalling the beta 1 as usual per microsoft.
Just go to tools then general settings and check signature default and it won't remove anything until you give it permission.
IMHO I'd say microsoft is definitely headed in the right direction with this product, hopefully they will enable the removal of claria and gator but as of yet I've seen no mention whether beta 2 does or not. All in all a good product getting better.
I think it should be made available to everyone after all its free so why not microsoft. Give everyone a fair go with this new beta.
User Rating: 9/10
catches spyware,seamless,great info about running processes
Pros: Not Available
Cons: Not Available
it is so seamless: i would never even know it was there if, well, i didn't know. also, runs as a service so it protects ALL the time, even if no user is logged on.
powerful viewer for startup programs and running programs: very nice to have a long description of each program, and sorted by publisher. simply brilliant. beats Task Manager and msconfig by miles and miles.
all in all, very promising for a Beta 2 and can't wait for the final!
User Rating: 1/10
Did not catch anything.
Pros: Not Available
Cons: Not Available
I do not recommend it at all.
User Rating: 10/10
GREAT! ONLY TWO ISSUES
Pros: EVERYTHING!
Cons: bad user interface, long scanning
i have used adaware, spybot, and spysweeper 4.5, and even with all of them at maximum protection, msantispy found 4 critical/severe spywares that were in my computer that the other 3 spyware removers didnt detect!
its not a memory hog like spysweeper, so my computer starts up much faster than before
the only downside to this program is its poorly placed user interface, it takes awhile getting used to. also, the scan times are long but it doesnt bother me since i usually scan while performing other tasks anyway
great spyware remover!
User Rating: 9/10
Near perfect anti-spyware tool; worry free
Pros: Catches spyware not in definition file, simple interface, free, System Checkpoints for advanced customization
Cons: Still in Beta version
I have used it for over six months, and I have had no spyware to date. It updates automatically, runs in the background, and gives me small, unintrusive notifications when it blocks or allows programs. I might rate it a "10" if the finished version fixes the quirks.
User Rating: 7/10
basicaly good and the price is right
Pros: works off hours
Cons: does not remember
User Rating: 3/10
Mediocre quality
Pros: real-time monitoring
Cons: Doesn't play nicely with other applications
Don't use this product. Use Ad-Aware or Spybot (or both) instead. When AntiSpyware is no longer a Beta release then have another look at it.
Philosophical question: Instead of developing an antispyware product, why doesn't Microsoft re-deploy these developers to fix the exploits?
User Rating: 1/10
AS a tech I have to uninstall this software as it slows down peoples pc's
Pros: there are none.....
Cons: it slows down the pc and also is hard to remove
User Rating: 9/10
Great Product!
Pros: Works well for deleting spyware
Cons: I Cant find anything wrong with it
User Rating: 9/10
Very Impressive, removed spyware found but not removed by Norton @ Adaware programs.
Pros: Had to run 3 scans to toally remove the malware from all location in my desktop, but it cleaned it all out.
Cons: Had to use Systemworks 2005 Optomizer after 3 scans, it relaly scattered the files on the hard drive.
User Rating: 10/10
Best one out there - tried four(4) different products
Pros: Works much faster than the WebRoot Product
Cons: Newest version requires Legal Microsoft OS Verification
User Rating: 5/10
No support for windows 9X
Pros: Don't know. Can't use it. I have windows 98SE as my OS.
Cons: Does not work on windows 9X.
User Rating: 8/10
A well-designed tool with great automation and low system impact.
Pros: Solid performance, easy updates, nice interface, little effect on system resources, some nice extras
Cons: Slightly less thorough than Spybot
User Rating: 10/10
Definetely the best out there
Pros: 91% acuracy
Cons: eh slow a little
User Rating: 8/10
Works ALMOST perfectly
Pros: Detects most spyware/adware and has real time protection for free
Cons: Has conflict with AOL (block cusor as mouse), can also bring old/slow systems down somewhat
User Rating: 4/10
Not as good as others
Pros: easy to use, Free (for now).
Cons: Lavasoft's Adware will find items that microsoft will miss. It will not be free after 2005.
User Rating: 8/10
works as advertised
Pros: easy to use
Cons: not aware of any
User Rating: 2/10
Sounded good - but didn't work.
Pros: Worked seamlessly with updates and scheduled searches.
Cons: Never found a single file and slowed my computer down to a crawl.
The Microsoft Beta never found a single file. In addition, it slowed down my computers processing speed to a crawl. I couldn't understand why my computer was processing even the simplest commands so slowly until I removed the beta and my system went back to normal. Stick to Ad-Aware and Spybot. At least they find something and don't corrupt your computer.
User Rating: 1/10
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware Beta1
Pros: Nice Interface, Easy to use
Cons: Does not find any Spyware at all
By comparison Spybot Search & Destroy took about 4 min.36 secs. to scan the identical C: Drive and it found spyware I then run AdAware SE Plus and it also found spyware however I did not clock the scan duration.
I have used Spybot Search & Destroy and AdAware SE Plus for a long time and they have always found Spyware.
Since Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware Beta1 is not finding any Spyware at all I can only conclude that is not doing its job.
Has anyone else experienced the same thing that I have
Arthur Billy
User Rating: 9/10
So far so good
Pros: Fast, looks good and easy to use
Cons: None so far
Ive done some scans and it has found some spyware that hadn't been found before. The program has some nice features for files found, like remove, quarintine, or ignore.
User Rating: 8/10
Very Good! Removed all spyware from my laptop
Pros: Nice Options
Cons: Did not find any
User Rating: 9/10
MS AntiSpyware found registry entries and files that none of the other products caught.
Pros: MS AntiSpyware didn't just find the files and entries, it removed them too.
Cons: I found nothing negative about MS AntiSpyware.
User Rating: 9/10
Good right now, promises to be better.
Pros: Good interface, good scanning time
Cons: Memory hog, not auto updates yet.
User Rating: 9/10
I Like it better than Spybot or Adaware
Pros: Runs Quitely, Nice User interface, Set it and Forget It, FREE
Cons: Can't think of any.
User Rating: 9/10
Does the job quietly and automatically
Pros: Scheduled nightly run and real time protection
Cons: Slow to perform scan
User Rating: 9/10
cookie control needed
Pros: quick scanning, finds all spyware, does a good job finding tracking cookies.
Cons: resident scanning does not scan cookies unless a scan of system is in progress.
User Rating: 8/10
What's going on with update screen?
Pros: Fast scanning, easy to use interface, glad you can shut down when not on net and take off startup menu
Cons: update screen disappears when performing update on my WinXP SP2 machine, slow to load when turned on
Real resource hog, but perhaps that's necessary.
Very glad you can control whether it goes on startup menu and shut down anti-spyware beta when you don't want to use resources for that purpose.
Has detected no spyware on my machine in 4 months and missed a Backweb Lite that was picked up by Spybot.
User Rating: 8/10
Great to see a Product like this from MS!!!
Pros: Seamless intertwining with the OS
Cons: From MS????
Time will show its worth!!!!
THANKS Microsoft!!
PS: I am mostly a Mac user , but have respect for Microsoft's efforts!!
User Rating: 8/10
free spyware
Pros: another free spyware program
Cons: not the best but use it with the others its great
User Rating: 8/10
Good Program
Pros: Fast and accurate scans, easy to use
Cons: Allow/Deny popup will confuse some non-IT users
User Rating: 8/10
Better than spybot
Pros: automatic, less intrusive
Cons: still in beta
User Rating: 8/10
free and efficient
Pros: updates itself automatically
Cons: Have to share information on the Net
User Rating: 8/10
Great for the XP operating system Microsoft won't let it screw up their own operating system.
Pros: Its from Microsoft the XP people it won't screw-up their system as other products will do. It learns from you when installed.
Cons: What's taking so long bring on the Virus protection bundled with it.
User Rating: 5/10
Definitely a BETA....
Pros: Free, and does have a few neat tricks up it's sleeve
Cons: NOT very capable, easily defeated by spyware...
User Rating: 9/10
Very good active protection, and privacy tools.
Pros: Runs in the background to catch bugs on the fly, and alerts you to anything trying to tamper with your browser settings or windows configurations.
Cons: Requires a small bit of RAM to run full time.
User Rating: 5/10
I do not think It works!
Pros: Should be able to run in the background
Cons: Fails to pick up what others get
Even with MS running, it fails to catch ALOT of spy programs the others pick up.
I do not understand these raving reviews??
User Rating: 7/10
Does a decent job, but needs to allow more user configuration.
Pros: Fairly good at catching most spyware, but does miss some which other proggies find
Cons: can't prevent it from allowing some programs, e.g. QuickTime quickstart, to keep installing. Pop-up window appears to announce what it's doing, but when window disappears no easy way to retrieve it.
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent Product
Pros: Runs like an AV app (sentinel service, self-updates), Free!
Cons: Still needs to be tweaked to work with certain MS apps
User Rating: 9/10
Great anti-spyware!
Pros: Stable, permanently active in the background without disturbance
Cons: Made by Microsoft
User Rating: 8/10
One of the best spyware busters in the market place and its free!
Pros: Real time protection which pops up messages if it detects any suspicious activities.
Cons: Full system scan takes up a lot of resource and drags the computer. But its worth the while
User Rating: 8/10
Excellent program
Pros: easy to use
Cons: nothing right now
User Rating: 10/10
Best Antispyware Program
Pros: Excellent at catching spyware others can't
Cons: Wish it could catch EVERYTHING.
Thank you Microsoft.
User Rating: 9/10
Very Effective
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Misses some adwares
User Rating: 9/10
Best of the free antispyware
Pros: Caught more programs than S&D
Cons: Memory usage
User Rating: 8/10
Better than spybot or adaware
Pros: finds and removes detrious
Cons: hard to find some advanced features
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent , need i say more
Pros: good, very good at what is does
Cons: cant think of any as seems to work fine on my machine
User Rating: 10/10
Excellent!
Pros: Daily Scans at 2am; very thorough
Cons: None that I can see.
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent -->Near 10 rating
Pros: has AUTO run function that other free programs lack.
Cons: has some of its own annoying pop ups that are hard to get rid of.
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent product
Pros: quick and effective
Cons: none that I can think of
User Rating: 10/10
Outstounding
Pros: clean intergration and good logging on events
Cons: pop up notices need close button
Better intergration than competitors
User Rating: 1/10
Microsoft Antispyware has serious issues
Pros: None that I know of
Cons: Mysterious lock ups and never found any spyware
Also, mysterious feature and machine lock ups went away immediately after uninstall. I can see no reason to use MS ASW.
XP Pro, SP2 - all updates in place. Intel 3.4 MHz and motherboard. 2 gigs DDR2 RAM
User Rating: 9/10
Better than all the others!
Pros: Very easy to setup (virtual no questions asked), always online, infection details, scheduling, relatively fast
Cons: No central management for IT departments but it is a great stand-alone program.
BTW, I have a 'bone' to pick with Tom Merritt (CNET section editor). He states, "Frankly, I think spyware fears are overblown." Are you joking? This is hardly overblown! I manage an IT department and this year alone, malware (which incorporates all forms of spyware and adware) has cost us over $15000.00 in lost productivity and sure support time to remove these insidious programs. I am not alone either; Techrepublic recently surveyed IT workers and malware is considered more dangerous than viruses. Why? Because viruses are now relatively easy to prevent.
User Rating: 9/10
Extremely Good. Best antispyware i have tried.
Pros: It is free, and it works. i notice no drag. It is a trusted Brand.
Cons: It beta, but i feel like it does not update enough. Plus i got norton internet secruity. It tells me i got spyware on my computer, but Microsoft Antispyware does not pick it up.
User Rating: 8/10
Much better than Spybot
Pros: Finds and fixes everything...FREE!
Cons: none really
User Rating: 10/10
brilliant!
Pros: ALLOFITISGREAT
Cons: NONOFITISBAD
User Rating: 5/10
Ok but misses stuff
Pros: runs real time
Cons: misses stuff Spy-Bot and Ad-Aware catch
User Rating: 9/10
9 Outta 10 with a bullet.
Pros: Well and flexibly featured, Easy to use.
Cons: Appears blind to some nasties like about:blank.
User Rating: 10/10
THIS BABY RAWKS !!!!
Pros: updates itself, fire and forget , FREEE !!!!
Cons: can be a little slow , and just a little annoying at times...
User Rating: 10/10
The one and only antispyware product you'll ever need!
Pros: Real-time scanning, frequent updates, and low on resources.
Cons: Sorry...this product is perfect!
User Rating: 8/10
Great Software at a Great Price: FREE
Pros: Good Design and is always working
Cons: has to update often
User Rating: 9/10
It has removed spyware that has been very stubborn to remove.
Pros: It works great.
Cons: I haven't found any yet
User Rating: 8/10
Antispy is at least as good as Spybot
Pros: Easy to use , runs in the background and works correctly
Cons: Can't find any
Does anyone know of a free PC health product like Registry Mechanic ??
User Rating: 1/10
Looks Good but Doesn't Clean
Pros: Easy to install; Looks fine and easy to use; Free
Cons: Doesn't detect or clean spyware
User Rating: 8/10
Microsoft turned safety spec again.
Pros: Great, easy and fast interface.
Cons: Will it work?
The good thing I have to say is it's great to see Microsoft competing again, and now folks, in the freeware department!!
That meens you can get a Microsoft software product, well Giant really for nothing.
Who knows? I have a wide span suspicion that their plan is to make it licensed and full shareware if it becomes a major success.
I'm thus worried. It may not stand the market and the competition for long. Ad-aware from Lavasoft is already on it's way to over 3 million active users and over 1 million that actually bought it as a Professional bundle.
Anyway, this is Microsoft. And this people, is a good program. Easy interface and easy to learn from. It also has, if none of you notices a experise selector, I chose Advanced so it will now show more information about what it is doing instead of speaking immature computering language.
It's good. For the time being.
User Rating: 8/10
Great program, but have another program just in case
Pros: Good process of checking for spyware, Real-Time protection.
Cons: Didn't catch all spyware.
User Rating: 9/10
This is great.
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: How much will it cost ?
User Rating: 10/10
Quit Whining
Pros: Free. This software has the security from microsoft you want, you know when you install this it is not adding its own spyware like Adaware and others might do. The features.
Cons: None at all.
