Hipwrddude 0 #1 January 10, 2005 I just thought I'd share a winter backpacking list I created for a group of us who hike the Appalachian Trail and other wilderness areas. Also, for those who may not be aware, Microsoft has launched their own anti-spyware software to detach the leeches of the internet from your pc. I've used anti spyware by others (Lavasoft's AdAware being my previous favority) but when I ran Microsoft's I swear I heard that can of whoop ass go to work! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx Cheers! You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #2 January 10, 2005 Wow...what a combination in a post. You are running microsoft beta software? I am sorry...please advise what network segment you are on, so I may disconnect. Seriously...that has some balls dude.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #3 January 10, 2005 Its not truely beta. MS bought a company in Dec that had fully fuctioning software, they rebranded it in Jan as their own and labled it as Beta since they do not have a new rewrite done yet. MS was trying to buy Ad-Aware for a while but this other deal went through first. It would have been interesting to see your reaction if MS just rebranded Ad-Aware as their product. Going to complain that its a Beta even though it was working perfectly as the old company? The thing I like... It puts out new Spyware files at least once a day if not more often and autoupdates.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #4 January 10, 2005 I've just started using the MS-spyware program. found one file modified 2 times Ad-Aware never found. Pretty happy with it so far.. My ONLY complaint was the fact I had to Validate my copy of WinXP ... I was able to DL and install SP2 and all the updates and I've never once been asked to supply my software key ever. But oh well a small price to pay for just another level of insecure, security "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #5 January 10, 2005 IF the modify the code base at all, I don't care who it USED to be. Second, daily updates sound good...BUT one of my problem with M$ is not slow updates, it is rather hasty halfbaked ones. So that does not do much for me. Third, I am not validating my XP copy, I am tired of meddling, etc. I download the deutsche version of MWP to avoid the same thing :) Fourth, I use Spybot and HiJackThis with VERY good results. And I fully trust their disclosure policies. I am not changing a working formula. Especially to someone that I trust to give me the details. Just my .02 It is their O/S that makes the spyware possible remember?-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teamhypoxia 0 #6 January 10, 2005 fyi no need to validate to recieve this download Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #7 January 10, 2005 Well I was just going on what Slappie said. Perhaps it is random, I think some of there validations are.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #8 January 10, 2005 You don' t need to validate, you can download it from any computer. It works well and so far it's working better than all the others. It runs itself and to the regular user that's perfect. Spybot is marginal. Hijack this takes too much knowledge for the average consumer.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #9 January 10, 2005 QuoteYou don' t need to validate, you can download it from any computer. It works well and so far it's working better than all the others. It runs itself and to the regular user that's perfect. Spybot is marginal. Hijack this takes too much knowledge for the average consumer. Well the website pops up and told me I had to validate my winxp before I could download it. I did it.. oh well. It's not like I'm pirating this copy of WinXP onto any other machines. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #10 January 10, 2005 I am not the average consumer Not gonna call Slappie a liar. Many people report similiar things http://www.google.com/search?q=microsoft+validation+download Perhaps you already validated for something recently.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #11 January 10, 2005 If you click "Do not Validate" is still downloads And the only thing they changed is the InstallWizard. I change those all the time here and it does'nt alter the codebase one bit. The program still runs in the background as "GIANTAntiSpyware". Oh, and they changed it from a pay network to a free one. Giant was extremely successful, but very little known about because they charged a monthly fee for their product.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #12 January 10, 2005 interesting....guess you play with M$ more than me Well if it turns out to be the best, I am sure the groundswell press will say so in a few months.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hipwrddude 0 #13 January 11, 2005 Antagonizing me will get you nowhere ... see. You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
