Microsoft AntiSpyware

(If you are not familiar with the term "Spyware" then read this article: What Is Spyware?)

Designed to work with Windows 2000, XP (Home and Pro) and 2003, this is just part of the growing list of security tools that are being released by Microsoft.

Benefits Include:

# Real-time protection helps improve your Internet browsing safety by guarding more than 50 ways Web sites and programs can put spyware on your computer.

# Known spyware is automatically blocked while you browse the Internet.

# Scanning of your PC memory, processes, hard drive and registry.

# Your preferences determine whether you are alerted by all system changes, system changes caused by spyware only or changes where an appropriate response to a detected threat cannot be automatically determined.

Here are a few screenshots of the product: Click the links to see a larger image...

Spyware Scan in Progress

Spyware Scan Completed:
Scan Summary

Spyware Scan in Progress

Spyware Scan Completed:
Scan Summary

Users can choose to participate in the SpyNet™
AntiSpyware Community

A Windows AntiSpyware Alert enables users to
send suspicious programs to SpyNet™
 

Microsoft AntiSpyware Pricing..?

Well there is no news from Microsoft on that front yet... but on a side note:

Even the financial markets reacted to the release of Microsoft's future Computer Security software plans (on the same day as releasing Microsoft AntiSpyware, the company also announced the new: Malicious Software Removal Tool)

On news of this shares in two of the market leaders, Symantec  & McAfee, fell by around 7% !!!

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