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Story: Microsoft AntiSpyware: Is it worth bothering with?

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I installed the Beta MS anti spyware on Jan 9, and it was runnign smoothly until i had an auto update from MS on 2-10, when the MS antispyware was then unable to access the internet for updates. My experience is that the MS anti spyware did get malware which Adaware and Spybot missed, and this is matches Eric Howes from Uof Illinois in his test of popular anti malware tools. He said that of 134 "planted" malware items, the MS found 100, while spybot only found 40. Adaware I think was at 70's and Spysweeper in the 80's.
Meanwhile, I did a system restore to B4 the MS update, as I am not a techie and want the protection of the updates...I'm attempting to put a link the the eweek article showing the test results here: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1731474,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614
Ashwin

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