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A little over a month ago, Microsoft Antispyware began detecting Messenger Plus! as a spyware application. For those who do not know, when installing Messenger Plus!, you’re given the option of installing a sponsor package. If you chose not to, there is nothing from the sponsor installed on your computer. MSAS (Microsoft Antispyware) detected “msgplus.exe”, the core of Messenger Plus! as a spyware application - though the file is the same whether or not you install the sponsor or not and doesn’t contain any spyware at all.
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Microsoft Antispyware comes to the rescue. It identified 53 spyware threats over 12 infected processes, 5031 files, and 6330 registry entries. It ... gave default recommended actions for each of them, and thread-level ratings. Descriptive text on the right panel made it clear exactly what each piece of rogue software did.
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Once threats are identified, Microsoft AntiSpyware displays detailed information about detected programs including where a threat is located on your computer, a risk rating, and a recommended action. From the Scanning tab you can ... schedule scans daily, weekly, or monthly.
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Last month, the company released a free "beta," or test, version of Microsoft AntiSpyware, which was based on technology from a firm it acquired in December. But it had not announced whether the technology would be free in the final release.
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"We are going through with a refresh of the (Microsoft AntiSpyware) beta," said Paul Bryan, director of product management with Microsoft's security technology and business unit. "We are testing this right now a bit, making sure that things are OK" before releasing to all testers.
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Microsoft Antispyware gives real-time pop-up warnings that alert you when attempts are made to change your PC's settings. It will ... warn of attempts to change Internet Explorer browser settings and a dialog box allows you to accept the change or deny it.
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