Re: MS Antispyware

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From: kurttrail (dontemailme_at_anywhereintheknowuniverse.org)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:43:32 -0500

CWatters wrote:
> "kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in
> message news:%23veftc7EFHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> <excessive quoting snipped>
>
>> Recommend beta software! But when some false positive ends up
>> screwing with other programs for your brother and friend, have fun!
>
> But is it really a true beta? Didn't MS buy a company to get this
> product? So it's really only the latest changes that are are beta.

It still has the Beta name on it. And the Average computer user should
not get into the habit of running Beta software, no matter how good it
is.

There are definite problems with the uninstall routine, as it leaves
about as much garbage and NAV does in the registry, so when the Gold
version comes out there may be conflicts. And I know it comes up with
some false positives. So that people might be removing keys that the
need for some utilities that they rarely use.

I was running it side by side with Spybots real time protection, and
MSAS was sometimes 30 seconds slower at popping up warnings when
installing programs, and sometimes never gave any warning at all. 

-- 
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