[dba-Tech] [SPAM SUSPECT] Re: Windows Defender

It's my understanding that MS bought Giant and that Defender is based upon
Giant.

Bobby

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:40 AM
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I guess so. I think I might leave it for a couple of days at home, run
Giant, see what it picks up (usually nothing), uninstall it, install
Defender and run it, to see what the difference is.


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com]
Sent: 15 February 2006 15:15
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows Defender


Got it.  Installed it.  Ran it.  Came up with...nothing!  Am I living 
right, or what?

Rocky


Jon Tydda wrote:
> ooh, ooh, Microsoft have released Windows Defender Beta 2! 
>  
> As a test, I've just run it on a pc here, along with Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware
> personal 1.6 and Panda Active Scan.
>  
> Panda picked up 21 objects that it considered spyware.
> Spybot picked up 14.
> Ad-Aware picked up 11.
> Defender picked up 2.
>  
> According to the scan logs, Panda's spyware objects were all cookies, the
> same as Ad-Aware's were. Spybot had some cookies, and the fact that there
is
> no antivirus software installed on the pc in question (yes, I know, but
it's
> not on our network, and the people who supplied it stated emphatically
that
> it didn't need AV, and so far they're right, which is rather galling).
> Defender discovered Tight VNC and RAdmin, both remote control software
that
> was installed by me.
>  
> It does have some useful looking tools, such as the ability to explore the
> startup programs, and is a bit better organised that the old version of
> MSAS, or Giant. They recommend that you uninstall Giant now (where they
> didn't before) and upgrade to this new product.
>  
> Apologies for the cross post, but I think people on both lists will find
> this useful.
>  
>  
> Jon
>   

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Rocky Smolin