 Microsoft Anti-spyware Beta 1, well, let's see... screenshots. |
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 Jan 17 2005, 01:31 AM
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Part III "tools" cont. 11. Application Agents. Numbers 23-25 of 25 checkpoints listed & defined in the "detail" columns of the application agents screen.
Blocked Events are changes to your system that you have elected to block. Based on security warnings from the Internet, System & Application Security Agents. Each item (on the left) has been blocked or modified to ensure the highest level of security. 13. View Security Agent Events Information regarding the actions taken utilizing the 50 Agents incorporated in this anti-spyware program appear on this screen as: QUOTE Event Details: For instance, a Script Blocking alert Occured on: 1/15/2005 at 12:41:37 AM "The user phawgg has decided to allow the script C:\Documents and Settings\phawgg\Desktop\msconfig.reg to run..." A detailed tutorial on the consequences of this action follows on this page. Pretty neat & concise way to run anti-spyware software, I'd say. What follows is the tools dropdown menu Advanced Tools Hey, then not long after that we can run a couple scans, huh? 
This post has been edited by phawgg: Jan 17 2005, 01:38 AM -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Jan 17 2005, 02:29 AM
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Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
14. System Explorers
"System Explorers is the key to customizing your computer experience. With it you can view and modify settings that are normally hidden and difficult to change. For example, you can view a list of all the Browser Helper Objects that are installed in IE, find out what programs are set to automatically startup when Windows launches, see & modify which applications are altering IE, and much more. Once you have customized your settings with System Explorers, you'll feel as if Windows was designed "just for you". 15. Advanced File Analyzer "Use the Advanced File Analyzer to learn more about the installation and technical details of any type of file. The File Analyzer can help you to better determine what potential threats a file might represent to your PC. 16. Browser Hijack Setting Restore Details: Start Page This is the URL of the web page that will be displayed when a new IE browser window is opened. Current Setting: http://www.google.com/ (for example) Restore Setting to: http://www.msn.com (the default setting) IE default Setting: (see above) 17. Tracks Eraser 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Of the available programs (32 of them tracking PC use) only microsoft programs and any other common ones installed at this time will appear in the menu selection as available to routinely erase. 24. Suspect Report Report a possible spyware problem to Microsoft. The Suspected Spyware Reporting Tool generates a list of software installed at System Checkpoints. Analyzing this data can help detect anomolous software installed at these checkpoints. Name (optional) Email Addy (optional) Description of problem Description of suspected spyware "I suspect spyware on this PC" After the scan of these checkpoints is complete you will have the option to view data before it is sent to Microsoft. Thus ends the Tools context menu available in this program at this time. 
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Jan 17 2005, 03:38 PM
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Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
Microsoft Anti-spyware Beta 1
Part IV "the scans" If you are impatient to get the job done This is where to start. The rest of it will just confuse you. Besides, it's too much to read anyway. Default setting will give you a button. SCAN  Unfortunately, some choices still await you. "spyware scan options" Not that button!! It wouldn't be as easy! 1 You did it anyway. Quick scan will show you an animation. You will see a folder on the left. A smaller folder with a question mark attached will slip out of the larger folder and move right. When it "enters" the green console in the middle of the screen, the green console will show zig-zag lines. Upon exiting the console, the little folder wiil continue moving right, but there is no question mark anymore.  It enters the folder on the right and the process continues. When it checks the registry the graphics change to these:  2. Scan's done. About a minute later. One result, and it's probably a false positive. Most good scanners will dredge up one or two of those, it seems. So, that's whats known as sorta ANTI-CLIMATIC.  "You mean to say, that's it phawgg?" "after all those eye-blurrin' 16 posts of stuff that can go wrong with Windows?" Well, what can I say?? The phawgg machine is clean. ----------FAQ's ----------------------------------- Q. Can I use this on win95, win98, or winME? A. No. Q. You mean there are over 50 areas that can be compromised in win2000, winXP, and win2003? A. Yes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1-14-05 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1-17-05 full scan result. 16. 17. 18. This post has been edited by phawgg: Jan 17 2005, 04:25 PM -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Feb 17 2005, 09:58 AM
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I have been using and understand the subject program. Recently the icon on my task bar disappeared even though I have not checked that option in the program. The program seems to be running in the background when I check Task Manager of my XP Home Edition.
I'd like to get the icon back on the taskbar so the right click functions work. Any suggestions? |
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Feb 17 2005, 12:56 PM
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Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
denisw I think the no tray icon indicates the real time protection is disabled.
If the resident (real-time) protection is enabled & still no tray icon it's malfunctioning. The tray icon, in the right-hand corner, when right-clicked brings up a context menu:
Summary page will (should have) red item marks if anything is in-active. Click Real-time Protection there, or choose either the large icon or "tools"-->"real-time protection". I had no tray icon until I did that. Choosing to shutdown from it will give this message:  Having shutdown the program in this way, I think will prevent startup at reboot. This post has been edited by phawgg: Feb 17 2005, 12:57 PM -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Mar 30 2007, 12:01 AM
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I let this software run its "quick scan' then just for fun, ran Ad-Aware SE. Ad-Aware SE found several critical spyware something er others that it wanted to quarantine since the last time I ran it, which was less than a month ago.
:-( Has anyone else tried this? i.e., running Microsoft's Anti-spyware Beta 1 then running Ad-Aware SE? This post has been edited by driver1928: Mar 30 2007, 12:02 AM |
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Mar 30 2007, 08:21 AM
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Microsoft's Anti-spyware Beta 1 expired on 7/31/2006 and was replaced with Windows Defender.
You should remove it and update. Related info: Windows Defender Overview Release Notes Windows Defender Support & Training -------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"
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