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News (22)

• Microsoft's free anti-spyware hits market

  Windows Defender is a direct challenge to products from security vendors and notches up Microsoft's competitive push.

• Windows AntiSpyware becomes 'Defender'

  Microsoft is giving Windows AntiSpyware a makeover.

• Microsoft to deliver patches by the dozen

  Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release a dozen security bulletins, including a "critical" one for its own anti-spyware and other security products.

• Microsoft's security product hits home stretch

  Microsoft plans to release its subscription security program before the northern summer and to challenge its main rivals on pricing, ZDNet Australia sister site CNET News.com has learned.

• Microsoft security product to ship in June

  Microsoft plans to ship a new security product in June, charging US$49.95 a year to shield up to three PCs against viruses, spyware and other cyberthreats, the company said on Tuesday in the United States.

Features and Case Studies (15)

• Inside Vista's Security Center

  The Security Center in the Windows Vista October Community Technical Preview (CTP) is sporting a status bar titled Spyware Protection. Here's a closer look at the Spyware Protection status bar and explore the implications of it presence.

• The Netscaping of Symantec and McAfee

  Vendors Symantec and McAfee have looked into the future and don't want to become the next Netscapes.

• Pest control: Battling spyware

  To help curb the torrent of spyware, ZDNet Australia presents a spyware superguide comprising the latest reviews, tips and tricks aimed at keeping users safe.

• Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware

  Microsoft has corrected a mistake in its anti-spyware product that flagged some Symantec security tools as malicious software.

• To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

  Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

Reviews (19)

• Microsoft Windows Defender

  Windows Defender is free and therefore should be a part of your desktop antispyware collection. Still, it's best to get a second opinion, probably from your name-brand antivirus-plus-software application.

• The best endpoint security suite is...

  Wondering which endpoint security suite keeps your clients the most protected? Enex TestLab racks them all up and puts them through their paces.

• BitDefender Antivirus 10

  BitDefender Antivirus 10 is a solid antivirus and antispyware solution, offering two-year subscriptions for the price of one elsewhere; however, it could be faster, offer built-in help, and uninstall better.

• Ad-Aware 2007

  Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 came in dead last in our CNET antispyware testing. Ad-Aware failed to detect half of the test spyware, and unlike nine out of the 10 other antispyware apps we reviewed in December 2007, left behind traces for all but one spyware.

• To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

  Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

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