http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2004/12/30/344559.aspxAs you've probably already heard, Microsoft acquired GIANT Company Software, Inc. so that it can "provide Microsoft® Windows® customers with new tools to help protect them from the threat of spyware and other deceptive software" (from the press releaseen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2004/12/30/344559.aspx#352707Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:11:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:352707SpybuddyI believe in running every reliable freeware spyware utility you can get your hands on. There is no perfect program and you need to run four or five to catch all your spyware. Also, you need to be savvy enough to uncheck the &quot;good&quot; spyware like your banking login, and so forth.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=352707" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2004/12/30/344559.aspx#348684Fri, 07 Jan 2005 22:32:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:348684RobertJust downloaded and ran it. It's very nice. Never used the GIANT version (I used SBS&amp;D) so don't know what Microsoft changed. <br> <br>It has a reasonable UI. I like the real-time protection, and it was able to find two programs I planted that SBS&amp;D missed! <br> <br>I think I'll switch to MS's product. And I'm glad Microsoft is taking a stand against Spyware. It's a bold move that may get them in trouble from Spyware &quot;vendors&quot; who may claim their software is legit. <br> <br>(Too bad Microsoft didn't label Real player as Spyware! I hate that thing. ;-) )<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=348684" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2004/12/30/344559.aspx#347702Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:42:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:347702TOURNEY LOGIC LINK BLOG<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=347702" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2004/12/30/344559.aspx#347643Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:02:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:347643Michael Swanson's Blog<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=347643" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2004/12/30/344559.aspx#347094Wed, 05 Jan 2005 23:23:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:347094Jeff ParkerAny Idea what they are doing with some of Giant's other tools, I have been using Giant's Anti Spam Software for as long as I can remember both at home and at work. <br> <br>It had things in it's anti Spam software no one else ever had, at least not that I seen. The best one that finally started getting me removed from Spam Lists was auto bounce Email Address not found. That combined with some spammers using real email addresses started getting me removed. Anyway At work we have firewall level anti spam filters, then outlook has it's spam filter, anything getting past both of those Giant would catch.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=347094" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2004/12/30/344559.aspx#344720Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:33:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:344720HellsbellboyI was just lucky enough to try a Trial Version of GIANT just before MS bought them and the download went down. I had read about it in a review where it had also beat the other Spyware removal programs. It was a nice program and I look forward to what MS has instore.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=344720" width="1" height="1">