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01/06/2005: "Microsoft released an anti- spyware tool"

History:
Back in 2003, Microsoft purchased GeCad, a Romanian anti-virus maker. There were lots of speculations whether Microsoft was going to enter an Anti-Virus market. However, GeCad, a well known maker of Anti-Virus product for Linux, did not have a well known anti-virus for Windows. In 2004 Microsoft bundled XP SP2 with a firewall which it developed in collaboration with McAfee. In December 2004, Microsoft purchased an anti-software maker Giant Company Software (giantcompany.com). It is obvious that Microsoft Anti-Spyware is, apart from slight re-branding, an identical product to Giant Anti Spyware (TM).
Experience:
Microsoft Anti-Spyware runs great, spyware detection is good and the user interface is pleasant.
If you download "free" programs from the Internet, you probably have a few spyware programs residing on your computer.
Recommendation:
I recommend that you download and run Microsoft Anti-Spyware.