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Windows to have its own anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-pop-up

By Derek Sooman

On December 16, 2004, 2:02 PM

Microsoft will make its first venture into anti-spyware, anti-pop-up and antispam tools when it acquires Giant Company Software, who specialise in this software market. Microsoft said that it will be using tools based on Giant's products to help protect Windows from the problems of spyware, spam and pop-ups.

"A beta version of a tool based on Giant's anti-spyware product will be available to Windows customers within one month, according to a statement from Microsoft."

Security is a serious consideration for Microsoft and IE - not least because of the vast number of security flaws which have been found and continue to be found in this browser. Microsoft plans to turn this around and make IE (and Windows as a whole) more secure with these kinds of technologies.

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  1. December 16, 2004 2:30 PM
    Tarkus said:
    Giant who? Never heard of them.
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  2. December 16, 2004 2:38 PM
    Phantasm66 said:
    No, I've never heard of them either.
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  3. December 16, 2004 4:12 PM
    Nic said:
    Neither have I.
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  4. December 17, 2004 7:23 AM
    Knight said:
    There goes the first of another software sector to Microsoft. Eventually the competition will have to specialize to survive, as Microsoft will be including all the basics.
    Reply
  5. December 17, 2004 8:14 AM
    redrooster said:
    I tried the Giant software last month, it wasn't that good. I'll stick with Adware and Spybot.
    Reply
  6. December 17, 2004 1:27 PM
    Tarkus said:
    Follow-up: I hear they're actually gonna charge for this. Imagine that, paying Microsoft to plug the security holes in their software. It's a win-win situation for them.
    Reply

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