does Microsoft antispayware detect keyloggers?

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Terry Prohaska

I am concerned that people are installing keyloggers on
some machines and can find no documentation on them from
Microsoft.
 
Hi

All antispyware makers try to detect as much as possible
but with an ongoing explosion with numerous new trojans,
keyloggers etc this is really difficult.

You can help MS and other users if you send in spyware
reports to MS about this, menu tools within MSAS.

To protect yourself you can also use a real firewall with both inbound
and outbound filter such as ZoneAlarm, Kerio etc.
MS SP2 firewall is too weak for this sort of malware.

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plun

From first-hand experience, the trial version of Giant
AntiSpyware, which Microsoft bought from Giant Company
and is reworking into MSAS, found a keylogger on my
system. Since the only appreciable difference between
Ginat's version and Microsoft's is with
cookies/dataminers, then it should detect and remove
these programs.

My best guess is that it's a new, or fairly new, type of
keylogger. If that's the case, then it could slip
through MSAS', and almost any other antispyware product.
The best way to deal with these type of infections is a
product designed specifically for that task.

Alan

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Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
 
Thank you all. I appreciate your help.
TerryP
-----Original Message-----
Hi

All antispyware makers try to detect as much as possible
but with an ongoing explosion with numerous new trojans,
keyloggers etc this is really difficult.

You can help MS and other users if you send in spyware
reports to MS about this, menu tools within MSAS.

To protect yourself you can also use a real firewall with both inbound
and outbound filter such as ZoneAlarm, Kerio etc.
MS SP2 firewall is too weak for this sort of malware.

--
plun

From first-hand experience, the trial version of Giant
AntiSpyware, which Microsoft bought from Giant Company
and is reworking into MSAS, found a keylogger on my
system. Since the only appreciable difference between
Ginat's version and Microsoft's is with
cookies/dataminers, then it should detect and remove
these programs.

My best guess is that it's a new, or fairly new, type of
keylogger. If that's the case, then it could slip
through MSAS', and almost any other antispyware product.
The best way to deal with these type of infections is a
product designed specifically for that task.

Alan

--
Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm




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