Unofficial FAQ - MSAS version 0.1

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Unofficial FAQ - MSAS version 0.1

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If your problem is not listed here, post here with the Subject "MSAS FAQ -
Problem"

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Third party applications to protect sytem from spyware
(Use them at your own risk)

Ad-Aware SE Personal version
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

Spybot - Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Third party applications to analyse sytem from spyware
(Use them at your own risk)
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a2hijackfree
http://www.hijackfree.com/en/

HijackThis
http://www.merijn.org/
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Third party applications to remove temp files
(Use them at your own risk)

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner)
http://www.ccleaner.com/

System Security Suite (3S)
http://www.igorshpak.net/
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Commerical applications to analyse and protect system from spyware
System Mechanic 5 Professional
http://www.iolo.com/sm/index.cfm
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Common errors
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Q. Freezing when updating definitions.
A. Try Repairing MSAS
Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs
Select Microsoft AntiSpyware
Click here for support information
Click on Repair button

Q.
A.

Q.
A.
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Possible solutions
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Restart in Safe Mode, open Microsoft AntiSpyware, on the scan page choose
scan options > full system scan (check boxes below) > click "Run Scan Now".
Go back to Advanced Tools > Browser Restore > check "Start Page" and click
"Restore" button at the bottom.
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Get HijackThis.exe from
http://tomcoyote.org/hjt/hjt199//HijackThis.exe

Save it to C:\hjt (new folder) then Run it and select
Scan and Save Log. Note where you saved the log then
send it to me as an attachment. Put Hijack in the subject
so I'll know it's not spam.

Ron Kinner
Microsoft MVP 2004 & 2005
(e-mail address removed)
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Also don't forget to post that real-time protection does
not work under limited account and also MSAS scan is
useless too. we paranoid user need antispyware appz that
work under limited account, in the meantime i don't feel
protected by MSAS as i run my computer on limited
account, so to me MSAS is use less unless i run it on
with administrative privelege.
 
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