Microsoft issued awhite paper to detail how its AntiSpyware software works to identify and suppress potentially harmful software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Microsoft described how its forthcoming anti-spyware software classifies potentially harmful software and the actions it will let users take to prevent spyware and other malicious software from damaging PCs.<\/p>\n
The Windows AntiSpyware security software, current in beta testing, uses a library of more than 100,000 threats to identify potential problems and make recommendations to users as to whether the questionable software should be ignored, quarantined, or removed.<\/p>\n
Microsoft’s security software has been highly anticipated because its Windows operating system and applications have been the main target of viruses, worms, spyware, and other forms of malicious software that infect the Internet and servers and PCs.<\/p>\n
“With the exception of malicious behaviors, many of the behaviors [of spyware] could have legitimate purposes,” the paper notes. Their solution look for software that practices deceptive behavior, which could mean problems involving providing notice of what’s running on the user’s machine or problems over control of actions taken by the software. They also look for software that collects, uses, and communicates personal information without explicit consent, that circumvents or disables security software, and that slows or damages a computer’s performance, reduces productivity, or corrupts the operating system.<\/p>\n
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