“Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it plans to release a virus detection and removal tool on Jan. 11. The antivirus fighter will be updated on the second Tuesday of every month as part of the company's scheduled software patching cycle.
Meanwhile, exactly three weeks after acquiring anti-spyware startup Giant Company, Redmond released the first public beta as a free Windows download through July 31.
Redmond also plans to release a virus detection and removal tool on Jan. 11, which will be updated on the second Tuesday of every month as part of the company's scheduled software patching cycle.
As previously reported, the spyware zapper is an exact replica of the Giant Company application acquired late last year.
Microsoft has retained all of the key Giant AntiSpyware features, including RealTime Detection, AutoUpdater, Spyware Scan and the widely hailed SpyNet Community network, which provides an early-warning mechanism.
Microsoft officials declined to discuss what happens after the beta expires in July, but analysts expect the company to start charging for definition updates once the spyware detection and removal tool goes gold.
The addition of a worm zapper to the monthly Patch Day schedule is a change from the previous policy of releasing individual removal tools after a major virus outbreak.
Using expertise and technology acquired from anti-virus vendor GeCAD, Microsoft's malicious software removal tools will consolidate previously released tools for the Blaster, MyDoom and Download.Ject attacks.”
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