Microsoft Acquires Anti-Spyware Leader GIANT Company

[Alexandru Ungur]

REDMOND, Wash. -- Dec. 16, 2004 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has acquired GIANT Company Software Inc., a provider of top-rated anti-spyware and Internet security products. Microsoft will use intellectual property and technology assets from the acquisition to provide Microsoft® Windows® customers with new tools to help protect them from the threat of spyware and other deceptive software. In addition, key personnel from GIANT Company will be joining Microsoft's security efforts.

Good for them.

I wish Linux had such wonderful tools for removing spyware.... but it completely lacks such tools....
oh, wait a minute, there is no spyware for Linux...

 

[Darksat]

Yeah if you dont mind paying extra, most freeware spyware-remover software dose a fairly good job anyway

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer frustrated users of its Windows software new tools within 30 days to remove spyware programs secretly running on computers. But it might cost extra in coming months.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/12/16/microsoft.spyware.ap/index.html

 

[Lanre]

Windows users are targeted because they make a substantial amount of users. I'm sure should the case be reversed Linux will have spywares and adware running on them too.