MS Antispyware update to be released soon

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It appears that there will be at least 2 more beta releases of Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware. The first one will be mainly to extend the beta-expiration date from July 31st to December 31st and will probably be released in the next few days (It has already been released to some testers).

The second update, Beta 2, will be released some time later this year containing some updates to the program.

For more details see Microsoft Set to Update Anti-Spyware Beta

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I rather like the idea of Beta 1

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Yes, thanks Tony

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The updated beta of Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware is now available for download.

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Thanks Tony! I got it, used it, and didn’t find a thing wrong!! Now that is happiness!! A “clean computer”!

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Thanks Tony. Successfully downloaded and running
Keith

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The download went smoothly. Thanks Tony for passing on the availability of this update.
Slim

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It’s running just fine; no glitches so far. Thanks for the heads up, Tony.

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Like wise, no problems

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
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Has anyone noticed whether the “scheduling offset of two days” bug has been fixed in the updated beta? The one where, if you wanted the scan to run automatically on Monday morning, you had to set the scan to run, apparently, on Wednesday morning?

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John

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John,

No, I’ve pretty much left the default scheduling alone. But I’ve noticed that there appears to be a problem with updating the definitions on some machines once the latest version is installed. It appears to update from 5725 or 5727 to 5729. But if you re-boot or re-start MSAS the updater thinks you still need to get 5729. This has been reported in several threads on the MSAS newsgroup.

Joe

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Joe

Mine is quite happy with 5729, dated around 17:08 BST on 26th June.

I’ll change the scheduling dates round to see what happens…

John

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There is a fix for the 5725 or 5727 to 5729 loop. See Broadband reports security forums about two-thirds the way down the page.

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Thanks Tony. That fixed it for me.

Joe

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John,
Think you’ll find that that particular bug has been fixed. I previously had my auto schedule set for Sunday to ensure it kicked in on the Friday. Following Beta update MSAS ran its auto scan on the Sunday and caught me by suprise!! I’ve now reset the auto scan to reflect the actual day I want it to run rather than the ‘day minus two’ routine.
Keith

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