I agree fully with what Mr. Martin has to say, and I agree with the comment "Its very much like treating the symptoms of a disease, without addressing the underlying cause of the infection.", with one reservation.

Who, in their right mind would trust Microsoft to take care of Spyware, when it is their incompetence that is causing the problem in the first place? Their anti-competitive nature seriously damaged innovation in the browser market, and what they gave us was IE: The root of much of the virus and Spyware problem. Now they are going to find a way for the public to pay for their problems, yet again.

Another facet of this problem: Often, when I install Microsoft updates, my Spyware program detects Spyware and changes in certain programs behavior that Microsoft is installing with the updates. So what would a Microsoft Spyware program detect? You can bet their own Spyware and Trojans will be exempt.

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