Microsoft Set to Update Anti-Spyware Beta

[ecross]

Microsoft is slated to release to the Web in the next day or two a beta refresh of its Microsoft AntiSpyware product. Microsoft has extended the beta-expiration date for the product from July 31, 2005, to Dec. 31, 2005. Microsoft officials confirmed that Microsoft has extended the beta period until the end of the year.

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[Welshjim]

ecross--MS AntiSpyware has been updating definitions automatically (in the background) on my PC every few days. I now have definitions version 5727, which seems to be the latest version of the definitions per the geekzone article . Do you think the engine will also be automatically updated? I still have version 1.0.509.
I have had no notice from MS of an engine update, and if I go to the Antispyware download site
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx
I still am offered the old version.

[ecross]

Yes, I beleive the engine will automatically be updated.

Your seeing the latest definitions and version just like everyone else. Microsoft is going to push out these updates within the next couple of days.

[Welshjim]

Yep, got a popup today announcing the availability of the new version of Anti-spyware Beta and asking if I wished to install. I said yes. This occurred as a normal install and not behind-the-scenes as the "Definition" updates have so far.

[ecross]

Well, they must be rolling out the updates slowly. I still haven't received the new available through a popup on one of my main computers. You can download the refresh build directly from the Microsoft Download center. This is what I did.

[SuperSparks]

I'm a bit baffled, I got asked if I wanted to install the latest version ans clicked Yes. But in Help>About, it's still showing an expiry date of 31st July. I went to File>Check for updates, and it reported that I had the latest software and definitions installed.

I'll go to the Download Centre.

[Welshjim]

After installing the latest beta, the indicated expiration date was extended to December 31, 2005 as mentioned by ecross.

[Welshjim]

Only four days after the version 1.0.613 update, I got a popup notice today that another Update was available. This time to 1.0.614. The update includes the latest definition files and is still valid until Dec. 31, 2005.
More info here.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en