GIANT AntiSpyware

GIANT AntiSpyware

Infobox Software
name = GIANT AntiSpyware



caption = A former version of the software
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developer = Formerly GIANT Company Software, Inc
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latest release version = Windows Defender
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operating system = Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Server 2003
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license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/ Windows Defender]

GIANT AntiSpyware was a spyware detection and removal application developed by GIANT Company Software, Inc.

GIANT Company Software, Inc. was acquired by Microsoft Corporation on December 16 2004. [cite press release | url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/dec04/12-16GIANTPR.mspx |title=Microsoft Acquires Anti-Spyware Leader GIANT Company] GIANT AntiSpyware is no longer sold and Microsoft stopped releasing spyware definition updates for it in August 2006.

Microsoft's Windows Defender (formerly Microsoft AntiSpyware) program is built upon a restructured version of GIANT AntiSpyware.

References

See also

* Windows Defender


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