Open Source Project and Patches? There are currently hundreds, possibly thousands of FireFox patches and upgrades for download across Internet. Adding to bare-bone structure of original FireFox, these patches allow more usability and customisation of FireFox browser - but with patches not being "officially endorsed" by Mozilla Foundation, these patches could cause browsers security issues to be exposed - all it would take is one malicious patch. Being Open Source Software means browsers coding is commercially available to anybody who wishes to use it - The upside to this is that FireFox can ease strain a bit by letting people continue to work with code and create patches, cover up security holes and customise browser to how they feel it should be, without encouragement of Mozilla Foundation.

Feedback and Production? One thing that is prominent in FireFox is its "fan base", a dedicated following of users who promote to death and spread word about FireFox. One thing that people like about FireFox is how much designers appreciate and encourage feedback and ideas on project. This is a browser that they want people to use, and way they do it is by letting people tell them what they want. What more can they do?

And after all that, no, I am still not convinced that FireFox is a good enough browser for me to make a switch. I can understand hype behind it, but I'm sure it will soon die down. There are plenty of flaws and design features which are snarled at in FireFox, and as a web developer and website builder, it is not easy to get around them using new methods of building on market (CSS based browsing, for example). FireFox is, in its own right, a good browser, and once they have smoothed everything out, then maybe I will think about a switch again.

But it doesn't end there! After scan is completed and you are presented with all spyware you can delete, program allows you to automatically create a restore point. I nice Microsoft feature that allows you to easily repair your operating system if any errors occur from deleting installed spyware. My favorite part, however, came right after deletion was complete. At this point, anti-spyware program dives into default settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer. These settings are usually changed by spyware, without any way for a standard user to change settings back. Microsoft's Anti-Spyware Beta will convert EI back to all of its original defaults; another nice perk to using Microsoft.

So, how did Microsoft Anti-Spyware program do? Well, lets just say that it does not need 'beta' title anymore. There are no more popups, no more browser redirects, and overall processing speed of computer has greatly increased. It is fun to use internet again!

But What About McAfee or Norton Anti-Spyware? Three simple words- 'not as good.' I never use either McAfee or Norton as they too 'infect' a lot of your office and internet related programs. I have encountered multiple instances of Microsoft Office unable to open as it was not getting a 'go ahead' response from Norton. Another good reason why Microsoft Anti-Spyware software is better is that computer infected did have both McAfee and Norton installed already; guess they were not performing too well.

If you have spyware on your computer, or think you do, do yourself a favor and head over to Microsoft and wipe out all those annoying issues that come with spyware.

Thank You Microsoft!