Spyware blockers: McAfee Anti Spyware Enterprise Edition Module

McAfee is a long-time leader in the antivirus space, but the company has been a little slow to recognize spyware as a significant threat and a potentially large additional market. This entry shows that McAfee wasn’t just sitting around watching other companies gobble up market share, but was working on an anti-spyware module that integrates with its current strong suite of central management and reporting tools. McAfee Anti-Spyware Enterprise Edition Module is not an independent product, however, and it requires VirusScan Enterprise to be already installed on the target system.
This is quite a different approach from what Norton is doing, because McAfee is providing a separate spyware-focused product with integration into its virus-scanning product line. Although either approach seems valid, I think that eventually the lines between viruses and spyware will blur, and most folks will be looking for a single product to make it all go away.
McAfee includes protection against PUPs in its anti-spyware, so you can feel safe from hordes of cute little furry canines running amok on your computer. Actually, McAfee defines PUPs as Potentially Unwanted Programs. These are programs that might have some sort of beneficial purpose, like indexing your browser cache for quick searches, but also have an adverse effect on the security of your computer or your privacy. Many users install these programs on purpose because their negative effects are seriously downplayed or hidden.
On the downside, Anti-Spyware Enterprise Edition Module is not an independent program and requires that VirusScan Enterprise be installed first. If you’re operating in a McAfee shop already, that’s not really a problem, and you’ll benefit from the integration of the two products.

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