GIANT AntiSpyware
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| GIANT AntiSpyware | |
 A former version of the software running on Windows XP |
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| Developer: | Formerly GIANT Company Software, Inc. |
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| Latest release: | Windows Defender 1.1.1593.0 / November 8, 2006 |
| OS: | Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Server 2003 |
| Use: | Spyware removal software |
| License: | Proprietary |
| Website: | Windows Defender |
GIANT AntiSpyware is a spyware detection and removal application developed by GIANT Company Software, Inc. The original version of GIANT AntiSpyware, then renamed to Microsoft AntiSpyware was written by Andrew Newman and Ron Franczyk. GIANT Company Software, Inc. was acquired by Microsoft Corporation on December 16, 2004. GIANT AntiSpyware is no longer sold and Microsoft stopped releasing spyware definition updates for it in August 2006.
Microsoft's Windows Defender program is built upon a rearchitected version of GIANT AntiSpyware.
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