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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It is basically the same program, but has some mod's. It is in Beta form at the moment whilst Microsoft iron out the bugs.
The reason SpyBot and Adaware pick up more at times is because they scan the cookies file and will pick up tracking cookies and other files that hide there. Microsoft Anti-Spyware doesn't look at the cookies file.
On the whole it is still a very good program and is highly recommended.
Try reading this article, it's very interesting.
http://windowssecrets.com/050127/
You'll need to scroll down the page to the heading 'Anti-adware misses most malware.'
This is from Microsofts site:-
Current GIANT AntiSpyware users with active subscriptions are advised to continue to use their existing software. As part of your paid subscription, there are platform, support, and functionality features in GIANT AntiSpyware that are not included in the Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) software.
It is similar, but not the same.
netibiza, when you say you've deactivated your firewall I presume you mean the Microsoft one? I hope you still have some other firewall running when you're on the net.