I recently heard that spyware is something to do with the builders/ makers of microsoft, i find it very hard to belive, and i was wondering if anyone knew if there was any truth in it?

I've never heard anything of it before, and I doubt that it is true. Maybe someone confused it with Microsoft Antispyware, which is the former name of Windows Defender.

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yeah i didnt think it sounded very likely! maybe youre right they just got the names mixed up.

Well, even though Microsoft made some programs that I really hate, like MS Paint, WMP, and Internet Exploder (Explorer), I doubt Microsoft is spyware. I'd probably say Apple makes spyware.. I hate Mac OS X

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It May be possible that that they employed ex-hackers.... (feel Free to expand on that) to Make their anti spy-ware programs and they may still be doin it

This would depend on how you define "spyware". Many beta products and updates by Microsoft have attributes of spyware, but are not classified as "spyware".

For example, when Microsoft began its WGA program, users had no clue that they were installing it, nor did Microsoft notify the the user that it was WGA or that they would receive nag-screens as a result of failing WGA. Microsoft classified it as "a critical update" without notifying the user of its installation consequences (if it failed validation). Thus, by leading the User to believe that the WGA was a "Crital Security Update", and prompting installing without the user really knowing it was WGA, then YES -- Microsoft has used spyware -- because it was not a Critical Security Update.

Then again, does Microsoft install software that collects personal information from a PC about it's user? You had better read many BETA product EULA's (such as Microsoft SilverLight License Agreement).

not sure if this is true but i heard that Norton works with the CIA and installs spy ware in the programme, like i say i don't know if its true