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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan of BindView Development
Corporation, of our report dated February 25, 1999, except for note 14 as to
which the date is March 1, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Netect Ltd. included in the Current Report (Form 8-K) of BindView
Development Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ KOST, FORER AND GABBAY
Certified Public Accountants (Israel)
A Member of Ernst & Young International
Tel-Aviv, Israel
June 3, 1999