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| Thread ID: 67644 | 2006-04-02 07:05:00 | Spyware Doctor | jayal (1291) | Press F1 |
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| 443087 | 2006-04-02 07:05:00 | thought i'd give spyware dr. a trial, so downloaded, installed then ran it - results showed 2 problems - "Instant Access", a dialler related to "akamai.download3.com" - as it's a non reg prog so far, it wouldn't get rid of these so i figured a reg search would identify their whereabouts and i could delete them - no luck, apparently there's no sign of this ialler in the registry - did i do the right thing? - is there someplace else i need to search? - my computer runs well and there's been no sign of any dialler interfering with the system - some expert comment would be appreciated please | jayal (1291) | ||
| 443088 | 2006-04-02 07:42:00 | Read this: www.pcmag.com |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 443089 | 2006-04-03 00:19:00 | thanks for the reply, but ??????? | jayal (1291) | ||
| 443090 | 2006-04-03 06:31:00 | ** bump ** | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 443091 | 2006-04-03 08:38:00 | Have you run other anti-spyware programs as well? See if Ad-Aware, Spybot and Ewido pick anything up and post a HijackThis log here for analysis if you still aren't sure. | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 443092 | 2006-04-03 10:57:00 | thanks "foxy", yes i regularly use spybot but it came up clear - going back, i really wanted to know why the Dr picked up files when none other did and if they're there where the h*ll are they - haven't heard of "ewido", will check it out - no disrespect "zquerty", i checked out that page and it didn't answer the questions - no comment re other reply | jayal (1291) | ||
| 443093 | 2006-04-03 11:39:00 | From the extended review: "Oddly, we found that Spyware Doctor sometimes identified itself as a pest, and that electing to terminate it would close the application." and: "Even though Spyware Doctor managed to detect and remove a fair number of the spyware and adware infestations that we encountered, shortcomings with its interface and real-time blocking record make it less than appealing when so many other choices are available." Many of these lesser known anti spyware programs find false positives in order to induce you to buy them, buyer beware. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 443094 | 2006-04-03 12:01:00 | "zquerty" - thanks for that, yeah i saw it but didn't think it covered my question - i only tried the Dr "cause i'd heard it was pretty good but guess not; i'll stick to "spybot" which is the recommended one and seems to keep my system clean - i also run "adaware" & "AVG" plus "zone alarm" as a fire wall' - to others, thanks for the input | jayal (1291) | ||
| 443095 | 2006-04-03 12:22:00 | Go figure.. We have this... (www.pcmag.com) then if we go to Spyware Doctors home site we see this... (www.pctools.com) Now am I the only one getting confused, or did PC magazine in the first link give a bad review, then in the second link its giving Spyware Doctor its Best Of The Year Award, and Editors Choice. Go figure, I think its the magazine thats confused, not the application :waughh: |
Myth (110) | ||
| 443096 | 2006-04-03 13:28:00 | All I have to do is see the Duck doctor and the bug to know that they can't even get a good graphics designer, crappy artwork - no taste, likely crappy product. This is aimed at people with not much knowledge of computers. You need to have your flag-ship art work looking good if you want to sell your product I reckon, not silly cartoons. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
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