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| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 408511 | 2005-11-29 04:35:00 | Which one is better? Ad-Aware Se or Microsoft Antispyware Beta? Please Help :) :help: | zahmad (8963) | ||
| 408512 | 2005-11-29 04:53:00 | Add Spybot and use all three. No one antispyware package can catch everything. A recent survey found that these three were the most effective combination. Other opinions may vary, but nothing beats safe surfing, screening of all incoming emails (mailwasher) and use of a good software firewall on inwards and outgoing traffic to keep you virus and spyware free. In all the years I have been on the net I have yet to get a virus infection, and I have never had a spyware or malware problem either. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 408513 | 2005-11-29 05:03:00 | Use both and as Billy said Spybot. The thing with Ad-Aware is that although it has a good hit-rate, none catches them all perfectly. Indeed, if you feel having so many anti-spyware software is too much for your HDD, then you are safe with Ad-Aware SE alone. It usually catches all the people who try and hack and quarantining of most intruders is swift during internet activity. SPECS: Intel Pentium Processor 2.4GHZ, 15'' LCD monitor, Si 64MB Graphics Card, Avance AC97 Sound Card, Internal Lucent Tech Modem, 40GB HD Space, 512 MB RAM. |
Albert (482) | ||
| 408514 | 2005-11-29 06:03:00 | firstly Microsoft Antispyware Beta is BETA so use at your own risk. its well known to delete legit apps and will not detect those spyware that MS has done a deal with or any of its own. Ad-aware, one of the longest running antispyware crowds around. also don't forget what one person calls spyware another calls legit. spyware is a very loose term. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 408515 | 2005-11-29 06:38:00 | use ewido, adaware & spybot MS-Antispy sux |
bartsdadhomer (80) | ||
| 408516 | 2005-11-29 07:34:00 | Free: AdAware Spybot SpywareBlaster Non-Free: Counterspy RegDefend MS doesn't even get a look in after my experiences testing it out on infected PCs. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 408517 | 2005-11-29 17:27:00 | then you are safe with Ad-Aware SE alone . It usually catches all the people who try and hack and quarantining of most intruders is swift during internet activity . this information is totally incorrect . . . . . . . ad-aware does NOTHING unless you bring it up and run a scan using it . . . . . it is NOT 'real time' protection . . . . . . . it has nothign whatsoever to do with hackers and it does nothing at all during internet activity . . . . . . . . . . not too sure what this person meant perhaps they got ad-aware confused with zonealarm or simiilar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 408518 | 2005-11-29 18:45:00 | then you are safe with Ad-Aware SE alone. It usually catches all the people who try and hack and quarantining of most intruders is swift during internet activity. this information is totally incorrect.......ad-aware does NOTHING unless you bring it up and run a scan using it.....it is NOT 'real time' protection .......it has nothign whatsoever to do with hackers and it does nothing at all during internet activity..........not too sure what this person meant perhaps they got ad-aware confused with zonealarm or simiilar.............. I was about to post the same response as drcspy.... Adaware SE is a malware removal tool not a blocker. Now, SpywareBlaster IS a blocking tool needing no periodic scans, and runs in the background intercepting whatever it recognises as undesireable. I use both, together with SpyBot S&D (which, if I'm right, does both some blocking and removal?), all updated weekly, and rarely have anything to remove when I run weekly scans. The story is very different for those friends whose computers I've had to clean up in the past that have all but stopped running because of build up of malware. I always install the three programmes above, update them and give the owners the same lecture about why they should use them routinely. Sadly, I have yet to find one who follows my advice. |
brig (1359) | ||
| 408519 | 2005-11-29 19:09:00 | The story is very different for those friends whose computers I've had to clean up in the past that have all but stopped running because of build up of malware. I always install the three programmes above, update them and give the owners the same lecture about why they should use them routinely. Sadly, I have yet to find one who follows my advice. Yes. Amazing how people interpret this stuff. I was in the bank yesterday listening to this woman discuss her internet banking and she mentioned whatshisname on Close-up who had his account cleaned out and she said this is because they knew he earned a lot so he was therefore targeted. I explained it to her then.... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 408520 | 2005-11-30 02:28:00 | Stupid thing to say really in my case. I retract everything I say, Ad-Aware wll only have effect if you perform a system scan. | Albert (482) | ||
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