Seems to be worthless, as I am inundated with trojans,
etc., etc. The last scan turned up 38 items which the
AntiSpyware supposedly deleted. Of course it didn't. The
same ones keep reappearing. SpySubtract indicates I
have 'nsvsvc.exe', picsvr.exe', and 'mmod.exe'. And it
isn't much more effective in removing things either.
Anybody out there know of anything that actually WORKS??
Thanks.

Phil wrote:
> Seems to be worthless, as I am inundated with trojans,
> etc., etc. The last scan turned up 38 items which the
> AntiSpyware supposedly deleted. Of course it didn't. The
> same ones keep reappearing. SpySubtract indicates I
> have 'nsvsvc.exe', picsvr.exe', and 'mmod.exe'. And it
> isn't much more effective in removing things either.
> Anybody out there know of anything that actually WORKS??
> Thanks.

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

Yes, do a full system scan in safe mode, open Microsoft AntiSpyware, on the
scan page, choose Scan Options > Full System scan, make sure all boxes are
checked then click "Run Scan Now".

Microsoft AntiSpyware is targetted at detecting Spyware not viruses, also it
does not detect cookies in this beta 1 release, should be resolved by beta
2.

Restart in Safe Mode Instructions:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d..._failsafe.mspx
Also:
1) Submit suspected spyware report in the tools menu of Antispyware
2) Run antivirus (with current definitions) while you are in safe mode.
--

Andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:196001c541ec$5e5c9420$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Seems to be worthless, as I am inundated with trojans,
> etc., etc. The last scan turned up 38 items which the
> AntiSpyware supposedly deleted. Of course it didn't. The
> same ones keep reappearing. SpySubtract indicates I
> have 'nsvsvc.exe', picsvr.exe', and 'mmod.exe'. And it
> isn't much more effective in removing things either.
> Anybody out there know of anything that actually WORKS??
> Thanks.

how good is a2 personal?
good enough for the average home user?

--

D@nnyBoy
Have you tried posting your problems
not related to MS AntiSpyware to
news://msnews.microsoft.com

and please don't bother to send me private mail
because I don't check my mailbox regularly


"Linuxgirl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Phil wrote:
>> Seems to be worthless, as I am inundated with trojans,
>> etc., etc. The last scan turned up 38 items which the
>> AntiSpyware supposedly deleted. Of course it didn't. The
>> same ones keep reappearing. SpySubtract indicates I
>> have 'nsvsvc.exe', picsvr.exe', and 'mmod.exe'. And it
>> isn't much more effective in removing things either.
>> Anybody out there know of anything that actually WORKS??
>> Thanks.
>
> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
>

A2 free is good enough for the average home user but they must run it
manually. It has all the signature files that a2 personal does. A2 personal
also has the addition of a resident guard and an anti-hijacker.



D@annyBoy wrote:
> how good is a2 personal?
> good enough for the average home user?
>
>
> "Linuxgirl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Phil wrote:
>>> Seems to be worthless, as I am inundated with trojans,
>>> etc., etc. The last scan turned up 38 items which the
>>> AntiSpyware supposedly deleted. Of course it didn't. The
>>> same ones keep reappearing. SpySubtract indicates I
>>> have 'nsvsvc.exe', picsvr.exe', and 'mmod.exe'. And it
>>> isn't much more effective in removing things either.
>>> Anybody out there know of anything that actually WORKS??
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

I tried and removed it because it is very, very slow.

Gr. Jan
"Linuxgirl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> A2 free is good enough for the average home user but they must run it
> manually. It has all the signature files that a2 personal does. A2
> personal also has the addition of a resident guard and an anti-hijacker.
>
>
>
> D@annyBoy wrote:
>> how good is a2 personal?
>> good enough for the average home user?
>>
>>
>> "Linuxgirl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Phil wrote:
>>>> Seems to be worthless, as I am inundated with trojans,
>>>> etc., etc. The last scan turned up 38 items which the
>>>> AntiSpyware supposedly deleted. Of course it didn't. The
>>>> same ones keep reappearing. SpySubtract indicates I
>>>> have 'nsvsvc.exe', picsvr.exe', and 'mmod.exe'. And it
>>>> isn't much more effective in removing things either.
>>>> Anybody out there know of anything that actually WORKS??
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
>
>

.....but is no slower than many AV scans.

I use a2 personal in conjunction with my AV program - and
SpywareBlaster, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Crap Cleaner and now
AntiSpyware (which has found nothing the others didn't) -
and the speed (or manual launching) is not a big deal for
me - especially given the alternative. It is simply a part
of my maintenance routine.