Lavasoft AdAware seems to have changed to now include long pauses on
startup, and update check. Unless I give them $27 a year.

Others that I have tried want to "imunize my system" (no thanks!!!)

Thoughts?

tia!!!

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Kris wrote:
> Lavasoft AdAware seems to have changed to now include long pauses on
> startup, and update check. Unless I give them $27 a year.
>
> Others that I have tried want to "imunize my system" (no thanks!!!)

SuperAntiSpyware...
Spybot Search and Destroy...
SpywareBlaster...

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Spybot Search & Destroy is very good.

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"Kris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:1mffnoxs8wjrj$.(E-Mail Removed)...
> Lavasoft AdAware seems to have changed to now include long pauses on
> startup, and update check. Unless I give them $27 a year.
>
> Others that I have tried want to "imunize my system" (no thanks!!!)
>
> Thoughts?
>
> tia!!!
>
> --
> Kris
> --------
> DFI P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310 | 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 |
> MSI
> NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
> Raidmax RX530-SS psu | XP Pro SP 3rc

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:31:13 -0600, Shenan Stanley wrote:

> Kris wrote:
>> Lavasoft AdAware seems to have changed to now include long pauses on
>> startup, and update check. Unless I give them $27 a year.
>>
>> Others that I have tried want to "imunize my system" (no thanks!!!)
>
> SuperAntiSpyware...
> Spybot Search and Destroy...
> SpywareBlaster...
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP

Thanks!!!
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Kris
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NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
Raidmax RX530-SS psu | XP Pro SP 3rc

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:19:42 -0500, Kris <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Lavasoft AdAware seems to have changed to now include long pauses on
> startup, and update check. Unless I give them $27 a year.
>
> Others that I have tried want to "imunize my system" (no thanks!!!)
>
> Thoughts?


I have no problems with the freeware version of Adaware 2007. It works
fine here.

But, note that a single such program is not good enough to protect
you. Note what Eric Howes, who has done extensive testing on
Anti-Spyware products, states:

"No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the
best-performing anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one
quarter of the "critical" files and Registry entries" See
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm

So given that a single product is not enough for good protection, two
are better than one, three are better than two, and so on.

Do you "need" more than two? There's no clear answer to those
questions. My own practice is very conservative, and I
personally run

Spybot Search and Destroy
Adaware
Spyware Blaster
Windows Defender
Super-Antispyware


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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:21:07 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:19:42 -0500, Kris <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Lavasoft AdAware seems to have changed to now include long pauses on
>> startup, and update check. Unless I give them $27 a year.
>>
>> Others that I have tried want to "imunize my system" (no thanks!!!)
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
>
> I have no problems with the freeware version of Adaware 2007. It works
> fine here.
>
> But, note that a single such program is not good enough to protect
> you. Note what Eric Howes, who has done extensive testing on
> Anti-Spyware products, states:
>
> "No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the
> best-performing anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one
> quarter of the "critical" files and Registry entries" See
> http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm
>
> So given that a single product is not enough for good protection, two
> are better than one, three are better than two, and so on.
>
> Do you "need" more than two? There's no clear answer to those
> questions. My own practice is very conservative, and I
> personally run
>
> Spybot Search and Destroy
> Adaware
> Spyware Blaster
> Windows Defender
> Super-Antispyware

AdAware used to work great for me, but then they changed it so it would get
an error on updates (SE personal), so I installed adaware 2007 and now I
get to sit there and watch a banner for 20 seconds (yeah, I counted...) on
startup.

Spybot S&D and superantispyware(which I had not known about) seem to work
fine for me. Thanks all.

I do not want a realtime checker. - "too many cooks... !

Spywareblaster does not give me any mechanism to scan my system, that I can
find.

I run Antivir, XP Firewall (full stealth on Gibson), Firefox, and Tbird. I
only use IE for updates. I do not use Outlook, OE, whatever.

Thanks for your thoughts!!!

I am just a home user. But I am rather geeky. )


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Kris
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NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
Raidmax RX530-SS psu | XP Pro SP 3rc

Hi Kris,
Spywareblaster does not run like other programs instead it create's entrys
in your registry which prevents certain spyware from installing so removal is
not needed it is a very good program.
Here is one more for you to check out.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download...yware/us/frt/0


--
Mike Pawlak


"Kris" wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:21:07 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:19:42 -0500, Kris <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> Lavasoft AdAware seems to have changed to now include long pauses on
> >> startup, and update check. Unless I give them $27 a year.
> >>
> >> Others that I have tried want to "imunize my system" (no thanks!!!)
> >>
> >> Thoughts?
> >
> >
> > I have no problems with the freeware version of Adaware 2007. It works
> > fine here.
> >
> > But, note that a single such program is not good enough to protect
> > you. Note what Eric Howes, who has done extensive testing on
> > Anti-Spyware products, states:
> >
> > "No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the
> > best-performing anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one
> > quarter of the "critical" files and Registry entries" See
> > http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm
> >
> > So given that a single product is not enough for good protection, two
> > are better than one, three are better than two, and so on.
> >
> > Do you "need" more than two? There's no clear answer to those
> > questions. My own practice is very conservative, and I
> > personally run
> >
> > Spybot Search and Destroy
> > Adaware
> > Spyware Blaster
> > Windows Defender
> > Super-Antispyware
>
> AdAware used to work great for me, but then they changed it so it would get
> an error on updates (SE personal), so I installed adaware 2007 and now I
> get to sit there and watch a banner for 20 seconds (yeah, I counted...) on
> startup.
>
> Spybot S&D and superantispyware(which I had not known about) seem to work
> fine for me. Thanks all.
>
> I do not want a realtime checker. - "too many cooks... !
>
> Spywareblaster does not give me any mechanism to scan my system, that I can
> find.
>
> I run Antivir, XP Firewall (full stealth on Gibson), Firefox, and Tbird. I
> only use IE for updates. I do not use Outlook, OE, whatever.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts!!!
>
> I am just a home user. But I am rather geeky. )
>
>
> --
> Kris
> --------
> DFI P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310 | 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI
> NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
> Raidmax RX530-SS psu | XP Pro SP 3rc
>

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:37:16 -0800, MAP wrote:

> Hi Kris,
> Spywareblaster does not run like other programs instead it create's entrys
> in your registry which prevents certain spyware from installing so removal is
> not needed it is a very good program.
> Here is one more for you to check out.
>
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download...yware/us/frt/0
>

Wasn't aware of grisoft's antispyware. Thanks! Seems to work well!

--
Kris

Last(?) but not least ....A-squared Free

"Kris" wrote:

> Lavasoft AdAware seems to have changed to now include long pauses on
> startup, and update check. Unless I give them $27 a year.
>
> Others that I have tried want to "imunize my system" (no thanks!!!)
>
> Thoughts?
>
> tia!!!
>
> --
> Kris
> --------
> DFI P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310 | 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI
> NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
> Raidmax RX530-SS psu | XP Pro SP 3rc
>

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:36:02 -0800, Script wrote:

> Last(?) but not least ....A-squared Free
>


it wants me to create an account. There's no need for that. I'll pass.
Thanks, though.
--
Kris
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DFI P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310 | 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI
NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
Raidmax RX530-SS psu | XP Pro SP 3rc