SpyBot Search and Destroy vs. AntiSpyWare

I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
other supposed infections that were not detected by
AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.

Interestingly the Solid Peer (Buddy.EXE) was not detected
and reported by AntiSpyWare.

<grock@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:172601c4f6a2$06f1c7e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
> a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
> other supposed infections that were not detected by
> AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.

I think I'd rather go by someone that knows how to compare properly
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm

--

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http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1

If you've got the system in the state as cleaned by Microsoft Antispyware,
but not yet cleaned by Spybot Search & Destroy, you might submit a Tools,
suspected spyware report from the system detailing the finding about Solid
Peer and any other non-cookie item that Spybot found.

Antispyware is not scanning cookies in this release, which may account for
part of the difference between the two sets of detections.

<grock@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:172601c4f6a2$06f1c7e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
> a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
> other supposed infections that were not detected by
> AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.
>
> Interestingly the Solid Peer (Buddy.EXE) was not detected
> and reported by AntiSpyWare.

Actually MAS is missing critical things other than cookies and I've ran
across one nasty it idents but can't deal with. Than again, neither could
AdAware/Spybot at least in the order initially ran. I'm almost done with
secone phase testing.

--
Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.


"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:uNC7vvq9EHA.2508@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> If you've got the system in the state as cleaned by Microsoft Antispyware,
> but not yet cleaned by Spybot Search & Destroy, you might submit a Tools,
> suspected spyware report from the system detailing the finding about Solid
> Peer and any other non-cookie item that Spybot found.
>
> Antispyware is not scanning cookies in this release, which may account for
> part of the difference between the two sets of detections.
>
> <grock@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:172601c4f6a2$06f1c7e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
>> a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
>> other supposed infections that were not detected by
>> AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.
>>
>> Interestingly the Solid Peer (Buddy.EXE) was not detected
>> and reported by AntiSpyWare.
>
>

I can see that from the reports here, but haven't hit it first hand.

"Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eVBTDFs9EHA.1560@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> Actually MAS is missing critical things other than cookies and I've ran
> across one nasty it idents but can't deal with. Than again, neither could
> AdAware/Spybot at least in the order initially ran. I'm almost done with
> secone phase testing.
>
> --
> Walter Clayton
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:uNC7vvq9EHA.2508@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> If you've got the system in the state as cleaned by Microsoft
>> Antispyware, but not yet cleaned by Spybot Search & Destroy, you might
>> submit a Tools, suspected spyware report from the system detailing the
>> finding about Solid Peer and any other non-cookie item that Spybot found.
>>
>> Antispyware is not scanning cookies in this release, which may account
>> for part of the difference between the two sets of detections.
>>
>> <grock@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:172601c4f6a2$06f1c7e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
>>> a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
>>> other supposed infections that were not detected by
>>> AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.
>>>
>>> Interestingly the Solid Peer (Buddy.EXE) was not detected
>>> and reported by AntiSpyWare.
>>
>>
>

:-/

I've got to try to recreate. The bastig that wouldn't go away finally went
although I'm still seeing strange things in the HJT. OTOH nothing, not even
KAV with really tightened down sigs, calls out the potential I'm looking at.


--
Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.



"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:%23RKDkKy9EHA.1660@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>I can see that from the reports here, but haven't hit it first hand.
>
> "Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eVBTDFs9EHA.1560@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> Actually MAS is missing critical things other than cookies and I've ran
>> across one nasty it idents but can't deal with. Than again, neither could
>> AdAware/Spybot at least in the order initially ran. I'm almost done with
>> secone phase testing.
>>
>> --
>> Walter Clayton
>> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>>
>>
>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>> news:uNC7vvq9EHA.2508@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>> If you've got the system in the state as cleaned by Microsoft
>>> Antispyware, but not yet cleaned by Spybot Search & Destroy, you might
>>> submit a Tools, suspected spyware report from the system detailing the
>>> finding about Solid Peer and any other non-cookie item that Spybot
>>> found.
>>>
>>> Antispyware is not scanning cookies in this release, which may account
>>> for part of the difference between the two sets of detections.
>>>
>>> <grock@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:172601c4f6a2$06f1c7e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
>>>> a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
>>>> other supposed infections that were not detected by
>>>> AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.
>>>>
>>>> Interestingly the Solid Peer (Buddy.EXE) was not detected
>>>> and reported by AntiSpyWare.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

I'm going to get around to putting virtual PC on this laptop (which has the
space and cpu to run it) and doing some more in depth testing. I may need
to ask for private recommendations of sites, although I think I may focus on
the issue of folks losing their MP3's--and I think I know where to go to
find those!

"Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:e0EzLG59EHA.2452@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> :-/
>
> I've got to try to recreate. The bastig that wouldn't go away finally went
> although I'm still seeing strange things in the HJT. OTOH nothing, not
> even KAV with really tightened down sigs, calls out the potential I'm
> looking at.
>
>
> --
> Walter Clayton
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>
>
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:%23RKDkKy9EHA.1660@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>I can see that from the reports here, but haven't hit it first hand.
>>
>> "Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:eVBTDFs9EHA.1560@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>> Actually MAS is missing critical things other than cookies and I've ran
>>> across one nasty it idents but can't deal with. Than again, neither
>>> could AdAware/Spybot at least in the order initially ran. I'm almost
>>> done with secone phase testing.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Walter Clayton
>>> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>>> news:uNC7vvq9EHA.2508@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>>> If you've got the system in the state as cleaned by Microsoft
>>>> Antispyware, but not yet cleaned by Spybot Search & Destroy, you might
>>>> submit a Tools, suspected spyware report from the system detailing the
>>>> finding about Solid Peer and any other non-cookie item that Spybot
>>>> found.
>>>>
>>>> Antispyware is not scanning cookies in this release, which may account
>>>> for part of the difference between the two sets of detections.
>>>>
>>>> <grock@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:172601c4f6a2$06f1c7e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
>>>>> a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
>>>>> other supposed infections that were not detected by
>>>>> AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.
>>>>>
>>>>> Interestingly the Solid Peer (Buddy.EXE) was not detected
>>>>> and reported by AntiSpyWare.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

:-)

There are some things you should be aware of when testing this crap in a VM
that minimizes possible impacts on a production machine.


--
Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.




"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:%23QZjiO59EHA.1476@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> I'm going to get around to putting virtual PC on this laptop (which has
> the space and cpu to run it) and doing some more in depth testing. I may
> need to ask for private recommendations of sites, although I think I may
> focus on the issue of folks losing their MP3's--and I think I know where
> to go to find those!
>
> "Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:e0EzLG59EHA.2452@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> :-/
>>
>> I've got to try to recreate. The bastig that wouldn't go away finally
>> went although I'm still seeing strange things in the HJT. OTOH nothing,
>> not even KAV with really tightened down sigs, calls out the potential I'm
>> looking at.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Walter Clayton
>> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23RKDkKy9EHA.1660@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>>I can see that from the reports here, but haven't hit it first hand.
>>>
>>> "Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:eVBTDFs9EHA.1560@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>>> Actually MAS is missing critical things other than cookies and I've ran
>>>> across one nasty it idents but can't deal with. Than again, neither
>>>> could AdAware/Spybot at least in the order initially ran. I'm almost
>>>> done with secone phase testing.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Walter Clayton
>>>> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:uNC7vvq9EHA.2508@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>>>> If you've got the system in the state as cleaned by Microsoft
>>>>> Antispyware, but not yet cleaned by Spybot Search & Destroy, you might
>>>>> submit a Tools, suspected spyware report from the system detailing the
>>>>> finding about Solid Peer and any other non-cookie item that Spybot
>>>>> found.
>>>>>
>>>>> Antispyware is not scanning cookies in this release, which may account
>>>>> for part of the difference between the two sets of detections.
>>>>>
>>>>> <grock@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:172601c4f6a2$06f1c7e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>>I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
>>>>>> a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
>>>>>> other supposed infections that were not detected by
>>>>>> AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Interestingly the Solid Peer (Buddy.EXE) was not detected
>>>>>> and reported by AntiSpyWare.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

I'll be in touch--I consider the laptop delicate, although I spend hours
just using it as I am now--as a Remote Desktop for my main box.

"Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23SLhIT59EHA.2412@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> :-)
>
> There are some things you should be aware of when testing this crap in a
> VM that minimizes possible impacts on a production machine.
>
>
> --
> Walter Clayton
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>
>
>
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:%23QZjiO59EHA.1476@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> I'm going to get around to putting virtual PC on this laptop (which has
>> the space and cpu to run it) and doing some more in depth testing. I may
>> need to ask for private recommendations of sites, although I think I may
>> focus on the issue of folks losing their MP3's--and I think I know where
>> to go to find those!
>>
>> "Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:e0EzLG59EHA.2452@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>> :-/
>>>
>>> I've got to try to recreate. The bastig that wouldn't go away finally
>>> went although I'm still seeing strange things in the HJT. OTOH nothing,
>>> not even KAV with really tightened down sigs, calls out the potential
>>> I'm looking at.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Walter Clayton
>>> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>>> news:%23RKDkKy9EHA.1660@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>>>I can see that from the reports here, but haven't hit it first hand.
>>>>
>>>> "Walter Clayton" <w-clayton@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:eVBTDFs9EHA.1560@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>>>> Actually MAS is missing critical things other than cookies and I've
>>>>> ran across one nasty it idents but can't deal with. Than again,
>>>>> neither could AdAware/Spybot at least in the order initially ran. I'm
>>>>> almost done with secone phase testing.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Walter Clayton
>>>>> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>>>>> news:uNC7vvq9EHA.2508@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>>>>>> If you've got the system in the state as cleaned by Microsoft
>>>>>> Antispyware, but not yet cleaned by Spybot Search & Destroy, you
>>>>>> might submit a Tools, suspected spyware report from the system
>>>>>> detailing the finding about Solid Peer and any other non-cookie item
>>>>>> that Spybot found.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Antispyware is not scanning cookies in this release, which may
>>>>>> account for part of the difference between the two sets of
>>>>>> detections.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <grock@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:172601c4f6a2$06f1c7e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>I performed a full AntiSpyWare (which detected and fixed
>>>>>>> a heap of issues). I then ran SpyBot and found a mass of
>>>>>>> other supposed infections that were not detected by
>>>>>>> AntiSpyWare. I have the list if you're interested.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Interestingly the Solid Peer (Buddy.EXE) was not detected
>>>>>>> and reported by AntiSpyWare.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>