Spyware Blaster Update 13.12.05

[Randy Knobloch]

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[Dave M]

Thanks for the post...

 

[Guest]

Thank you Randy.

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Silj,

I have downloaded "Spyware Blaster" but not installed it yet. I understand
this app. 'prevents' rather than fixes or cleans up. I have and use Microsoft
Anti Spyware, Webroot Spysweeper, Norton Anti-virus and Personal Firewall,
Win Patrol with Scotty the watchdog, all in real time mode, and I also scan
with SpyBot and Ad-Aware SE. Would you recommend SpywareBlaster in addition?
Think it would play well with all the other real time programs? Does it use
much system resources?
I will very much appreciate your input. Thanks!

 

[Randy Knobloch]

I have downloaded "Spyware Blaster" but not installed it yet. I understand
this app. 'prevents' rather than fixes or cleans up. I have and use Microsoft
Anti Spyware, Webroot Spysweeper, Norton Anti-virus and Personal Firewall,
Win Patrol with Scotty the watchdog, all in real time mode, and I also scan
with SpyBot and Ad-Aware SE. Would you recommend SpywareBlaster in addition?
Think it would play well with all the other real time programs? Does it use
much system resources?
I will very much appreciate your input. Thanks!

What you're attempting to do here, is add what we MVPs call "layered protection".
Too much may hinder the resources of your system, too little can leave it open to
exploits and attacks.

While I don't know if Win Patrol's protection conflicts with Microsoft's
Anti-Spyware
you might check the Support Forum for "Scotty" and ask.
http://castlecops.com/f105-WinPatrol_Talk.html

Spyware Blaster does this: (from a fellow MVP)
<quote>
SpywareBlaster disables certain ActiveX control class IDs associated
with parasites. This has the effect of hobbling some parasites if they
are installed, and preventing many others from loading by ActiveX
drive-by-download in Internet Explorer.
</quote>

Yes, I do recommend and use Spyware Blaster and do not see why you should
not go ahead and install and run it - note that it does not run "in the background".

Hoping this answers your queries.

Regards,

Silj

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[Dave M]

To add just a bit to what Randy wrote, SpywareBlaster does not continually run
and use system resources. It adds entries to such items as the Restricted sites
list only when you initially install and when you update it, so that is the only
"running" involved otherwise it uses no cycles.

Be aware that there is a bug in MSAS Beta1 that will indicate something has just
added sites to your Trusted Sites list. You should allow this action because it
is actually adding sites to your Restricted Sites list... the bad sites that you
don't really want to visit anyway.