Spyware Recommendation?

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Deon H

Hi there,

Wireless D-Link G604T ADSL Router with own firewall, WinXP SP2, Firewall
Enabled with latest updates, NAV 2003 (Version 10).

I have read a lot the past few days on spyware to protect your PC. Is there
any specific recommendations that I can have a look at?

Your advice will be most welcome.

Regards,

Deon
 
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Guest

Deon H said:
I have read a lot the past few days on spyware to protect your PC. Is there
any specific recommendations that I can have a look at?
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Try the free Microsoft antispyware beta (in name only) program, which is
better than all of the paid ones I had tried over the previous year. I have
used it for about two months with no problems whatsoever, and even when
running in real time it has had no noticeable effect on performance or
stability whatsoever -- another big plus over the "competition." Here is a
link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

I would also supplement it with Ad Aware SE (also free, and highly
recommended by just about everyone who uses or knows about it), available at
www.lavasoft.com.

Ken
 
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Deon H

Ken,

thanx very much for your prompt reply. I will follow the links you have
suggested.

One has to be so carefull with these software, because many pretend to
protect you from spyware, and are themselves spyware.

Thanx again!

Deon
 
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Guest

I agree with ad-aware. I use that on my PC. I also use Webroot's SpySweeper
(Free Trial) and on ocasion I scan with Search & Destroy (Freeware). Here's
a site I frequent for info. http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm#rec
One thing that I do recommend is that you don't rely on just one program.

~Teri

:

I have read a lot the past few days on spyware to protect your PC. Is there
any specific recommendations that I can have a look at?
 
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HillBillyBuddhist

Deon H said:
Hi there,

Wireless D-Link G604T ADSL Router with own firewall, WinXP SP2, Firewall
Enabled with latest updates, NAV 2003 (Version 10).

I have read a lot the past few days on spyware to protect your PC. Is
there
any specific recommendations that I can have a look at?

Your advice will be most welcome.

Regards,

Deon
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A good Spyware FAQ @ http://www.dslreports.com/faq/spyware

and I agree with your other responder. The Microsoft Antispyware Beta does
seem very good.

--
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I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
I was just trying to help.
Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
advice herein.
No warranty is expressed or implied.
Your mileage may vary.
See store for details. :)

Remove shoes to E-mail.
 
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Guest

Deon H said:
One has to be so carefull with these software, because many pretend to
protect you from spyware, and are themselves spyware.
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Exactly. But Ad Aware is arguably the most trusted adware removal program
in the world, and the Microsoft program is a slightly modified version of the
GIANT antispyware program -- that is, until Microsoft acquired GIANT a few
months ago (which is why I said "beta in name only"). Incidentally, some
people also highly recommend Spybot. Frankly, I'm not one of them -- the
program is sometimes too aggressive, and the last of the versions I had tried
had some bugs in it.

Ken
 
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Deon H

Ken,
I have just downloaded Ad Aware SE and ran it - 2 Spyware Threats came up
(I formatted my PC yesterday).

To remove them I have to buy the software. Is this how it's supposed to
work or did I perhaps make some wrong choice?

Regards,

Deon
 
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Deon H

Sorry, Ignore this message. I got confused with another ADWARE Software,
XoftSpy.

Regards,
Deon
 
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Ron Martell

Deon H said:
Hi there,

Wireless D-Link G604T ADSL Router with own firewall, WinXP SP2, Firewall
Enabled with latest updates, NAV 2003 (Version 10).

I have read a lot the past few days on spyware to protect your PC. Is there
any specific recommendations that I can have a look at?

Your advice will be most welcome.

Regards,

Deon
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The Microsoft Antispyware beta release is pretty good, but it is still
a beta version and the basic definition of beta versions is that "they
are too full of bugs to be released".

The biggest problems reported with the Microsoft Antispyware beta have
been in the area of "false positives" - that is where the program
identifies something as a spyware product when in fact it is a
legitimate component of some program or other.

If you do use the Microsoft beta product then keep this concern in
mind, and you should adopt a policy of having the program, quarantine
rather than delete the items that it flags. That way you can recover
if it does produce some "false positives".

For a more thorough discussion of spyware and the various prevention
measures and products that are available see MVP Jim Eshelman's web
page at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm


Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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JW

another very good anti-spyware blocker is the free Hosts file you can
get from http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

unlike some free anti-spyware programs and free anti-spyware scans which
are designed to repair the mess After the damage is Already done, this
Hosts file is designed to make sources of spyware inaccessible so they
never infect your PC to begin with.

once a keystroke-logging program has already stolen and transmitted your
credit card or bank account number/password, it's too late then to
repair the damage with removal tools. your identity has Already been
stolen.
 
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Guest

Ron Martell said:
The biggest problems reported with the Microsoft Antispyware beta have
been in the area of "false positives" - that is where the program
identifies something as a spyware product when in fact it is a
legitimate component of some program or other.
Click to expand...

This problem exists with just about every antispyware program on the market.
It is worse, and sometimes substantially worse, with just about every other
antispyware program that I have tried.
If you do use the Microsoft beta product then keep this concern in
mind, and you should adopt a policy of having the program, quarantine
rather than delete the items that it flags. That way you can recover
if it does produce some "false positives".
Click to expand...

BTW, the Microsoft program has been much less buggy in my experience than
Spybot. In fact, I haven't had a single bug with the Microsoft software,
despite using it constantly on two separate computers for two months. My
understanding is that this software is essentially a beta in name only, i.e.
it is a slightly revamped version of the GIANT antispyware program that
Microsoft acquired late last year.

Ken
 
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Plato

Deon said:
I have read a lot the past few days on spyware to protect your PC. Is there
any specific recommendations that I can have a look at?
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Best bet is to chose NOT to install spyware on your pc in the first
place. This way you wont have to worry about removing it.
 

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