adware vs spybot

[Farhan]

is it safe to have both adaware and spybot SD both at the same time on XP
SP2 machine?

 

[David B.]

Yes, I also recommend adding malwarebytes to your arsenal.

 

[R. McCarty]

Yes, but I've recently decided the better combination of Spyware
detect/removal tools is Spybot 1.6 and MalwareBytes 1.30
*MalwareBytes free version
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
Be sure to use the Update feature of MalwareBytes before doing
a scan of your PC.

There is nothing specifically wrong with AdAware, but it's new
features and added bloat doesn't justify installing/using it.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Yes. Add Defender to your protection set, too.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

is it safe to have both adaware and spybot SD both at the same time on XP

SP2 machine?

I used to be an advocate of AdAware *many* years ago but it's just
terrible now. Yes, you CAN have them both but AdAware secretly puts a
service that runs in the background and hogs 25-45MB of RAM for
NOTHING. Spybot doesn't. AdAware missed so many things that Spybot
finds. Ditch AdAware and keep Spybot. I converted to Spybot and have
never looked back.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Peter Foldes]

I also found the same with AdAware. Was hogging about 50mb on this DC box.
Malwarebytes and Spybot do the job now

 

[sgopus]

S&D is not compatable with my KIS so I had to remove it. I still use Spyware
blaster, although KIS does double duty for some of it's features, so I have
disable them in SPywareblaster. I'll have to check into malwarebytes see how
it works.

 

[Lem]

I also found the same with AdAware. Was hogging about 50mb on this DC box.
Malwarebytes and Spybot do the job now

Interesting. AdAware 2008 (ver 7.1.0.11) *does* install a service that
runs all the time, but on my xp sp3 box, although aawservice.exe hits a
peak of over 170 MB during a scan, it drops down to around 500 KB once
Ad-Aware.exe is terminated. And the latter doesn't use more than about
10-15 MB while it's running.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[Kayman]

is it safe to have both adaware and spybot SD both at the same time on XP
SP2 machine?

Yes it is safe. But both programs have lost their lustre!

Consider these alternatives:
1. (real-time application)
WindowsDefender - Free
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
WD monitors the start-registry and hooks registers/files to prevent spyware
and worms to install to the OS.
Interesting reading:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136195/article.html
"...Windows Defender did excel in behavior-based protection, which detects
changes to key areas of the system without having to know anything about
the actual threat."

2. (on-demand applications)
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
--and--
Malwarebytes© Corporation - Anti-Malware - Free
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe

Additionally:
Why Service Packs are Better Than Patches.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/community/columns/security/essays/srvpatch.mspx?mfr=true

Read all prerequisites for a successful (SP3) installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

Good luck

 

[Alias]

Yes it is safe. But both programs have lost their lustre!

Consider these alternatives:
1. (real-time application)
WindowsDefender - Free
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
WD monitors the start-registry and hooks registers/files to prevent spyware
and worms to install to the OS.

It includes spyware known as WGA/N.

Alias

 

[R. McCarty]

Not sure about the fate of Windows Defender, but One Care is
scheduled to be replaced by a new product "Morro" in the 2nd
half of 2009. According to news articles I've read it's a Malware
agent that Microsoft will provide free. No mention of what if any
validation/notification is required for use.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

S&D is not compatable with my KIS so I had to remove it. I still use Spyware

blaster, although KIS does double duty for some of it's features, so I have
disable them in SPywareblaster. I'll have to check into malwarebytes see how
it works.

Spybot 1.6.1 is around the corner so hopefully it might work for you.
There is a beta of 1.6.1 floating around if you feel like testing it.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Interesting. AdAware 2008 (ver 7.1.0.11) *does* install a service that

runs all the time, but on my xp sp3 box, although aawservice.exe hits a
peak of over 170 MB during a scan, it drops down to around 500 KB once
Ad-Aware.exe is terminated. And the latter doesn't use more than about
10-15 MB while it's running.

Hm, well, when I was using an earlier version of AdAware 7, it was
much more. Perhaps they've managed to put the service on a diet or
optimized it a bit. Still, it sucks to even have to need a service in
the background.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[parrotnut]

It includes spyware known as WGA/N.

Alias

What about threatfire?