Is the beta really working on YOUR computers?...

[bmacet]

.....because on My computer it never finds ANYTHING.....as
compared to my other anti spyware installations which
find,define,and dispose (allowing me a choice in some
areas) what has been "caught". I speak of only free
programs like Spybot.........

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Yes, it is working.

One source of confusion is in the area of cookies. The builds distributed
thus far don't scan for or selectively deal with cookies (or data miners, as
some apps call a form of cookie.)

This is one source of differences in items found.

 

[Rob]

Please see my post today. I cannot see that it is
working. It has not found anything in over 2 months.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I don't see your post in this group. Not finding anything is good, in my
book.

Working is better defined in terms of performance in comparative tests by
reviewers, I believe, as well as direct experience with, for example, alerts
from real-time protection as updates or new programs are installed.

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[Dave Bolt]

OK, MSAS never finds anything during scans on my machine, but it has spotted
a couple of attempts to change settings. I tend to steer clear of the sort
of website that installs spyware anyway, do you?
Also, what things are the other scanners finding? Nothing personal to
yourself, but I keep seeing comments about other products finding stuff, but
not many list the stuff that is found.
The only spyware I am interested in finding is the stuff that actively
changes settings, installs programs and outright hijacks the way my PC
works. Any reports of cookies are always ignored since a cookie is usually
used to store preferences about the site to which it applies, or a hit
counter of some sort.
Regards
Dave

 

[JohnF.]

Most people who complain that MSAS never finds anything but other programs
do are either finding cookies or they are using a rogue antispyware program.

 

[Paul]

-----Original Message-----
.....because on My computer it never finds ANYTHING.....as
compared to my other anti spyware installations which
find,define,and dispose (allowing me a choice in some
areas) what has been "caught". I speak of only free
programs like Spybot.........
.
I have installed Beta as well, itruns everynight at

0200hrs, finds the same problem: Trojan Downloader
TargetSavers, High risk, I remove it for it only to
reappear? So Iam not sure if it is actually working either?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Please restart your system in safe mode, and do a full, deep scan. Repeat
the scan until a scan comes through clean.

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