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Sue
I run Microsoft new beta spyware, shows no spyware, I run Lava and there are
a ton of critical objects.
Any suggestions here?
a ton of critical objects.
Any suggestions here?
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R. McCarty
Spyware removal isn't a "All-or-Nothing" process with a
single application. You have to use a combination of tools
to get a reasonable result.
Personally, I use Microsoft Anti-Spyware, AdAware and
Spybot. Then on-line, I test with the following:
http://www.my-etrust.com/products/pestscan/pestscan.cfm
http://www.webroot.com/services/spyaudit_03.htm
http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/promotions/spywaredetector/index_za.html
AntiSpyware is an almost daily evolution, so getting a system
clean doesn't guarantee that two days later you won't have a
new "pest" on your machine. Also, you have take into account
that many Spyware tools can give you "False Positive" results.
single application. You have to use a combination of tools
to get a reasonable result.
Personally, I use Microsoft Anti-Spyware, AdAware and
Spybot. Then on-line, I test with the following:
http://www.my-etrust.com/products/pestscan/pestscan.cfm
http://www.webroot.com/services/spyaudit_03.htm
http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/promotions/spywaredetector/index_za.html
AntiSpyware is an almost daily evolution, so getting a system
clean doesn't guarantee that two days later you won't have a
new "pest" on your machine. Also, you have take into account
that many Spyware tools can give you "False Positive" results.
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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| I run Microsoft new beta spyware, shows no spyware, I run Lava and there are
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| Any suggestions here?
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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
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| I run Microsoft new beta spyware, shows no spyware, I run Lava and there are
| a ton of critical objects.
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| Any suggestions here?
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David H. Lipman
If by "Lava" you mean Lavasoft Adaware -- please state Adaware. Please don't confuse people
with non standard terminology if you truly want your question answered properly.
Adaware is better, and the MS software is ONLY a Beta !
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Dave
| I run Microsoft new beta spyware, shows no spyware, I run Lava and there are
| a ton of critical objects.
|
| Any suggestions here?
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with non standard terminology if you truly want your question answered properly.
Adaware is better, and the MS software is ONLY a Beta !
--
Dave
| I run Microsoft new beta spyware, shows no spyware, I run Lava and there are
| a ton of critical objects.
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| Any suggestions here?
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Ken Blake
In
No antispyware product is anywhere near perfect in finding and
eliminating malware, and each finds things that others don't.
That's why you need to run several of these.
Sue said:I run Microsoft new beta spyware, shows no spyware, I run Lava
and
there are a ton of critical objects.
Any suggestions here?
No antispyware product is anywhere near perfect in finding and
eliminating malware, and each finds things that others don't.
That's why you need to run several of these.
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Steve N.
Ken said:In
No antispyware product is anywhere near perfect in finding and
eliminating malware, and each finds things that others don't.
That's why you need to run several of these.
The BETA of MS/AS offers nothing that other free programs don't and they
do a better job. Using it I've experienced several false positives,
scanning cookies is disabled, and file scanning appears to be limited to
checking filenames only, not actually scanning the file contents (hense
the false positives).
Yeah, it's BETA, but it could definitely be BETTER. I'm very glad MS is
attempting to develop and offer it (it's about time!), but there is LOTS
of room for improvement. So yeah, do not rely on it. Use it only if you
want to help MS test it.
Steve
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Ken Blake
In
I don't agree. I run several different antispyware products and
when I first ran the Microsoft one, it found a couple of things
that the others hadn't.
Possibly. I don't know which does the best job, but I do know
that none is perfect and each finds things that others don't. For
that reason, I run multiple products and don't worry about which
may be best.
Not my experience at all.
It's beta, but since this is essentially a purchased product, not
one developed in house, the risks of running it are less than is
usual with beta software. It's presumably already gone through
extensive testing at Giant.
Of course. No product of any kind is perfect (*especially*
anti-spyware software) and there's substantial room for
imrovement.
Yes, I agree, as said above.
But, although I almost always feel that way about beta software,
in this special case I don't agree.
Steve N. said:The BETA of MS/AS offers nothing that other free programs don't
I don't agree. I run several different antispyware products and
when I first ran the Microsoft one, it found a couple of things
that the others hadn't.
and
they do a better job.
Possibly. I don't know which does the best job, but I do know
that none is perfect and each finds things that others don't. For
that reason, I run multiple products and don't worry about which
may be best.
Using it I've experienced several false
positives, scanning cookies is disabled, and file scanning
appears to
be limited to checking filenames only, not actually scanning
the file
contents (hense the false positives).
Not my experience at all.
Yeah, it's BETA,
It's beta, but since this is essentially a purchased product, not
one developed in house, the risks of running it are less than is
usual with beta software. It's presumably already gone through
extensive testing at Giant.
....but it could definitely be BETTER.
Of course. No product of any kind is perfect (*especially*
anti-spyware software) and there's substantial room for
imrovement.
I'm very glad MS
is attempting to develop and offer it (it's about time!), but
there
is LOTS of room for improvement. So yeah, do not rely on it.
Yes, I agree, as said above.
Use it
only if you want to help MS test it.
But, although I almost always feel that way about beta software,
in this special case I don't agree.
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