Never any issues

G

Guest

I have used AntiSpyware since April 2005, and have kept it updated at regular
intervals.

Having run perhaps 30 scans in that period, it has never reported a single
issue.

Meanwhile, SpyBot, Ad-Aware SE Personal, and Spy Sweeper ALWAYS report some
sort of issue.

So I conclude that on some systems this software is useless.
 
G

Guest

Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D and Spysweeper are probably all finding cookies on your
system which MS Antispyware at this stage doesnt scan for, If it was really
spyware then MS Antispy would detect some part of it when it scanned,
Microsoft Already offer's alot of choice regarding cookies and they are not a
threat to your system as they contain no code. Clear all your cookies then
test the other applications and see if they still find problems

You can delete cookies easily by going to start menu > C:/drive > Documents
and Settings > YourUsername > Cookies and opening that folder, Delete any you
dont want from there, Another option is open a IE browser window and goto
tools on the top bar , choose Internet Options then press delete cookies,
Third option is from the same page (Internet Options) press the Privacy Tab
and click Advanced - Here you can block and restrict cookies getting onto the
system but they are very usefull to remember settings & usernames on sites so
only restrict third party cookies if you use that option.

If you think the other applications are finding Spyware/Adware that MS
Antispy isnt detecting then post the scan results from each scanner,

For Spybot, click Recovery to list what has been removed except cookies

For Ad-Aware, Click the lock icon from the main menu and open the Quarantine
files

For SpySweeper, Click Results then Session Log

Regards

Andy
 

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