Spybot vs. MS anti spy ware

[William A Lyons]

I have been running the Beta 1 software in parallel with
Spybot search and destroy for about 3 months. The
pprogram is set to run a scan automatically, 7 days a
week. In that time The Beta program caught 3 spyware
programs and failed to detect more than a 100 instances of
6 or 8 of the most common spyware such as double click,
adware etc.

I like the user interface and the program features but the
heart of the program needs serious work before it is ready
for prime time.

Bill Lyons

 

[plun]

Hi

This test shows that you need more then one program.
Also read "general recommendations".

http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?showtopic=5722&hl=

Spybot have some problem now so maybe you can choose a better
second program ?

I also recommend CCleaner, www.ccleaner.com for temporarily junk
removal, spyware hides within this "junk yard" and faster scannings is
also a benefit with this removal.

--
plun



William A Lyons has brought this to us :

 

[Robin Walker [MVP]]

I have been running the Beta 1 software in parallel with
Spybot search and destroy for about 3 months. The
pprogram is set to run a scan automatically, 7 days a
week. In that time The Beta program caught 3 spyware
programs and failed to detect more than a 100 instances of
6 or 8 of the most common spyware such as double click,
adware etc.

It is well documented that Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 does not detect
cookies. Things like "DoubleClick" are cookies. Cookies are passive items
of text, and cannot harm your PC, its Operating System, or settings. MSAS
concentrates on detecting malicious programs, as you acknowledge it found.

If you eliminate all cookies from the comparisons, how then do the two
products compare?