Spyware program freezes

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I have two spyware programs. One that came with my iolo Syste
Mechanic and the other is McAfee anti-sypware. So far when runnin
iolo syware it says no threats detected. But when i run mcaffe ant
spyware it begins to search files, prgrams, registry keys and than i
just freezes. Once its frozen, there is indication that two program
with possible spyware have been detected. Does anyone no why mcafe
is freezing and not completing scanning process. Could it possibl
be because of the spyware it has detected. Why is one anti spywar
program working well and the other not? Why is one detecting nothin
and possibly the other one is. According to iolo, it is up to dat
with spyware defenitions. Please help. Any advice and info would b
greatly appreciated
 
Because McAfee sucks.

Download, install, run, update and run again; one or all. They are all
good, FREE utilities. Make sure you update every program, even if you
just downloaded it. You must have the latest updates. Without updates,
you have a gun without ammo. You also need to use more than one
anti scumware program. One program will *not* catch everything.

2) SpywareBlaster
[[SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from
ever being installed.
The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And
SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.]]
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

3) Spybot S & D (More for the advanced user)
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download

4) HijackThis (More for the advanced user)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

4a) HijackThis (direct download)
http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip

5) Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.13
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html?source=appvisit

6) ToolbarCop
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm

7) Ad-aware SE Personal
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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