Windows Defender and Ad-Aware

[Malcolm H]

Why is it that Windows Defender has never found a problem on my machine
whereas Ad-Aware (by Lavasoft) frequently finds threats which are 'critical'
?

 

[Tom Willett]

Because Windows Defender is a beta and not ready for prime time?

| Why is it that Windows Defender has never found a problem on my machine
| whereas Ad-Aware (by Lavasoft) frequently finds threats which are
'critical'
| ?
|
|

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Why is it that Windows Defender has never found a problem on my
machine whereas Ad-Aware (by Lavasoft) frequently finds threats which
are 'critical' ?

Because all anti-spyware programs are far from perfect, and almost any one
will find threats that others may miss.

Note what Eric Howes, who has done extensive testing on Anti-Spyware
products, states

"No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the best-performing
anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one quarter of the
"critical" files and Registry entries"


See http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm

 

[Moi]

Plus the fact that Defender is a CRAP program
Like wise with me, It never finds any spyware yet all other spyware programs
I run, always find something.

I think spysweeper and spyware doctor are the best two going around, then
followed by spybot, ad-aware and crap cleaner

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www.users.bigpond.net.au/funguy

A person of very many talents.

 

[ABC]

Why is it that Windows Defender has never found a problem on my machine
whereas Ad-Aware (by Lavasoft) frequently finds threats which are
'critical' ?

It's probably because M$ is the largest spyware company on Earth.