Your opinions on the following antispyware/security

[Aaron]

I need your opinion on the following software. All are none-time limited
but some might be considered lightware or crippleware.

1)Dr Web's cureit!

At bottom on http://download.drweb.com/win/

On demand scan that works without installation. This is similar to the
free Escan on demand scanner which uses KAV (
http://www.mwti.net/antivirus/mwav.asp ) . In between these 2 you have 2
excellent on demand scanners to supplment Antivir,Avast,AVG etc

You can download additional signatures here
http://download.drweb.com/bases/

2)Attack shield worm suppression WS

http://www.sanasecurity.com/products/as/index.php

"The first product in the Attack Shield family, Attack Shield Worm
Suppression (WS), is specifically designed to protect against the highest
risk attack class—network worms. Network worms have caused considerable
damage for organizations ranging from small businesses to large multi-
national enterprises, receiving high visibility due to their notable
impact on IT infrastructures. To better understand the magnitude of the
threat that this attack class imposes, consider the trains halted at CSX
, and the delays and cancellations at Air Canada that resulted from the
Blaster worm1. With Attack Shield WS, no signatures are required and
updates are a thing of the past. Instantly, upon software installation,
all your systems are protected from known and unknown network worm
attacks that target core Windows services."

This company is pretty reputable, this is the first of a family of
software, and shields 9 basic window services (you can add any exe, with
a registry tweak, only for advanced users). I believe it doesn't block
buffer overflows directly though.

3)Antispyware.

Flash Movie here
http://vnsi4h.com/softwares/AntiSpyware/AntiSpyware.sw
File here
http://vnsi4h.com/softwares/AntiSpyware/

Beta. Author claims that it offers superior realtime protection for IE
compared to those provided by spyware doctor,ad-aware watch and teatimer.
He shows this in the movie by going to sites with a *unpatched* XP setup,
where his guard catches the installations while the rest doesn't

I haven't tried this


4)STM (Secure transaction module) desktop

http://www.ossecurity.ca/product_page.php?ProdCode=stmd

On demand tool, to use before you carry out any secure transaction via
SSL. This program will check if the dll files have being tampered with.


5)Spyware doctor free

http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

Freeware version is much like ad-aware free, it can scan, remove threats,
but you need to pay to get the real time protection.

Not on the rogue antispyware list.

6)Malware bouncer

http://www.emco.is/malwarebouncer/features.html

On the rogue list for having excessive false positives. But I read that
some find it okay.

7)Spyware Interrogator

http://www.spywaredata.com/

Another freeware not on the rogue list.

8)Spyflush

http://www.spyflush.com/

Another freeware not on the rogue list.

9)Lomheuristics

http://www.lommage.co.uk/lomheuristic/

When you run any exe, it will first analyze the file and try to figure
out what dangerous behaviour it might do and warn you.

Experimental.

Any thoughts?

 

[The Six Million Dollar Man]

I need your opinion on the following software. All are none-time limited
but some might be considered lightware or crippleware.

1)Dr Web's cureit!
2)Attack shield worm suppression WS
3)Antispyware.
4)STM (Secure transaction module) desktop
5)Spyware doctor free
6)Malware bouncer
7)Spyware Interrogator
8)Spyflush
9)Lomheuristics

Why did you pick these? Why not stick with better known ones like:

1) Ad-Aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

2) Spybot Search & Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

3) Microsoft Anti-Spyware (Beta)
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

4) SpywareBlaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

5) Win Patrol http://winpatrol.com/

 

[coolchinchilla]

I need your opinion on the following software. All are none-time limited
but some might be considered lightware or crippleware.

Go to http://spywarewarrior.com/ It is run by a computer security
person with a number of other experts. It has forums, tests, lists,
etc.

Spyware warrior has excellent info about anti-spyware programs --
which are legit, which perform according to their claims, which
install nasty programs on your machine, which have too many
false-positives, which market their ware in a questionable fashion,
which does the best in different settings (business vs. home).

Examples of bad anti-spyware:
1. Anti-spyware programs that purposefully installs spyware are
pretty creepy.

2. Some anti-spyware programs use reprehensible marketing practices,
playing on the consumer's fears even if the software generally does
what it says. In this type of marketing ploy the sellers invite you
to do a free scan of your computer on their site, it "finds" some
spyware on your computer and then promises that if you _purchase_
and download their program, they will rid your computer of the
nasties. Of course their software "successfully" cleans your
system. However the supposed spyware was NEVER on your computer in
the first place.

Moral of the story? Stick with the reputable anti-spyware programs
listed in Pricelessware.org or go with some established payware
programs if you must. Minimally go to sites like Spyware Warrior
for comparisons.

coolchinchilla

 

[Aaron]

Why did you pick these? Why not stick with better known ones like:

<list of better known apps snipped>

The very fact they were lesser known is why I asked . After all, if we
only discuss apps after they become mainstream, this newsgroup would lose
much of it's value I think.

After all even Spybot S&D was once unknown, compared to Ad-aware, until a
few brave souls starting posting about it

 

[Aaron]

Go to http://spywarewarrior.com/ It is run by a computer security
person with a number of other experts. It has forums, tests, lists,
etc.

Thank you I'm familiar with the list. I even mentioned it in my post ,that
all but one was on the list.

And a lot of the programs listed are not antispyware programs.