anti spyware programs bad and good ?
06-02-2004, 18:16
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anti spyware programs bad and good ?
a growing trend of anti spyware programs are increasingly coming on to the market, billing themselves as your solution to removing 'adware' and 'spyware'
but are they all legitimate ?
CNET investigates, and names one program called 'SpyBan' which infact installed spyware when it was 'apparently' designed to do the opposite.
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5153...?tag=nefd_lede
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06-02-2004, 22:14
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Re: anti spyware programs bad and good ?
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Originally Posted by kronas
a growing trend of anti spyware programs are increasingly coming on to the market, billing themselves as your solution to removing 'adware' and 'spyware'
but are they all legitimate ?
CNET investigates, and names one program called 'SpyBan' which infact installed spyware when it was 'apparently' designed to do the opposite.
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5153...?tag=nefd_lede
source:[img]Download Failed (1)[/img] |
Its a shame that nobody has written a spyware test prog. Like the eicar test string.....
You could allways install bonzi buddy to test it - NOT 
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06-02-2004, 22:23
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Re: anti spyware programs bad and good ?
You just have to keep your ear to the ground and always be wary. A few searches on the internet usually ring the alarm bells if anything is remotely dudgy.
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06-02-2004, 23:12
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Re: anti spyware programs bad and good ?
Just stick with AdAware 6 and Spybot S&D
The best and free. 
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06-02-2004, 23:13
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Re: anti spyware programs bad and good ?
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Originally Posted by swoop101
Just stick with AdAware 6 and Spybot S&D
The best and free. |
Amen to that 
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06-02-2004, 23:15
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Re: anti spyware programs bad and good ?
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I find spyware blaster www.spywareblaster.org very good....
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06-02-2004, 23:45
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Re: anti spyware programs bad and good ?
My favourite is Pest Patrol, Search and Destroy. I also use Adaware & Spybot, there is always something the others miss. And before you ask , no I am not paranoid.
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06-02-2004, 23:49
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Re: anti spyware programs bad and good ?
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Originally Posted by iadom
My favourite is Pest Patrol, Search and Destroy. I also use Adaware & Spybot, there is always something the others miss. And before you ask , no I am not paranoid. |
I don't use pest patrol, but I would agree that they do find things the others miss.
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06-02-2004, 23:53
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So do I m8. The detected spyware on my 'puter went way down once I installed that
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