Alias
Wed Feb 02 08:55:39 CST 2005
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"Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
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|I have no problem with those choices.
| You may wish to learn about HiJackThis also, for an additional tool for
your
| toolkit
|
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
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| Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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| "Alias" <aka@maskedandanonymous.com> wrote in message
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| >
| > "Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
| > news:uB7EHvSCFHA.3688@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| > |I would add that you need to decide if you want an "active"
anti-spyware
| > | tool, which examines packets for known spyware and blocks them as they
| > | arrive at your PC, or passive, "on demand" tools like the free
Ad-aware
| > and
| > | Spybot, which detect and remove known spyware from your disks. Some
of
| > | these also have other versions, often for low cost, which are
"active".
| > | They add to the strain on the machine, just like an AV tool, and so
may
| > not
| > | be preferable for older, slower machines.
| > |
| > | For the clueless, teenage users, and other similar users, I often
| > encourge
| > | their parents to buy a good "active" tool, eg., Webroot's Spy Sweeper.
| > | Others exist.
| > |
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| > | Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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| > I use Spywareblaster and Spywareguard for that. I also use Spybot and
| > Adaware and have CWShredder installed.
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| > Alias
| >
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| > | "Alias" <aka@maskedandanonymous.com> wrote in message
| > | news:36bormF4uvaqhU1@individual.net...
| > | > Thanks, Jim, I will avoid it.
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| > | > Alias
| > | >
| > | > Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email
| me.
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| > | >
| > | > "Jim Eshelman" <newsgroups@NSaumha.org> wrote
| > | >
| > | > | Alias wrote:
| > | > | > Any good? Worth the 30 bucks?
| > | > |
| > | > | My general recommendation is the same as most of the others: There
| is
| > no
| > | > | commercial antiparasite software that is better than what is free.
| > Even
| > | if
| > | > | there is some that is as good as the freeware, it would seem to be
| > | wasted
| > | > | money.
| > | > |
| > | > | But in this case there is more that can be said - I would actively
| > | > recommend
| > | > | against Spy Bouncer.
| > | > |
| > | > | Here is the best site I know for tracking bad choices in
| antiparasite
| > | > | software:
| > | > |
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
| > | > |
| > | > | Spy Bouncer is known for overly aggressive advertising; installing
| > | itself
| > | > | and taking over parts of a user's system without permission; and
| false
| > | > | positives (invalid reports of system infection) used to goad
people
| to
| > | buy
| > | > | products.
| > | > |
| > | > | My advice: Avoid.
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | --
| > | > | Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
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