jbob
Reach Out and Touch Someone
Premium
join:2004-04-26
Little Rock, AR
 ·Comcast
 ·AT&T Southwest
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Re: Anti-Spyware Poll 2008
said by Siko  :said by scelli :said by Traxless :I am really surprised about the limited use of the MVP HOST file. I would have bet the farm this would have had greater use! I for one am going to be given the MVPS HOSTS file a shot very soon...it looks like a great idea for dealing with scum-ware at its very essence before the junk can get on to a PC and cause havoc. Why use a host file when you have ad block plus? Because Ad-Block only protects via your browser whereas a Hosts file protects the whole system whether your browsing or not and is not browser specific. |
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agaprazr
What...Me Worry?
Premium
join:2005-01-08
Salem, OR | reply to pcdebb
Nice Poll, thanks pcdebb. I use a combination of Windows Defender and Ad-Aware. So far so good. 
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Gooiool
May God bless you.
Premium
join:2006-11-27
Roland, OK
clubs:
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I use Spybot Search & Destroy combined with Prevx 2.0.
I've been using Prevx 2.0 for the last 6 months .It was a free for a year deal on GAOTD offer. The program leaves little to no footprint in the background and verifies anything added to the computer. Since I've started using it Spybot Search & Destroy has not found one thing wrong . »www.prevx.com/
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Dagda1175
join:2001-06-17
Goleta, CA | reply to pcdebb
Ad-Aware
Spybot Search & Destroy
SpywareBlaster
Windows Defender(not sure if im keeping this. it seems to be a resource hog) |
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Grail Knight
Who Dares Wins
Premium
join:2003-05-31 | reply to pcdebb
Spybot S & D & Spybot host file
SpywareBlaster
AVG anti-spyware |
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redxii
too big to fail
Premium,Mod
join:2001-02-26
Texas | reply to pcdebb
Voted 'None'
Don't need one (XP). |
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Mele20
Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI | reply to pcdebb
My Antivirus (Avira Personal Premium) includes antispyware. I have had Spyware Blaster since its inception and would not be without it. I downloaded SuperAntiSpyware a few days ago and I like it. |
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Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
Premium,MVM
join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK
clubs:
·MTA Online
1 edit | reply to pcdebb
I use (but not on all computers) the following:
•Spybot S & D
•SpywareBlaster
•Windows Defender (with advanced Spynet membership)
•Zone Alarm Pro's Anti-spyware
•MVPS Hosts File
•Spy Sweeper
•SpywareGuard
•IE-Spyad
•SpyCop
Thank you for, and a great job on, the poll, pcdebb .
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JTM1051
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-08
Moorpark, CA | reply to pcdebb
BitDefender Antivirus (Antispyware) v10
SUPERAntiSpyware Pro
SpywareBlaster |
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Kawshusone
@npgco.com | reply to pcdebb
Realtime:
Avast
AVG
Webroot Spysweeper
Windows Defender
Scanners:
Ad-Aware
Avg Anti-Rootkit
Sybot S & D
SpywareBlaster
CCleaner (Cleans TOO MUCH sometimes) |
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DownTheShore
Maddie Knows Poopie
Premium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
clubs:
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Constant:
SuperAntiSpyware
Spyware Blaster
WinPatrol
IE7Pro's Ad Blocker (IE)
Ad Blocker Plus and NoScript (FF)
For manual scans:
Spybot S&D
Windows Defender
Don't know if these fall into this class:
BOClean
Threatfire
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DrModem
Premium
join:2006-10-19
USA | reply to pcdebb
I use
Spybot S&D
Spyware Blaster
And I have used Ad-Aware recently, but I prefer Spybot. |
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Pole883
Premium
join:2004-01-27
Schenectady, NY |  reply to pcdebb
For real........ |
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Allnew
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-01
Denmark- EU.
clubs:
1 edit | reply to pcdebb
The antispyware in NIS.
Windows Defender.
SuperAntispyware(free)
AVG Antispyware (free)
Spywareblaster.
Spybot S&D
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TheAnalyzer
join:2006-01-20
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Nice poll pcdebb !
I am using:
Windows Defender
TA
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La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
·Optimum Online
 ·Vonage
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Great poll pcdebb , thanks!
ThreatFire
AdBlock Plus for Fx
On demand scanners:
Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D
I found using the Hosts file was overkill, blocked too much (including legitimate videos on news sites) without a lot of work fiddling with it. ABP works just fine and is easy to control. I rarely use IE, so that isn't an issue for me.
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lilhurricane
Crunchin' For Cures
Premium,Mod
join:2003-01-11
Purple Zone
clubs: | reply to pcdebb
Thanks Debb
Spybot & SpywareBlaster here |
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tradnav
join:2005-02-25
UK | reply to pcdebb
hpHOSTS
MVPS HOSTS
SpwywareBlaster
SuperAntiSpyware
KIS7 |
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Wake2
join:2005-04-30 | reply to pcdebb
Nice poll pcdebb,
We use SpywareBlaster and MVPS hosts file
We use SUPERAntispyware, Counterspy and AVG AS.
IE7 with IE7Pro Flash blocked, Ad blocking enabled.
FF with Noscript and AdblockPlus.
Regards,
Wake |
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johnrbigdog
join:2007-11-14
Austin, TX
1 edit | reply to pcdebb
I installed 4.0 (pre-release) today, have been a long time user of SAS. I found the scan times are a bit faster, not a great deal. What I was really impressed by was the resource footprint. I went for using about 38,000k RAM to 300k! I’m sure the RAM usage goes up when it’s performing certain task, but the majority of the time in runs and 300k. That is a huge improvement. |
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