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chachazz
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join:2003-12-14

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Re: Spybot - Search & Destroy gets a major update on Monday

'you can download ... right now if you want to get a quick look'
»[Free] Spybot - Search & Destroy 2.0 Release Candidate 3

antdude
Matrix Ant
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join:2001-03-25
US

antdude

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said by chachazz:

'you can download ... right now if you want to get a quick look'
»[Free] Spybot - Search & Destroy 2.0 Release Candidate 3

I remember trying it (maybe an earlier RC/beta) once in XP Pro. SP3 VM. It was nice, but unsure how it performs for scanning and cleaning since it was a only quick look.

»www.safer-networking.org ··· r-today/ says it will be out later today.

siljaline
I'm lovin' that double wide
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join:2002-10-12
Montreal, QC

siljaline to chachazz

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SpyBot (in it's current form) has led to the untimely demise of several clients O/S. Even in final release the URL(s) to fetch it are silently installed in a Hosts file.
DrDemento
join:2005-07-25
Brick, NJ

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DrDemento

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Was going to download and install this version since in the past I had used version 1.6.2 with some success and certainly no trouble. But ran across this review in PC magazine and just decided to pass for now. »www.pcmag.com/article2/0 ··· 2,00.asp

hurleyp
join:2000-06-20
Ottawa, ON

hurleyp

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I agree with the PC Mag review. Spybot 2.0 is a very disappointing revision, and I will uninstall it. Based on the fundamental changes to the UI and the way the product operates, I am afraid it is unsalvageable. I might re-install version 1.6.2, but since support for the old version is likely to be discontinued there might not be any point.

antdude
Matrix Ant
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join:2001-03-25
US

antdude to DrDemento

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said by DrDemento:

Was going to download and install this version since in the past I had used version 1.6.2 with some success and certainly no trouble. But ran across this review in PC magazine and just decided to pass for now. »www.pcmag.com/article2/0 ··· 2,00.asp

Ouch. That bad. I wonder what other reviews will say too. So sad.

Cartel
Intel inside Your sensitive data outside
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join:2006-09-13
Chilliwack, BC

Cartel

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I have been using Spybot - Search & Destroy for probably 10 years now.
I have been debating whether or not to uninstall it because it really does nothing for a few years it has just been there collecting dust.

After seeing the review for 2.0 I decided to ditch it and now I notice my computer runs more snappier.

angussf
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join:2002-01-11
Tucson, AZ

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FWIW I use SS&D as a way to keep my hosts file updated with sites of known malware. That is to me its primary value. YMMV

siljaline
I'm lovin' that double wide
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join:2002-10-12
Montreal, QC

siljaline

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Mileage definitely varies as in: • »SpyBot Heads UP