Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA | reply to JammerMan79
Re: Good Move Webroot!
Yeah...but the whole validation phone-home software gig is crap IMHO. The reasons for that are in another thread though. |
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JammerMan79
Premium,VIP
join:2004-05-13
Prince George, BC | reply to Thaler
I use spybot/ad-aware and microsoft anti-spyware, no spyware here.
Microsoft's software works great. It is after all just repackaged Giant software which was one of the best on the market. |
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Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA | reply to FROSTY
Personally, I use Spybot/Ad-Aware to detect the presence of a Ad/Spy/Crapware infection. Upon getting back a positive test result, I know that it's time to just wipe the damn system. |
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FROSTY
Premium,MVM
join:2000-08-10
Pinson, AL
clubs: 
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Jeesh and someguy,
Oh believe me, I know the difference.
You're not dealing with a noob here.
I lose track of counting how many times Spybot thinks a PC is clean, when SpySweeper will find real, not traces or cookies, spyware running on the PC. Free is good for what it's worth. Witnessing this from a real world, hands on experience with countless PCs speaks for itself....
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"When you set yourself on fire and aim for the sky, you hope to leave behind some sparks of heat and light ... Like a vapor trail." - Neil Peart 2002 |
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Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
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said by Jeesh:
Of course, most just look at the numbers and say "look how many it found!!".... without realizing that most are cookies and not spyware programs. Many don't have any idea there is a difference.
No offense, but I don't want tracking cookies either. What good does it do me to have them on my computer? Nothing...hell, they may even be giving away more information than I'd like. IE-Spyad prevents a lot of these cookies from getting inserted, and good riddance. |
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pcscdma
Chocobo Chocobo Random Battle
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join:2004-01-14
Winterset, IA
clubs:
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bad |
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Jeesh
@attbi.com | reply to some guy
Of course, most just look at the numbers and say "look how many it found!!".... without realizing that most are cookies and not spyware programs. Many don't have any idea there is a difference.
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some guy
@milwwi.ameritech | reply to FROSTY
if you count all the cookies and false positives maybe |
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FROSTY
Premium,MVM
join:2000-08-10
Pinson, AL
clubs:
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WRONG Tier2 and Jeesh!
Last time I checked, SpySweeper detects over 2x as much spyware as Spybot. |
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