LowWaterMark
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Re: Spyware Blaster vs, Spyware GUARD
SpywareBlaster stops some very specific forms of spyware, but not all. Some of the most dangerous spyware items especially for IE users are related to ActiveX controls. SpywareBlaster's most important protections are against a long list of ActiveX spyware items. These blocks should reduce the amount of spyware you get on your system, but since there are other types of spyware, you may still catch some when scanning with Spybot or Ad-aware.
The second protection in SpywareBlaster are blocks for a specific list of spyware related cookies, but these only work for IE6.
Perhaps if you told us what your scans find and clean, we can advise you what other protection or system settings would prevent them.
Difference between SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard:
said by lowwatermark:
SpywareGuard is a resident scanner (similar in a way to how an anti-virus program works) which proactively scans files prior to them being executed; looking for spyware installation kits and such. It scans with both known signatures and some generic protection techniques to detect and prevent spyware installation. SG also includes capabilities to prevent browser hijacks and provides built-in download protection for Internet Explorer. (Note that the functionality of Browser Hijack Blaster is now included in SpywareGuard, so BHB should not be used with SG.)
SpywareBlaster is a preventative program. It sets flags in the registry to prevent the running of a specific list of bad spyware related ActiveX controls. This includes general spyware and malicious dialers. It also blocks a list of known spyware related cookies in IE6. SpywareBlaster should be run periodically, say once a week, to check for updates to its database. Other than that it doesn't need to be running to provide protection.
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whocares
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.. | most / all spie's i get
most of the spi's cookies,that are picked up by spybot & adaaware or names like "FASTCLICK,MEDIAPLEX,ADVERTISEING.Com,hitbox. just from normal broswing & adaware & spybot always get rid of them,"jaz' |
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LowWaterMark
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Wallingford, CT | What browser are you using and what version is it? |
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Reverend Ike
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Based on one of his other posts, Jazzy1120 is using Windows 98se with IE 5.5 SP2. Therefore, SpywareBlaster's cookie-blocking feature cannot be implemented on that system.
It sounds like the items being "missed" are cookies, rather than what is usually defined as spyware, so this is probably not a SpywareBlaster or SpywareGuard issue. There are a variety of cookie-blocking techniques and programs available - it might be helpful to know what other security programs (anti-virus, firewall, etc.) are being used - many have cookie-blocking features built in ... |
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LowWaterMark
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Based on one of his other posts, Jazzy1120 is using Windows 98se with IE 5.5 SP2.
Yeah, that explains it. IE-SpyAd might be a good addition for users of IE5.5 since it covers most of the source sites where these cookies come from.
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whocares
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| wow thank u so much for the help,
am using ie5.5, and as far as security,Norton firewall,antivirus,& norton system doctor,all updated,don't think there are spi's in the computer,the ones that are detected are "'cookies only"(but did run try that program SPYHUNTER-let it scan,but it showed 1 cookie & 'supposedly"2 spi in or on my registry, but would not remove any one them-uninstalled &deleted all of that,)will look at SpyAd might be a good addition,'take care,jaz' |
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dp
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Re: most / all spie's i get
said by LowWaterMark  :
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Based on one of his other posts, Jazzy1120 is using Windows 98se with IE 5.5 SP2.
Yeah, that explains it. IE-SpyAd might be a good addition for users of IE5.5 since it covers most of the source sites where these cookies come from.
Agreed  I fall into that same category and IE-SPYAD serves me well.
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whocares
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| "DP", please
hello Dp' please you mentioned you are useing IE-SPYAD,i looked up & read the infor about this,(»www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm) and to be honest with you, ""I HAVE NO IDEA what i read",{maybe i'am just stupid,i don't know) if or when you installed IE-SPYAD did you,,
have to make a lot of changes on your internet explorer,
did you,or WOULD I
still be able to go to & use sites,my desktop icons,or would i be limited,(no xxx or adult) as said ONLY spi's i think I am getting are the cookies,from certain "general site,",,"jaz" |
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LowWaterMark
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1 edit | said by whocares :
if or when you installed IE-SPYAD did you,, have to make a lot of changes on your internet explorer, did you,or WOULD I still be able to go to & use sites,my desktop icons,or would i be limited,(no xxx or adult) as said ONLY spi's i think I am getting are the cookies,from certain "general site,",,"jaz"
IE-SpyAd looks harder to use than it is. Since it adds a long list of spyware and ad sites to your restricted zone, the only thing you should confirm when installing it is that the security slider for the Restricted Zone in IE is all the way up on HIGH!
To install IE-SpyAd, download the kit from the page linked above and open it. Inside is a file name "ie-ads.reg" just double-click on that to let it "merge" all those settings into your registry automatically. That's really it until you want to upgrade it or uninstall it.
Edit: Do be aware that IE-SpyAd provides more than cookie protection. It puts over 6000 known bad sites into IE's Restricted Zone which, with the slider for that zone at High, gives maximum security in IE for those sites. (At High, IE prevents the running of any ActiveX, scripting, Java and other possibly exploitable browser functions. It's "as secure" as IE gets.)
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dp
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whocares , in addition to the excellent description provided by LowWaterMark , »Spyware Blaster vs, Spyware GUARD
you can't really mess anything up. If for any reason you decide it's not for you, it uninstalls just as easily as double-clicking the ie-ads-uninst.reg file.
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whocares
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| OK HERE GOES, hope It works,
Ok, i'am gonna try the IE-SpyAd and hope all will be ok, picts show presant setting on IE,nothing in either trusted or RESTRICTED sites,"will advise after install & reboot,"jaz" |
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dp
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Ok, i'am gonna try the IE-SpyAd and hope all will be ok, picts show presant setting on IE,nothing in either trusted or RESTRICTED sites,"will advise after install & reboot,"jaz"
When you're done you will see a rather large list of sites in your Restricted Zone. Since you have nothing currently in your Trusted Zone, that will remain the same.
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whocares
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3 edits | DP, done anything else to set
Dp, done man it was simple, but on site sure makes it sound like "76dr8yfc7yu45t754t8uv4t,kung fu & hamber helper", Is ther anything else need to do for the extra protection,am downl oading again on disc? if i can so i have /keep it,and trying to figure out where,howto get all the updates, i have missed."jaz"
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