MS antispyware beta expires today

by **LordShard** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:47 am

So get the new version! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

by **Major SONAR** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:36 am

Bump.

I've had both MS Anti-Spyawre and AD-Aware SE. After running both I can say that Ad-Aware picks up things that MS Anti-spyware does not. Both are free. When I recently added a new hard drive, I did not reinstall the MS Anti-spyware. I did however reinstall the Ad-Aware.

Anyone else want to comment on these or perhaps better antispyware products?

by **Weasel Meat** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:04 am

Ugh spyware. :mad:

Sometimes you have to use multiple programs to get it all off.

Ive seen it so bad before that it is much easier/faster/cheaper to fix with a format/reload.

some of the programs that I use are

Adaware
Spybot search and destroy
Hijack this
Spy Sweeper

Trend micros online scans http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

And a few others that I cant think of right now.

On my own computer I dont have anything actively running, but I run a manual scan about once a month, But it never finds anything but cookies.

I've also found that the MS anti-spyware adds about 15-20 seconds to boot time on average and seems to slow down installing new programs.

by **LordShard** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:04 am

MS Antispyware intentionally doesn't scan for cookies.

by **BladeRunner** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:00 pm

I'm with Weasel.
If its fixable those 4 programs will take care of it.
the ones i use:
Adaware
Spybot search and destroy
Hijack this

and for anti virus:
AVG http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1

by **Hat Rack** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:15 pm

My MS antispyware doesn't expire till 12-31-05.

by **FarginMofo** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:26 pm

I ran into a nasty spyware a few weeks back. Nasty in the sense that adaware, webroot, and my norton wouldn't detect it. I finally did a google search, found a thread suggesting a few things including using pandasoftware.com activescan. It found it but I still had to manually remove it.

I guess it comes down to having to use many products which sucks if you have to end up paying for them.

by **Buliwyf** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:05 pm

i prefer the ms one

by **=ender=** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:55 am

I use a plethora of 'em: Ad-Aware, Spybot, MS AntiSpyWare (like HatRack, I didn't need to DL a new version... so long as you've been updating it, it updates the beta-end date), and HiJackThis.

Annoying as hell that we have to rely on three, four, or more software programs to fight spy and adware.

I have to say, the only one I use "constantly on" (except when in-game) is Microsoft's and I haven't had any spy/ad issues (aside from the random cookies) since I started to do so. I still run a check about once a week, or when I think of it, to be safe.

by **Major SONAR** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:53 am

I'm with you guys. I use the others previously mentioned (Spybot, Hijack This, etc. as well as Ad-Aware) All good programs and all necessary. I just felt that the MS product was inferior to the others mentioned.

Like some of you I only occasionaly (weekly) run one of the anti-spyware programs to make sure I am spyware free.

by **Destructor** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:33 pm

i used to use all those, but now i just use mozilla firefox to browse the web, i haven't had spyware problems in almost a year. and i do go to high-risk websites.

by **LordShard** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:40 pm

Originally posted by Destructor
i used to use all those, but now i just use mozilla firefox to browse the web, i haven't had spyware problems in almost a year. and i do go to high-risk websites.

I use opera and have no porblems. ANd I goto many high risk websites. Free porn shoudln't be risky tho!

MS antispyware beta expires today

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