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Anti-Virus/Anti-Adware
What do you use?
Anti-virus: Sophos Anti-virus Version 3.90.0 Anti-adware: Ad-Aware SE Personal, Build 1.05 |
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Re: Anti-Virus/Anti-Adware
microsoft antispyware. granny's link.
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good call -- i actually had this annoying Aurora AdWare junk pop up about 1/2 an hour ago and while reading your post was actually in the middle of running a scan via Windows AntiSpyware (Beta 1) that I came across in another forum
will add the spybot S&D as per your suggestion not sure where i ended up with this pesky Aurora business from. I'm assuming it was from some torrent I might have d/led. Altho- most torrents I grab are TV shows/movies and I have not encountered spyware in the past. |
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spyware doctor is pretty good as well. but spybot s&d is free, and about the same quality. or you could get about 4 different ones, because all the spyware scanners catch different programs, so you need different scanners to catch all of them. i think.
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Most of these products are very good ,free and necessary.
Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites by Eric L. Howes will let you know what is legit and what is not. FREE Spyware, Maleware, ADware scanner/removers and other utilities AdAware SE Spybot- Search and Destory Spybot - Search and Destroy DSO Exploit Fix 1.3.1 TX a-squared (aČ) Micro$oft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) CWShredder CWShredder (Last Merijn Version) 159.1 HijackThis FREE AntiVirus Software AVG AntiVirus Avast! AntiVir Bit Defender Ver.7 FREE Firewall Software Sygate Kerio Personal Firewall/ Limited Edition Zone Alarm OutPost Firewall 1.0 Tiny Personal Firewall Security Scans/Port Scanners ShieldsUp (GRC) Sygate Online Services (SOS) Audit My PC FREE Online AntiVirus/Malware Scanners HouseCall Panda ActiveScan RAV AntiVirus Scan Bit Defender Symantec Security Check TrendMicro-Europe for Firefox JAque |
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What exactly is adware?
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" Generically, adware (spelled all lower case) is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen. The justification for adware is that it helps recover programming development cost and helps to hold down the cost for the user" JAque |
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Re: Anti-Virus/Anti-Adware
This is all you need (coming from a seasoned techy):
ZoneAlarm (free version) Ad-aware Spybot Nod32 (Best antivirus out there, IMO, will cost you though unless you want to acquire it by less-than-legal means) |
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