Spyware/Adware

richrf · #1 03-07-2005, 07:14 PM

MS purchased MS Anti-spy from a company called Giant Anti-spy. At the time, it was a great product. MS junked it up. It is very unfortunate.

This is a similar product to the original Giant (they had some cross-technology agreement. It may well worth looking at. I can only vouch for the original Giant Product, which I have a licensed to. But, even still, it hardly catches anything anymore, ever since MS assumed support. Ewido does a better job, even though Ewido is primarily an anti-trojan. I think there is a free trial. Some forum members might want to give it a try.

guitarhero14 · #2 03-07-2005, 07:18 PM

My list of anti spyware detectors that I run one after another is:
1. Pest Patrol
2. Adaware
3. Spybot S&D
4. Microsoft Antispyware

And I am spyware free! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

richrf · #3 03-07-2005, 07:23 PM

I have all of the products you mentioned ... and still Ewido caught some that they all missed (in the tracking cookie class of malware). So it is difficult to really know whether a machine is pest free. I use all of the top rated programs plus some proactive programs such as ProcessGuard and RegDefend.

The biggest problem with Pest Patrol is that it is notorious for false positives. I quit using it - though they do have an online scan that others can use.

guitarhero14 · #4 03-07-2005, 07:56 PM

PP is the one i use least often, believe it or not. I know my computer isnt completely spyware free, but I dont think any computer that is connected to the internet anymore can be. I think I am going to try the other software you have suggested.