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Spyware Tools
Spybot and Ad-Aware catch a whole lot more!
Don't use just one antispyware program. Microsoft has a free one.
Here is a good definition: If the software loads onto my computer and I didn't know about or want it, its spyware and its evil and its owners names should be publicly displayed that they can be stalked, harrassed and beatened (up to the limits of the laws in their resident states).
My machine will let me get to Yahoo one time. same with google and lycos and altavista. but locks me out until I reboot. Spent 4 hours scanning, anti-virusing, trojan hunting, etc and still isn't right.
Oh well.
I recommend Spyware Blaster and Spyware Guard from Javacool Software.
They are free. (You can donate something later, if you like them.)
Let me come into your home unannounced and without your permission and install electronic monitoring equipment to report back to me your comings and goings.
Let me sneek into your garage and install a horsepower robbing device in your SUV that will reveal your driving habits to me without your permission. (...and prevent you from turning left every third or fourth time you try.)
Time to switch to Macs!
I use three companies: Webroot, McAfee, and Lavasoft.
I don't want ANY spyware, adware, or anything else that I didn't deliberately install or agree, in some way, to have installed. I pay all three of these companies a fee to scan for and remove ALL of this crap, not most of it. If I find out that one of these companies is taking money to "delist" somebody, I will request my money back.
I have Norton which updates all the time - and I have Ad-Aware SE which checks for updates every week when I run it.
Spyware was the last straw for me. I ditched my PC and bought an iMac and have not regretted it one whit since. I just use the thing and no more playing cat and mouse with all the crap on the internet. I could care less about brands and loyalty to companies so don't start the harang about Macs. It just works and that's all I care about.
pingomai
I can't post all that often...all my CPU cycles are soaked up running anti-virus and spyware scanners...
Yes, I trust my spyware protection - I use a Mac!
(flame suit zipped an ready!)
Annoying spyware ping.
Does anyboby have any opinions on Spy Subtract? A 30 day trial is preloaded on my new Compaq computer. Seems to be working good for me.
For some reason, I couldn't get the MS Beta to load on my new Compaq. I then loaded Spybot, which totally blew me out of the water. I must include that I already had Norton AV, and Internet security. And Spy subtract. But Spybot did repair it's errors, and I seem to be no worse off. I then De-Installed Spybot. I was running that program on my previous computer, with no problems.
I use Firefox. Click the link and give it a try. | Browser Wars, take two various FR links | 12-22-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1306815/posts ...and let your compiler of links drop out of Lurk & Link mode for comment and advice: Ditch IE. Honest to God, almost anything else will give you fewer problems. Try and compare- use IE, then run Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy... then try another browser and repeat. You will be stunned at the garbage IE attracts. Keep your OS updated & patched. Run a hardware firewall-- with today's LAN's, it's easy. You need a hardware firewall. |