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Re: [OT] - Opinions on spyware blocker

• Posted by Greg Haberek <ghaberek at gmail.com> Sep 28, 2004
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Best bet if anyone starts experiencing catastrophic spyware issues:
Backup and re-install windows, download SP2, and keep it updated. I
did this several weeks ago and I haven't had any spyware issues. I
know SP2 isn't on everyone's to-do list, but I personally have had no
issues with it. SP2 even includes a built-in popup blocker for
Internet Explorer!

Also, making yourself a normal user, and not an Administrator really
helps prevent those nasty spyware programs from installing themselves.

~Greg


----- Original Message -----
From: Brent O'Gara <d_brent_ogara at comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:25:15 +0000
Subject: Re: [OT] - Opinions on spyware blocker
To: euforum at topica.com

 
Both are good, and AVG makes an anti-virus that can catch most of the
trojans and auto-downloaders that Ad-Aware and SpyBot-S&D miss.  Just
be sure to update at every opportuntity!
 
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_trial.php
 
-Brent O'
 
-------------- Original message -------------- 
> posted by: D L 
> 
> > Jonas Temple wrote: 
> > 
> > I'm looking at Ad-Aware and Spybot-S&D. Anybody have any preferences 
> > over the two? One better than the other? 
> 
> Use both, I do. Sometimes one catches what the other doesn't. Update
> frequently.
> And disable the antivirus while you running a check, otherwise it takes
> forever.
> 
> Denes.