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Casey Wilson wrote:

Has anybody else noticed this? Am I going bonkers?

I also have Spybot, which I run every two or three weeks. The last two times I
ran it, my computer came up clean. Since I am also under the distinct impression
that you don't pick up cookies from usenet, I firmly believe you're getting
yours from somewhere else.

I think you have a "Trojan Horse" running on your box. I would suggest you
download a virus checker called "AVG." They have a free version that Jim Fisher
told me about, and I think it's great. Download that and run it, and I'll bet
it'll find you have equine problems. It will automatically fix them.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Casey Wilson wrote:

Has anybody else noticed this? Am I going bonkers?

I also have Spybot, which I run every two or three weeks. The last two
times I
ran it, my computer came up clean. Since I am also under the distinct
impression
that you don't pick up cookies from usenet, I firmly believe you're
getting
yours from somewhere else.

And use Spyware Blaster to keep them off your system between Spybot scans.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/index.html

Matt Barrow wrote:

And use Spyware Blaster to keep them off your system between Spybot scans.

If that keeps the system clean, would there be any need to use Spybot?

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:

And use Spyware Blaster to keep them off your system between Spybot
scans.

If that keeps the system clean, would there be any need to use Spybot?


Cross check and verification.

In the two or three years since we've loaded it on all our networked systems
we have not had a single piece of spyware get in. IOW, Spybot has been 100%
redundant. I now do a Spybot check only about every three or four months.

Interestingly, the one site that has attempted to load spyware, which was
blocked before it could load (I turned on the annuciator just to see if it
was really working), was WSJ's Opinion Journal which attempted to load
"Avenue-A".


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

According to the latest issue of PC WORLD, Spybot and Ad-Aware are only 54%
and 65% efficient respectively at eliminating adware and spyware.


"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Casey Wilson wrote:

Has anybody else noticed this? Am I going bonkers?

I also have Spybot, which I run every two or three weeks. The last two
times I
ran it, my computer came up clean.

lowflyer wrote:
According to the latest issue of PC WORLD, Spybot and Ad-Aware are
only 54% and 65% efficient respectively at eliminating adware and
spyware.

For those who don't subscribe, what package was most effective?

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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
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The most effective was Sunbelt Software CounterSpy 1.0 with 85%
effectiveness, but it costs 20 bucks. Also, they mentioned a new Microsoft
product, Windows Antispyware, that impressewd them, but it wasn't directly
compared to the other programs because it was apparently just released.

"John T" wrote in message
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lowflyer wrote:
According to the latest issue of PC WORLD, Spybot and Ad-Aware are
only 54% and 65% efficient respectively at eliminating adware and
spyware.

For those who don't subscribe, what package was most effective?

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
____________________

"lowflyer" wrote in message
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For those who don't subscribe, what package was most effective?

The most effective was Sunbelt Software CounterSpy 1.0 with 85%
effectiveness, but it costs 20 bucks.

Did the article happen to mention that the MOST effective anti-spyware
strategy is to not run your computer in a configuration that allows software
to be installed in the first place?

It's great protection against viruses too.

If not, I wouldn't be surprised to find that the PC World article was
designed simply to generate interest in the market for anti-spyware
software. After all, what other reason would they have for failing to point
out that the most effective anti-spyware tool is simply configuring your
operating system correctly? No need to install ANY additional software.

Pete

The article does not discuss configuring one's computer to avoid spyware.
They do imply it's not always possible to avoid it. I don't know what their
motives are. How does one configure his computer to avoid spyware?

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"lowflyer" wrote in message
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For those who don't subscribe, what package was most effective?

The most effective was Sunbelt Software CounterSpy 1.0 with 85%
effectiveness, but it costs 20 bucks.

Did the article happen to mention that the MOST effective anti-spyware
strategy is to not run your computer in a configuration that allows
software
to be installed in the first place?

It's great protection against viruses too.

If not, I wouldn't be surprised to find that the PC World article was
designed simply to generate interest in the market for anti-spyware
software. After all, what other reason would they have for failing to
point
out that the most effective anti-spyware tool is simply configuring your
operating system correctly? No need to install ANY additional software.

Pete

Best way to stop getting spywa Stop using Internet Explorer.

Here's the last thing you should ever do with IE: go to www.opera.com and
download a much better browser.

Then don't ever start IE again, expect perhaps for Windows Update. It's a
garbage browser anyway...

Brian
www.warbard.ca/avgas/