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From: didee58 on 7 May 2010 11:02
I threw this question on a previous post,but thing it just got lost in all
the other answers that were part of another question.So hope it is all right
to re ask this anew.I have window's live one care,and malwarebytes. Want to
put Spybot back on computer. when I had it before it did great job,but I got
spooked about it and deleted it. Is is a good one to use. How about AVG.
window's one care apparently does not work very well as I seem to have an
infected computer. Thanks to all who help the helpless.
From: Nil on 7 May 2010 11:33
On 07 May 2010, =?Utf-8?B?ZGlkZWU1OA==?=
<didee58(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> Want to put Spybot back on computer. when I had it before it did
> great job,but I got spooked about it and deleted it. Is is a good
> one to use.

In my opinion, Spybot has declined in recent years. It's spyware
definitions are not updated very often and it seems to miss things
that other malware scanners find. I still use it, though, but only
for one of its Immunize feature, which adds their groomed list of bad
web sites to your Hosts file and to your browser's restricted zones.
I will scan the system with it occasionally, but I don't rely on it.

> How about AVG.

AVG is a virus scanner. It's not the same kind of product as a
malware scanner like Spybot.
From: Barry Schwarz on 7 May 2010 13:30
I receive Spybot S&D definition updates every week. How often do you
need them updated?

On Fri, 07 May 2010 11:33:41 -0400, Nil
<rednoise(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:

>On 07 May 2010, =?Utf-8?B?ZGlkZWU1OA==?=
><didee58(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>> Want to put Spybot back on computer. when I had it before it did
>> great job,but I got spooked about it and deleted it. Is is a good
>> one to use.
>
>In my opinion, Spybot has declined in recent years. It's spyware
>definitions are not updated very often and it seems to miss things
>that other malware scanners find. I still use it, though, but only
>for one of its Immunize feature, which adds their groomed list of bad
>web sites to your Hosts file and to your browser's restricted zones.
>I will scan the system with it occasionally, but I don't rely on it.
>
>> How about AVG.
>
>AVG is a virus scanner. It's not the same kind of product as a
>malware scanner like Spybot.

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From: Michael on 7 May 2010 13:47
Daily, like Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware.

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"Barry Schwarz" <schwarzb(a)dqel.com> wrote in message
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> I receive Spybot S&D definition updates every week. How often do you
> need them updated?
>
> On Fri, 07 May 2010 11:33:41 -0400, Nil
> <rednoise(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
>
>>On 07 May 2010, =?Utf-8?B?ZGlkZWU1OA==?=
>><didee58(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>>
>>> Want to put Spybot back on computer. when I had it before it did
>>> great job,but I got spooked about it and deleted it. Is is a good
>>> one to use.
>>
>>In my opinion, Spybot has declined in recent years. It's spyware
>>definitions are not updated very often and it seems to miss things
>>that other malware scanners find. I still use it, though, but only
>>for one of its Immunize feature, which adds their groomed list of bad
>>web sites to your Hosts file and to your browser's restricted zones.
>>I will scan the system with it occasionally, but I don't rely on it.
>>
>>> How about AVG.
>>
>>AVG is a virus scanner. It's not the same kind of product as a
>>malware scanner like Spybot.
>
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From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 7 May 2010 15:16
> window's one care apparently does not work very well as I seem to have an
> infected computer.

When does your OneCare subscription expire (or has it already expired)?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?

Can I install Microsoft Security Essentials [or any other
anti-virus/anti-spyware application] to clean up my already-infected
computer?
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msescan/thread/87058857-d181-4019-a723-efd9a49d9275
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002



didee58 wrote:
> I threw this question on a previous post,but thing it just got lost in all
> the other answers that were part of another question.So hope it is all
> right
> to re ask this anew.I have window's live one care,and malwarebytes. Want
> to
> put Spybot back on computer. when I had it before it did great job,but I
> got
> spooked about it and deleted it. Is is a good one to use. How about AVG.
> window's one care apparently does not work very well as I seem to have an
> infected computer. Thanks to all who help the helpless.

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