wanting to make sure the spyware software I have is ok?

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kala83

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I have three spyware softwares running on my computer right now and I have read a few reviews on the software but I am still un sure as to if the programs work well or if they are safe for my Computer I wanted to put this up here listing the programs I had and see if I could get opinions from other people on if these are good programs or not and if you guys know of any online reviews that I can look at that will took more about them in depth.
1.Ad-Aware (I have used this program for a long time it seems to work just fine and I have had very few problems with it as of just yet.
2.Sybot Search and Destroy-another good program which seems to get the job done of cleaning off unwanted spyware fairly well.
3.(and this is the one I am most un sure about just because I have not delt with it for a long time like the others) Spywareblaster -for the most part it works wonderfully and from the few reviews I have read it seem to be a very good program. Also it does not interfere with the other programs since it does not clear the spyware off it prevents the stuff from even getting installed onto the computer in the first place. My Boyfriend a few weeks ago thought it might not be good for my lap top to have so many spyware softwares on it so he removed this off, and I didn't really think anything of it since he is a computer tech. himself and trust his opinion on a lot of techy things anyway, but I noticed that my laptop did not run as smoothly as it had been before with spywareblaster on the computer so I put it back on today, but again since I do not know too much about this software I want to get some opinions on it and see how it runs on my lap top before I make the final decision to keep it on or not.
Like I said any opinions on the matter and online reviews of the softwares in question would be very helpful thanks!
 
Ad-Aware 2007 is now available for XP and Vista and is one of the top adware removers. SpyBot S&D often recommended in blogs falls behind a few others. As far as Spyware Blaster be glad it's gone!

Spyware Terminator is a rather recent "bug hunter" that finds what Ad-Aware misses and includes a mild form of firewall in it's active sheild. You can get free at http://www.spywareterminator.com/ This one automatically updates itself.

Need a great antivirus program that also catches trojans and trojan downloaders? Grisoft's free for home use AVG 7.5 is an excellent defense and costs $0-. http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0
 
It's not a good idea to have more than one antispyware program running in resident mode (actively checking everything that's run on the PC), since they can conflict and become less effective, but you can have as many on-demand scanners such as you wish.

This, I would imagine, is what your boyfriend was referring to, however SpywareBlaster provides passive protection and can be run along with any of these programs without any problems. There is no reason for you not to run SpywareBlaster, and it provides some very effective protection.

If you don't already have an Antivirus program it would be a very good idea to install one, however if you already have one don't install a second.
 
I currently have three Grisoft programs AVG 7.5, AVG Antimalware, AVG Anti-rootkit running along with Ad-Aware2007, Ad-Watch2007, and Spyware Terminator without a problem seen. Antivirus programs on the other hand want to be dominant of a system and see other programs as viruses on occasions. This is why you will generally see the must remove other program in order to install message appear.

Even with all of the above or other combinations there is always something that can slip past showing that being familiar with several and being ready to use specialized removers for certain things like I-Worm type viruses is something to be aware of. New bugs are always being written as well. Having a good firewall inplace often is one good protection to consider along with others.
 
ceewi1 said:
It's not a good idea to have more than one antispyware program running in resident mode (actively checking everything that's run on the PC), since they can conflict and become less effective, but you can have as many on-demand scanners such as you wish.

This, I would imagine, is what your boyfriend was referring to, however SpywareBlaster provides passive protection and can be run along with any of these programs without any problems. There is no reason for you not to run SpywareBlaster, and it provides some very effective protection.

If you don't already have an Antivirus program it would be a very good idea to install one, however if you already have one don't install a second.
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Well I have AVG on my computer as well as Avira AntiVir and they seem doing pretty well for me so far.

you mentioned its not a good idea to have them running in resident mode is there anyway I can take the programs I have off that mode and put them on something else that might not conflict with the others. I think I am going to look at getting Spyware Terminator ad-aware for some reason has been acting up and I would like to possibly look at using something else a long with it.
 
Most of the time two antivirus programs will readily clash upon detecting another program installed. The one way around any clashes there would be to disable one in the msconfig utlity and run that manually.

I ran Spyware Blaster as well as a number of others and ended up dumping them for being a waste of time. Webroot's Spy Sweeper reported false positives to get you to buy the retail version. That's a gimic too often seen with a number of them. :rolleyes:

The ones by MS are not any better with the first MS AntiSpyware Remover and now Windows Defender not doing that much. ST does work since it will alert and prompt you on any new programs or software changes even when going to unistall something. That and Ad-Aware 2007 work well on both XP and Vista alike along with AVG here.
 
g0slacR said:
what proof do you have of this?
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I ran it to see just that as well as several others when trying to isolate the best of the lot that's how. It's called "first hand experience" when you try one of the shareware trial period copies and supposedly it found all this and that but then get told you need to buy the full version to see them fixed.
 
supposedly it found all this and that but then get told you need to buy the full version to see them fixed.
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So it found stuff but won't remove it due to its limitations as shareware so you say it finds false positives?? hows the weather in your world?
 
I ran into that crap when trying out several sharewares. That gimic doesn't hold much water any longer since people wised up and simply did what I did and go for something else. What address do you need the pizza delivered to? :P
 
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