The Unique Challenge of Spyware

[Mike Easter]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> "Mike Easter"

>> Webroot (source site) sells antispyware, AV, suite w/ or w/o firewall,
>> windows washer.

> Excellent Product. Many of my customers use the Email Security
> Enterprise( Saas) package and they are very high on the service and the
> job that it does. Only complaint was and is the cost :-)

This review site ranked the Webroot antispyware 1st out of 10 reviewed,
the webroot AV #3 out of 21 reviewed, the combo #4 of 10 antimalware
reviewed

http://anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/ Spyware has surpassed
viruses as the #1 threat to identity theft -- 2011 Anti-Spyware Software
Review Product Comparisons

http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ 2011 AntiVirus
Software Review Product Comparisons

Rank 1 BitDefender Antivirus
2 Kaspersky Anti-Virus
3 Webroot AntiVirus
See all 21 products

Those are just their 'end user' products.


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Mike Easter

[~BD~]

Peter Foldes wrote:
>
> "Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
> news:8ju3jiF1brU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Aardvark wrote:
>>> ~BD~ wrote:
>>>
>>>> SNIP
>>>
>>> Got a point?
>>
>> Webroot (source site) sells antispyware, AV, suite w/ or w/o firewall,
>> windows washer.
>>
>> http://www.webroot.com/En_US/consumer-compare.html Compare Our
>> Products Side-by-Side
>
>
> Mike
>
> Excellent Product. Many of my customers use the Email Security
> Enterprise (Saas) package and they are very high on the service and the
> job that it does. Only complaint was and is the cost :-)
>

I agree, it *is* an excellent product!

Perhaps *you* should use it too, seeing as you still use IE6. Why *is*
that, btw, Peter Foldes?

[Peter Foldes]

"Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
news:8k0b52FpinU1@mid.individual.net...
> Peter Foldes wrote:
>> "Mike Easter"
>
>>> Webroot (source site) sells antispyware, AV, suite w/ or w/o firewall, windows
>>> washer.
>
>> Excellent Product. Many of my customers use the Email Security Enterprise( Saas)
>> package and they are very high on the service and the job that it does. Only
>> complaint was and is the cost :-)
>
> This review site ranked the Webroot antispyware 1st out of 10 reviewed, the
> webroot AV #3 out of 21 reviewed, the combo #4 of 10 antimalware reviewed
>
> http://anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/ Spyware has surpassed viruses as
> the #1 threat to identity theft -- 2011 Anti-Spyware Software Review Product
> Comparisons
>
> http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ 2011 AntiVirus Software
> Review Product Comparisons


Thanks Mike. I sent those 2 links off to the IT guy's at my clients companies. Maybe
they have seen it but maybe not.

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[Mike Easter]

harry33@harry's.place.saloon wrote:
> Mike Easter

>> This review site ranked the Webroot antispyware 1st out of 10 reviewed,
>> the webroot AV #3 out of 21 reviewed, the combo #4 of 10 antimalware
>> reviewed
>>
>> http://anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/

> Why in the heck would anyone believe such a site that sells the
> products?

toptenreviews doesn't sell any products, but they do carry advertising
if that bothers you.

If you click on the 'buy' links, such as webroot's, the link takes you
to the webroot site to make your purchase. Similarly with malwarebytes.

toptenreviews reviews a lot of things besides software; and wins awards
for the site, eg 2010 OMMA
http://www.techmedianetwork.com/news/9-30-2010.html

That link also has information about other sites produced by
TechMediaNetwork such as science.com and OurAmazingPlanet.


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Mike Easter

[~BD~]

Mike Easter wrote:
> harry33@harry's.place.saloon wrote:
>> Mike Easter
>
>>> This review site ranked the Webroot antispyware 1st out of 10
>>> reviewed, the webroot AV #3 out of 21 reviewed, the combo #4 of 10
>>> antimalware reviewed
>>>
>>> http://anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/
>
>> Why in the heck would anyone believe such a site that sells the
>> products?
>
> toptenreviews doesn't sell any products, but they do carry advertising
> if that bothers you.
>
> If you click on the 'buy' links, such as webroot's, the link takes you
> to the webroot site to make your purchase. Similarly with malwarebytes.
>
> toptenreviews reviews a lot of things besides software; and wins awards
> for the site, eg 2010 OMMA
> http://www.techmedianetwork.com/news/9-30-2010.html
>
> That link also has information about other sites produced by
> TechMediaNetwork such as science.com and OurAmazingPlanet.


As I'm sure you are aware, 'TopTen' also carried out an initial review
of MSE, here:-

http://anti-virus-software-review.to...-software.html

I find it - umm - 'interesting' that MSE is *not* included in the
current review of AV products. Surely it cannot be because the review
site would gain no monetary advantage from Microsoft - could it? ;-)

[~BD~]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> "Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
> news:8k0b52FpinU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Peter Foldes wrote:
>>> "Mike Easter"
>>
>>>> Webroot (source site) sells antispyware, AV, suite w/ or w/o
>>>> firewall, windows washer.
>>
>>> Excellent Product. Many of my customers use the Email Security
>>> Enterprise( Saas) package and they are very high on the service and
>>> the job that it does. Only complaint was and is the cost :-)
>>
>> This review site ranked the Webroot antispyware 1st out of 10
>> reviewed, the webroot AV #3 out of 21 reviewed, the combo #4 of 10
>> antimalware reviewed
>>
>> http://anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/ Spyware has surpassed
>> viruses as the #1 threat to identity theft -- 2011 Anti-Spyware
>> Software Review Product Comparisons
>>
>> http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ 2011 AntiVirus
>> Software Review Product Comparisons
>
>
> Thanks Mike. I sent those 2 links off to the IT guy's at my clients
> companies. Maybe they have seen it but maybe not.
>

Have you also told your clients about Microsoft Security Essentials?

If not - *why* not?

[Mike Easter]

~BD~ wrote:
> Mike Easter wrote:

>> toptenreviews doesn't sell any products, but they do carry advertising
>> if that bothers you.

> As I'm sure you are aware, 'TopTen' also carried out an initial review
> of MSE, here:-
>
> http://anti-virus-software-review.to...-software.html
>
>
> I find it - umm - 'interesting' that MSE is *not* included in the
> current review of AV products. Surely it cannot be because the review
> site would gain no monetary advantage from Microsoft - could it? ;-)

You don't often see payware compared side by side with freeware. Even AV
comparatives uses the pay version of an AV agent to compare with the
others even if that product/agent has a free version.

I think 'that's just the way it's done'. Some other freeware reviews
compare free agents with each other.

If I were selling a payware, I wouldn't like to see my product compared
side by side with a freeware version which did the same thing, perhaps
better in some facet.


--
Mike Easter

[~BD~]

Mike Easter wrote:
> ~BD~ wrote:
>> Mike Easter wrote:
>
>>> toptenreviews doesn't sell any products, but they do carry advertising
>>> if that bothers you.
>
>> As I'm sure you are aware, 'TopTen' also carried out an initial review
>> of MSE, here:-
>>
>> http://anti-virus-software-review.to...-software.html
>>
>>
>> I find it - umm - 'interesting' that MSE is *not* included in the
>> current review of AV products. Surely it cannot be because the review
>> site would gain no monetary advantage from Microsoft - could it? ;-)
>
> You don't often see payware compared side by side with freeware. Even AV
> comparatives uses the pay version of an AV agent to compare with the
> others even if that product/agent has a free version.
>
> I think 'that's just the way it's done'. Some other freeware reviews
> compare free agents with each other.
>
> If I were selling a payware, I wouldn't like to see my product compared
> side by side with a freeware version which did the same thing, perhaps
> better in some facet.
>
>

Yes, Mike - I accept that!

So where would *you* go to get an independent view of how well MSE sits
amongst all the other AV and anti-malware software programmes available?

[~BD~]

~BD~ wrote:
> Peter Foldes wrote:
>> "Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:8k0b52FpinU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Peter Foldes wrote:
>>>> "Mike Easter"
>>>
>>>>> Webroot (source site) sells antispyware, AV, suite w/ or w/o
>>>>> firewall, windows washer.
>>>
>>>> Excellent Product. Many of my customers use the Email Security
>>>> Enterprise( Saas) package and they are very high on the service and
>>>> the job that it does. Only complaint was and is the cost :-)
>>>
>>> This review site ranked the Webroot antispyware 1st out of 10
>>> reviewed, the webroot AV #3 out of 21 reviewed, the combo #4 of 10
>>> antimalware reviewed
>>>
>>> http://anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/ Spyware has surpassed
>>> viruses as the #1 threat to identity theft -- 2011 Anti-Spyware
>>> Software Review Product Comparisons
>>>
>>> http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ 2011 AntiVirus
>>> Software Review Product Comparisons
>>
>>
>> Thanks Mike. I sent those 2 links off to the IT guy's at my clients
>> companies. Maybe they have seen it but maybe not.
>>
>
> Have you also told your clients about Microsoft Security Essentials?
>
> If not - *why* not?


Mr Foldes elected to place his answer in the microsoft.public.test.here
group so as not to embarrass me!

He should, perhaps, have advised - here - that his clients are fully
aware of
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/c.../overview.aspx

Surely he must realise that his major corporate customers (whomever they
may be) employ individuals who will have friends and family who use
*personal* computers too. Surely those individuals have a right to be
kept informed of what Microsoft can (and does) provide free of charge?

My understanding is that small businesses can use MSE. Lots more
information available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/

[Peter Foldes]

Trolling as usual and deserves no reply

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"~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
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> ~BD~ wrote:
>> Peter Foldes wrote:
>>> "Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:8k0b52FpinU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> Peter Foldes wrote:
>>>>> "Mike Easter"
>>>>
>>>>>> Webroot (source site) sells antispyware, AV, suite w/ or w/o
>>>>>> firewall, windows washer.
>>>>
>>>>> Excellent Product. Many of my customers use the Email Security
>>>>> Enterprise( Saas) package and they are very high on the service and
>>>>> the job that it does. Only complaint was and is the cost :-)
>>>>
>>>> This review site ranked the Webroot antispyware 1st out of 10
>>>> reviewed, the webroot AV #3 out of 21 reviewed, the combo #4 of 10
>>>> antimalware reviewed
>>>>
>>>> http://anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/ Spyware has surpassed
>>>> viruses as the #1 threat to identity theft -- 2011 Anti-Spyware
>>>> Software Review Product Comparisons
>>>>
>>>> http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ 2011 AntiVirus
>>>> Software Review Product Comparisons
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Mike. I sent those 2 links off to the IT guy's at my clients
>>> companies. Maybe they have seen it but maybe not.
>>>
>>
>> Have you also told your clients about Microsoft Security Essentials?
>>
>> If not - *why* not?
>
>
> Mr Foldes elected to place his answer in the microsoft.public.test.here group so
> as not to embarrass me!
>
> He should, perhaps, have advised - here - that his clients are fully aware of
> http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/c.../overview.aspx
>
> Surely he must realise that his major corporate customers (whomever they may be)
> employ individuals who will have friends and family who use *personal* computers
> too. Surely those individuals have a right to be kept informed of what Microsoft
> can (and does) provide free of charge?
>
> My understanding is that small businesses can use MSE. Lots more information
> available here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/