Re: what is your opinion about the Spy Sweeper?

[KpoT]

"mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.com> wrote in message
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> "KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote in message
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> > "KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote in message
> > news:IUfYa.69187$ls5.1051634@weber.videotron.net.. .
> > > subj!
> > >
> >
> > part of why I'm asking is this..
> > I usually use my Ad-aware Pro v6.0 for spyware scanning, and so I did
this
> > time - I made sure that after I finished with Ad-aware Pro, no spyware
was
> > left on my computer.
> > After that, I tried for the first time to use this Spy Sweeper..
> > Well I was pretty surprised after it found 9 more spywares!! this -
after
> my
> > trusted Ad-aware Pro finished cleaning and said there was none more
> left!..
> >
> > what do you guys make of this?
> > i mean, Ad-aware, at least in my opinion, was the king of all spyware
> > scanner progs!
>
> SpyBot Search & Destroy is the king and it is free. Judging from
Window
> Washer I wouldn't allow that Spy Sweeper on my machine. Probably sweeps
> them under the rug.

right.
well, i'd expect someone to talk about a program after he actually tried it
first..
and, naturally, i'm only interested in opinions of those who actually tried
it

[Aaron]

"KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote in
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>> > After that, I tried for the first time to use this Spy Sweeper..
>> > Well I was pretty surprised after it found 9 more spywares!! this -
> after my trusted Ad-aware Pro finished cleaning and said there was
none more left!..

>> > what do you guys make of this?
>> > i mean, Ad-aware, at least in my opinion, was the king of all
>> > spyware scanner progs!

>> SpyBot Search & Destroy is the king and it is free.

Yes. Agreed

>>Judging from Window
>> Washer I wouldn't allow that Spy Sweeper on my machine.

Details?

> well, i'd expect someone to talk about a program after he actually
> tried it
> first..
> and, naturally, i'm only interested in opinions of those who actually
> tried it

I actually tried it a few months ago. It found one spyware, related to
Creative play center. That's about right since i have that installed but
disenabled from startup, however, that was a pretty harmless hit, since
it was not connecting to the internet anyway being disenabled. And even
if it was enabled, i dont think it qualifies as spyware.

You might want to post the 9 spyware that spy sweeper found for
discussion here or at spybot forums. I'm guessing most of the 9 found
will be pretty harmless stuff.


Aaron
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