infidel wrote:

> "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
> news:ZbyXg.8484$Ed5.1404@trnddc03...
>
>>From: "infidel" <infi@nonesuch.com>
>>
>>| Is SuperAntiSpyWare safe?
>>
>>Yes, and an excellent alternative.
>
> Thanks Dave,
> I've run it and it seems OK, but slow.

Slow? What does that mean? 20 minutes, 20 hours, 3 days, what? Slow
compared to what other AS app? I keep seeing complaints about slow
scanning WRT various security apps, but that in and of itself means
_nothing_. Some scanning apps have lengthy scan times because their
scans are _thorough_. And then there are those apps that by default do
a half-assed scan, and then generate a ton of FPs with every other
definitions update. I won't mention any names.

As a test of _slow_ scanning, try this. Download, install and scan
your system/HD with each of these AS apps, and compare scan times for
commensurate settings. IMHO, comparing scan times between a half-assed
scan and a thorough scan does not make much sense.

a2 (a-squared free)
(http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/)
Ewido (AVG) Security Suite
(http://www.ewido.net/en/download/)
SUPERAntiSpyware
(http://www.superantispyware.com/)

For example, a2 now has three scan modes (plus Custom) --- Quick Scan,
Smart Scan and Deep Scan. I can almost guarantee that a2 in Deep Scan
mode (this used to be the default) will take a significant amount of
time. With the new a2 release (new GUI), marketing has paid attention
to people who keep *****ing about lengthy scan times, and now the
Smart Scan is default. Now a2 scans a hell of a lot faster. So what?

Again, slow? Compared to what? Compare the guy sitting in the
dentist's chair to the guy sitting on Angelina Jolie's lap. Which
lasts longer? Perspective is always important. [g]

Ron