"infidel" <infi@nonesuch.com> wrote in message
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> "Ron Lopshire" <notron@ovbl.org> wrote in message
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> > 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
>
> Sweet heart, I have a 333Mhz P2 Celeron box with only 128 Mbytes of RAM.
> I know when things are slow!
> Now you could purchase me a new box.
> :-)

And naturally running 98SE.
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