"Nick Skrepetos" <nskrepetos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Pete wrote:
>> "Nick Skrepetos" <nskrepetos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> > Pete wrote:
>> >> "Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4rpi9bFrptv3U1@mid.individual.net...
>> >> >
>> >> > "Nick Skrepetos" <nskrepetos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:1163366646.405718.162630@b28g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Pete wrote:
>> >> >>> Does the current version of NOD32 protect against spyware?
>> >> >>> I have read conflicting information.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Reviews constantly say just against virus protection; but Eset has
>> >> >>> on
>> >> >>> their
>> >> >>> web site:
>> >> >>> "A solid anti-malware offering, protecting against viruses, worms,
>> >> >>> spyware
>> >> >>> and adware." What are they talking about?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Help!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In our testing and use of NOD32 in our labs, it does very well
>> >> >> against
>> >> >> virus type infections, and not quite as well against
>> >> >> spyware/malware/adware, etc. - this makes sense as their primary
>> >> >> focus
>> >> >> is Viruses.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I would suggest running another anti-spyware solution along with
>> >> >> NOD32
>> >> >> as no single product can product against every infection, every
>> >> >> day.
>> >> >> SUPERAntiSpyware works well with NOD32 and we have many of our
>> >> >> customers/users running the two together.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Nick Skrepetos
>> >> >> SUPERAntiSpyware.com
>> >> >> http://www.superantispyware.com
>> >> >
>> >> > Just let you know, i had a smitfraud variant a couple of days ago
>> >> > that
>> >> > would crash superantispyware whenever it tried to update. It was a
>> >> > canny
>> >> > little monster, as it wouldnt allow the install of avg or the
>> >> > running
>> >> > of
>> >> > the batch files within smitrem.......
>> >> >
>> >> > Got around the problem, and eventually was able to update
>> >> > superantispyware.....
>> >> >
>> >> > Gaz
>> >> >
>> >> Does superantispyware slow the machine down noticeably?? One reason I
>> >> bought
>> >> NOD32 was its small footprint yet excellent performance.
>> >> -Pete
>> >
>> > SUPERAntiSpyware is designed to be light-weight and not slow down the
>> > system. You can try it yourself and see - we have been very careful to
>> > keep SUPERAntiSpyware light.
>> >
>> > Nick Skrepetos
>> > SUPERAntiSpyware.com
>> > http://www.superantispyware.com
>> >
>> Wow, from what I read it is very low in resource consumption! Super!!!!
>> Most sites recommend Spy Sweeper however, but that is not the final word
>> for
>> me.
>> Can you point to a single major objective site in which SUPERAntiSpyware
>> rates highly? If so, I'll easily buy it for two years.
>> Thanks.
>
> Pete - unfortunately there really is no "objective" site that can say
> one product is "better" than another - the reason I say that is, no
> single anti-spyware/malware/adware application can catch everything on
> a given day - it just isn't possible. The number of zero-day (new)
> threats that are coming out is mind boggling - we receive and harvest
> literally thousands of samples per day/week.
>
> The only things I can point you to are Spyware Warrior's
> trusted/recommended applications list here:
> http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_...tm#trustworthy
>
> And our CNET Download.com comments here:
> http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpy....html?sb=2&v=0
>
> If you search the forums (CastleCops, Wilders, Spyware Warrior) you
> will find many favorable reviews and "stories" of SUPERAntiSpyware
> cleaning infections others won't, or I should say didn't on that
> particular day
>
> We are an agile and focused company and do near daily definition
> updates to try and stay on top of the latest threats.
>
> You can always download the product and try it for a while, and if you
> decide to upgrade to the Professional, then great, if not, enjoy the
> Free Edition!
>
> Nick Skrepetos
> SUPERAntiSpyware.com
> http://www.superantispyware.com
>
I think I'll buy it, but wait for the Christmas discount. They had a big
Halloween discount.
-Pete