Spybot-Search & Destroy

[Bunge]

Quilljar <wykehill-flightsim@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Why do you want to remove Spybot anyway?
>
> I'll answer that. It is a very weak program and most other free ones
> work better.

Weak you reckon? I've used it from it's birth, yes it's had it's minor
faults over the years but IMO as a free anti Bot app it does it's job as
well as any other including paid for apps, generally better. Patrick
Kolla stated from it's beginning he'd keep it free and to date he has.
Of course it doesn't get them all, but tell me what does. As a matter
of interest, how about you giving a come back regarding those other
"work better free ones".

[occam]

Bunge wrote:
> Quilljar <wykehill-flightsim@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Why do you want to remove Spybot anyway?
>>
>> I'll answer that. It is a very weak program and most other free ones
>> work better.
>
> Weak you reckon? I've used it from it's birth, yes it's had it's minor
> faults over the years but IMO as a free anti Bot app it does it's job as
> well as any other including paid for apps, generally better. Patrick
> Kolla stated from it's beginning he'd keep it free and to date he has.
> Of course it doesn't get them all, but tell me what does. As a matter
> of interest, how about you giving a come back regarding those other
> "work better free ones".

Here is one review
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/133/anti.../products.html

There are others:
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/so...s/reviews.html

For some reason, Spybot S&D always comes in at the bottom enf of these
tables... (I still use it, BTW)

[RAID!!!]

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:56:01 +0100, occam wrote:


> Here is one review
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/133/anti.../products.html

The only other free one on that chart is the MS one. Chart is invalid as to
which other "free" one is better. I've used the MS one and it never found
anything so it doesn't prove it is better to me.

> There are others:
> http://www.consumersearch.com/www/so...s/reviews.html

Again they are comparing payware against freeware.

[Quilljar]

> Hi
>
> Curious as to how you determined that it "is a very weak program", if
> you have time to answer.
>
> Echy
> Melbourne
> Australia

I have no desire to stop anyone else from using Spybot. I guess we all use a
multilayered approach. I find by using AdAware and SUPER Antispyware and
Spybot in turn, the two others pick up a lot of stuff and Spybot picks up
very little. I rotate them to give each an equal chance. I now also use
AVGAntiSpy and Counterspy, payware, both of which are very good indeed. So I
consider Spybot redundant on my machine as I feel well protected.
Nothing against it ,or its kind provider personally, but I find I have
little use for it that's all.


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[Quilljar]

Far Canal wrote:
> An ounce of prevention would save you having to become an expert on
> which malware removal software is best.


Mmmmmmmmm - enigmatic, possibly useful to some LOL!


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