"Pipboy" <no@email.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:16:18 +1000, B.W. wrote:
>
>> Is it sufficient to run a couple of free (updated weekly) antispyware
>> programmes a week to guard against spyware or should you also use other
>> antispyware programmes that supposedly stop antispyware actually
>> installing
>> itself on your computer. If so what are the recommended free ones out
>> there?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> B.W.
>
> I don't bother with them. I use a limited user account and run firefox
> with
> the noscript plugin so it would be very difficult for any website I don't
> trust to install anything without my knowledge. I used to use Winpatrol
> which monitors anything trying to change system files and settings though.
>
> http://www.winpatrol.com/
> http://noscript.net/
>
> The above applies to XP, for my Vista install I allow Microsoft's Windows
> Defender to run.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx


I definitely second Winpatrol.
It isn't foolproof, but lets you stop a lot of things before they can do any
damage.