With so many different anti-spyware programs to chose from it's difficult to
know which are the best to install. Is there a comparison site that looks at
what is available and compares their performance to each other? If not,
what is the best to install on a PC running Windows XP?
Thanks,
Dave
This article gives you the exact information :
The Top Three
http://bluecollarpc.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=228
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sometimes called "newbie press hype"....
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Dave {ð¿ð} wrote:
> With so many different anti-spyware programs to chose from it's difficultto
> know which are the best to install. Is there a comparison site that looksat
> what is available and compares their performance to each other? If not,
> what is the best to install on a PC running Windows XP?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007, "Dave {ð¿ð}" <dave@blueyonder--virginmedia_no_address_to_spam.co.uk> wrote:
>With so many different anti-spyware programs to chose from it's difficult to
>know which are the best to install. Is there a comparison site that looks at
>what is available and compares their performance to each other? If not,
>what is the best to install on a PC running Windows XP?
>
>Thanks,
>Dave
This list is a bit out of date, last checked January 2007, but these
are either completely all freeware, or freeware with commercial upgrade
options.
The main thing is to keep everything on your computer up to date, and
beware of any suspicious links, or any offers to "install" software that
you don't know for sure isn't spy ware, ad ware or virus ware. That
includes suspicious "toolbars." That's why I like the mvps host file so
much, because it prevents bad commercial links like "doubleclick" from
downloading onto your computer:
Free anti virus AVG (version 7.5):
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
Free anti spyware, etc.:
http://www.ccleaner.com
http://www.spybot.info/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
http://www.superantispyware.com/down...NTISPYWAREFREE
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/res/ie-spyad.zip
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
http://www.funkytoad.com/hoster.htm
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html
Free news readers:
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
http://xnews.newsguy.com/
Free news filters:
http://www.nfilter.org/
http://www.arcorhome.de/newshamster/...amster_de.html
Free public news servers:
http://www.newzbot.com/
"Dave {ð¿ð}" <dave@blueyonder--virginmedia_no_address_to_spam.co.uk>
wrote in news:K_2ki.20158$p8.15231@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk:
> With so many different anti-spyware programs to chose from it's
> difficult to know which are the best to install. Is there a comparison
> site that looks at what is available and compares their performance to
> each other? If not, what is the best to install on a PC running
> Windows XP?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
I use SUPERAntispsyware now. Used others before. Generally have had no
problems, except some cookies. Those are very bad if youre paraniod, but,
then, I also walk across Manhattan and work in the VA Hospital <grin>.
--
Best regards
Han
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This article gives you the exact information :
The Top Three
http://bluecollarpc.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=228
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Only required because Gerald posts in Usenet using quoted-printable
format (not recommended).
Voting lists are worthless for guaging the effectiveness of an
anti-malware product. Each user that votes has limited experience due
to the limited number of attacks he/she receives. Saying that you've
never been hit with malware because you use a particular product says
absolutely nothing about the coverage of that product.
"Dave" wrote in message
news:K_2ki.20158$p8.15231@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> With so many different anti-spyware programs to chose from it's
> difficult to know which are the best to install. Is there a comparison
> site that looks at what is available and compares their performance to
> each other? If not, what is the best to install on a PC running
> Windows XP?
How much have you allocated to a budget to purchase anti-malware
products? You did not specify if all solutions must be free or if some
or all can be commercialware.
If you're willing to pay for the protection, take a look at PrevX (used
to have a free "research" version but no longer). If you're looking for
freebies only:
- Grisoft's AVG: anti-virus, free.
- Grisoft's anti-rootkit: free. I also have the rootkit revealer from
SysInternals (bought by Microsoft).
- ewido used to be free but not after Grisoft bought them. After the
30-day trial, it cripples itself into the free version; however, if the
free version merely eliminates the on-access background scanner and
degrades the product into a manual (on-demand) scanner, it's still of
value (I wouldn't want yet another on-access scanner, anyway).
- Windows Defender. It's major defect is that it polls for changes
(i.e., it is reactive and often late). It reports a change after the
process made it so what it does is an undo. The same deficiency exists
with WinPatrol. Prevx is proactive in that it forces a pend on an
unauthorized change until you allow it or allowed it before.
- DiamondCS ProcessGuard. Programs can only run if they can get into
real memory, and this regulates what can run. Even useful to restrict
non-malware, like Microsoft's WGA that runs on Windows startup (although
you still get stuck with their AX control for WGA at Windows Update).
- VMware Server or Virtual PC (VPC). Proves a virtual machine where you
can browse or trial apps without them touching your host OS. VMware is
better, especially since it gives you snapshots to revert the VM back to
a prior known base state.
- Sandboxie. Runs a local VM under the host OS so is less secure than
VMware or VPC but still affords pretty good protections, like wiping AX
controls downloading during a browser session. Can be used to sandbox
browsers or any other app. After 30-day trial, product remains fully
functional but issues ***** reminders to prod you into buying it.
- Commodo (firewall only). Would've probably stayed with Sygate except
Symantec killed it (but I still do have a copy of Sygate Pro around).
- Ad-Aware. Paid version includes their Ad-watch on-access background
scanner. I wouldn't want yet another scanner, anyway, so no loss to me
that the free version doesn't have it. I use this only as an on-demand
scanner.
- Spybot S&D. Don't bother with their TeaTimer which is a poor
imitation of an IPS (intrustion protection system). Prevx is far better
(but not free). I use Spybot S&D only as an on-demand scanner.
- SpywareBlaster. I use it only for the ActiveX killbits added to the
registry for known malware and the site block list. I don't bother with
blocking cookies since I use a cookie manager to whitelist which ones
that I'll keep and all others are forced to be per-session cookies (they
get deleted upon exiting the browser). This is an on-demand program
only; i.e., there is nothing resident that continues to run so
periodically you have to manually run it.
All of the above is my personal opinion based on my limited experience
as a signle user of these products. While there are sites for
comparison of anti-virus products, like http://www.av-comparatives.org/,
I haven't found a similar technically investigative site regarding other
anti-malware products. Although I use all of the above, I don't have
them all running at the same time. I actually want to use my computer,
not wade through all the security on it. Protection requires a layered
approach. Just don't get so paranoid that you cripple your hardware by
running an excessive number of anti-malware products.
Dave {ð¿ð} wrote:
> With so many different anti-spyware programs to chose from it's difficult
> to
> know which are the best to install. Is there a comparison site that looks
> at
> what is available and compares their performance to each other? If not,
> what is the best to install on a PC running Windows XP?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
Be careful, there are about twenty programmes out there which are excellent,
and about 200 which will infect your machine and cause more problems then
you could imagine.
Two general anti spyware programmes that i have used and find excellent:
superantispyware
and
avg antispyware
It is rare for either of them to miss things...
Gaz
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:30:35 -0700, Gerald309 <gerald309@gmail.com>
wrote:
>This article gives you the exact information :
>
>The Top Three
>http://bluecollarpc.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=228
>
>There are more here - actual professional reviews - *not* user reviews
>sometimes called "newbie press hype"....
One post on a web forum and I am supposed to take that seriously? I
don't pay for anti-spyware software and I never get bit in the ass.
Here's what I use and it's all free.
MVPS Hosts File
Spywareblaster
Spybot S&D
Super Anti Spyware
Lavasoft Adaware
A-Squared
AVG
Firefox with noscripts plugin
Do all that and you won't get bit either.
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:08:27 GMT, Han <nobody@nospam.not> wrote:
>I use SUPERAntispsyware now. Used others before. Generally have had no
>problems, except some cookies. Those are very bad if youre paraniod, but,
>then, I also walk across Manhattan and work in the VA Hospital <grin>.
How are cookies very bad? A cookie can't do anything to your PC and
they can't even track you across mulitple websites. They can only
track you from within the website they were loaded from. When you see
any anti-spyware software warn you about tracking cookies just let it
delete them but they are nothing to be concerend about as the
anti-spyware software developers would have you believe. A little
paranoia is a good thing but don't let it send you over the edge.
On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:30:13 -0500, "Vanguard" <no@mail.invalid> wrote:
>All of the above is my personal opinion based on my limited experience
>as a signle user of these products. While there are sites for
>comparison of anti-virus products, like http://www.av-comparatives.org/,
>I haven't found a similar technically investigative site regarding other
>anti-malware products. Although I use all of the above, I don't have
>them all running at the same time. I actually want to use my computer,
>not wade through all the security on it. Protection requires a layered
>approach. Just don't get so paranoid that you cripple your hardware by
>running an excessive number of anti-malware products.
Yea, on my XP PC I have no protection running in the background. On
Vista I have AVG and Defender running in the background but have a
..bat file to shut all that crap down when I want to game.
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