On Sep 15, 2:45 am, Gerald309 <gerald...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 14, 5:17 pm, h...@not.here.com wrote:
>
>
>
> > Well, I just bought the program the other day. Right from the start, I
> > did have problems with loading Kaspersky AV after installing Spy
> > Sweeper. After a few reboots, everything seemed to be working okay,
> > even though I found Spy Sweeper to be a real memory hog. However, in
> > the last 24 hours, I found it to be a real pain in arse to the point
> > where I finally uninstalled it.
>
> > It began by conflicting with my Kaspersky AV. Then I noticed Tea Timer
> > having problems with Spy Sweeper. Thinking that many people in the past
> > have had problems running Spybot's Tea Timer, even though I haven't had
> > any problems with it for years, I decided to sacrifice Tea Timer and
> > turned it off.
>
> > Then Spy Sweeper began anew with keeping Kaspersky from loading at
> > times. Then it destroyed my firewall by locking up the comp after I had
> > updated Spy Sweeper and did a sweep with it. No key would work. The
> > comp would freeze completely, stranding my Best Crypt drives in the wide
> > open position, forcing me to boot the machine in order to regain
> > control. My firewall paid the price after a few times of this nonsense.
>
> > The dang program even locked out certain other programs from working,
> > such as Directory Snoop. It also forced me to double click a number of
> > times on CleanCache, which simply wouldn't respond for about 30 seconds
> > or so after my clicking on it. Even then, it would go right to the
> > system tray instead of opening.
>
> > So I decided I would turn off Spy Sweeper, keeping it from booting, and
> > using it only in an On Demand fashion for sweeps. Well, I'll tell you
> > that little bas***d didn't appreciate that at all. The s.o.b. thing went
> > on an interminable sweep when called up, telling me that different
> > pieces of my perfectly good software were a threat. The damn thing
> > wouldn't turn off - not even after a cold boot. It came back on with a
> > vengeance after I turned the comp back on after the cold boot. Finally,
> > I don't know how or why, the dang thing turned itself off, allowing me
> > to click on the system tray icon and close the damn thing. THAT'S when I
> > had it and uninstalled the bleeping thing before it could re-energize
> > itself and come back to life.
>
> > KEE-RIST!! I haven't seen crap software like this thing since the days
> > of Workshop for Windows 3.1 trying to run Norton crap.
>
> > So much for trusting products produced by 'well known' companies.
>
> > Enuf are enuf. Goodbye Spy Sweeper. Rot on my drive, nevermore to be
> > installed. Matter of fact, now that I think of it, as soon as I
> > complete this email, I'm gonna wipe the damn thing from the drive,
> > precluding my ever forgetting this lesson and trying to reinstall it
> > someday. As they say, good riddance to bad garbage.
>
> > Kiss $25 goodbye.
>
> > Lordy! What a mess it had made of a perfectly operating comp.
>
> --------------------------------------/.
> It is too late now perhaps - unless you are able to reinstall - but
> you should consider two things. Number one, getting past your anger,
> consider that Webroot Spysweeper is the actual industry leader in
> sales for years and years now which implies that you are one of a
> very, very, very few persons that has had a bad experience with ---
> meaning obviously if it were crap they would not be so popular
> and rich. Number two, you should consider first going to the product
> website to look for any Fixes that may have been issued that would
> have solved all things with a couple clicks (install update). There
> are not many antispyware programs with real time protection that will
> run together, as one views the other as a threat and also in scans.
> But you say you did that - uninstalled Spybot S&D. Months ago I tried
> popular SuperAntispyware for the heck of it and this caused corruption
> in Spysweeper. It had to be reinstalled.
>
> Webroot Spysweeper went through some changes. In their middle times a
> couple of Upgrades ago sounds like what you are describing. There was
> a clean up utility they issued that had to be run between the Upgrades
> to enable normal operation of the newer version. I was as angry as you
> sound like at the time. But it was temporary. They then issued the
> Upgrade that added the new feature of adjusting CPU/memory usage.
>
> Unless you are familiar with threats it is virtually impossible for
> someone to tell you how to run things as Advanced. It is necessary for
> the average consumer to be aware of the computer system. All of these
> companies do their best in creating the simplest design for the
> average user that kind of heard about threats and knows less - but do
> know that Spysweeper is one of the top three rated by the entire
> community of professional testers. See TopTenReviewsCom for one. The
> problem my friend is going to keep pointing back to you and what you
> did.
>
> Apparently you did not hear that you cannot run two firewalls, two
> antivirus programs, or two antispyware programs. This is most likely
> the problem of the install. Spybot S&D may have even made a Windows
> Registry entry and possible file corruption of your Webroot install.
> Contact them.
>
> I keep seeing many persons swearing by Spybot Search and Destroy
> thinking they are protected. It is at the bottom of the list in all
> professional testings that are published. Basically it is rated at not
> much above 50 or 60 percent effective whereas Webroot Spysweeper,
> CounterSpy, and Trend Micro Antispyware (the top three for years) are
> all rated as close as is available to 100 percent effective in
> blocking and removing threats. I wished that all who use Spybot S&D
> where aware of that.
>
> If you think you are Advanced or aware of the threats and so forth
> then the top advanced product is Trend Micro Antispyware. It is
> definately NOT recommended for a newbie - however is recommended for
> Advanced use. It is just that tad bit above both the others in
> protection - but you will have to be aware and familiar with all parts
> of your machine. In other words knowing all your executables by name
> in Task Mananger.... your start up programs. Familiar with files of
> all your software installed. Aware of corresponding Registry entries
> and on and on --- or you are sitting there with a possible threat and
> can not click block until you find out exactly what it is blocking
> which usually takes looking up the process real fast to see what has
> been presented to you. And that's okay if you are at least that aware
> that if you just click block everything you may be blocking valid
> software from working.
>
> Another point is that Webroot Spysweeper and Trend Micro Antispyware
> are known as producing virtually NO false positives. It is not
> believable that your Webroot Spysweeper installation produced so many
> false positives on valid softwares. A first run of the product is like
> a firewall that is presenting items to you for your permissions. There
> may be up to 40 (even more) processes running in the background just
> for your start up items and Windows when you start your computer.
> Practically all of Windows processes are recognized but mostly
> whatever software programs you have installed may be presented to you
> to either okay always or may actually be a threat you need to
> quarantine or delete. Most likely what you saw was Start Up items
> being presented to you. These were anything with " .exe" in your start
> up items found in Task Manager or a threat - which is what the Start
> Up Shield protects against. In other words some spyware dot execute
> (example, spyware-name.exe) that was going to execute (launch) at
> start up was caught and not allowed to as either a known threat or
> suspected one. Again my friend, Webroot is ABSOLUTELY known for years
> as producing virtually NO false positives.
>
> And again, if you are at least an Intermediate User or better - then
> Trend Micro Antispyware is your ticket. Trend Micro has the "Trickle"
> feature and honestly you do not even know it is running in a quick or
> full scan. It is the only product I know of that has the MSN Explorer
> history cleaner in it's included features and I was born on msn.com in
> 2001. MSN.com internet includes the sleekest MSN Browser - Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

SORRY... hit my mouse and it posted before I was finished....
PART 2 ---- ....MSN.com internet includes the sleekest MSN Browser but
there are only two products that have ever been created that are able
to work with it as McAfee industrial antivirus and Trend Micro
Antispyware. Sideline.... I think McAfee antivirus was the first and
only that worked with Vista OS for a good while. That was mentioned as
a testament to these companies ability.

Bottom line.... please do not get me wrong. I am not knocking one
program and promoting another. What I am promoting is Computing Safety
which I found out the hard way about 4 or more years ago. I have been
up and down this internet and all the antispyware areas for years and
years now since 2001 on my first computer and then discovered adware
and spyware as threats at about 2002. Spybot S&D was one of the very
first products I tried not being aware of the actual industry out
there yet. Well, down the line and trying to find more products for
more infections I found I discovered the whole industry of
antispyware. Webroot Spysweeper has been there about the same time
Spybot S&D was released on day one, and Spybot is credited as one of
the very first and perhaps even "discovery" itself. (Gotta read there
website aqain).

In promoting Computing Security, the top three mentioned are the only
ones still in the same ballpark as the best. What does best mean? Best
means the ability to block in real time and detection of
installations. The rest of the products available are just not even
worth mentioning to be quite blunt and to the point. Why? Why, because
it is estimated that up 150 million computers are infested with adware
and spyware as we speak, worldwide. (See "Botnets"). Why? Because it
is estimated that this year and next will toll in at $50 billion
dollars in thefts. Because up to 4 percent of America is suffering ID
Theft this and next year. All these are directly related to spyware.

So the question is - what do you answer when someone needs to know ,
"Am I protected?"..... Like I said - the truth. If you do not have one
of those three installed and paid antivirus and a paid firewall the
answer is a resounding - "NO !!! ".

You may want to consider getting Webroot out of the trash and
reinstall it. Your license is good for a year. To be quite blunt, any
of the cybercriminal underground can be reading your messages and
attack you as unprotected - meaning you are using Spybot S&D as your
primary antispyware protection and they know it from your posts.

Tell you what...... install this and update and do a full scan. This
product actually has the most defintions around and digs like Kapersky
does..... (Agressive)

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