Re: New boot disk - What freeware to reinstall (here is my list, for starters)

[Erica Eshoo]

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:38:26 GMT, Erica Eshoo wrote:

>>>- AdAware, SpywareBlaster, & Spybot Search & Destroy for privacy
>> Get Bazooka Adware scanner to add to those.

I don't think I like Bazooka.
It installed easily into c:\Added Programs\Spyware Removers\Bazooka but it
says the database is 123 days old no matter how many times I hit the update
button. When I press update, it says the database is already up to date yet
it clearly says on the same screen the database is 123 days old.

When I scan, it runs to completion in about 3 seconds (literally).

Something is fishy in bazooka.

[wasbit]

Erica Eshoo wrote :

> I don't think I like Bazooka.
> It installed easily into c:\Added Programs\Spyware Removers\Bazooka but it
> says the database is 123 days old no matter how many times I hit the update
> button. When I press update, it says the database is already up to date yet
> it clearly says on the same screen the database is 123 days old.

> When I scan, it runs to completion in about 3 seconds (literally).
> Something is fishy in bazooka.


Bazooka - http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html

Just ran mine (only do it when I remember) with no problems and yes it is so quick that you think that it hasn't done
anything (also see the faq - says 1 second with a Celeron 400Mhz/128mb ram). Get it to generate a log and scan again,
then you'll see what it has checked.
I seem to recall having the same update problem but can't remember how I resolved it. Either it was my firewall or I
downloaded a new copy and reinstalled after deleting the old - contrary to what it says on site, it doesn't show up in
my 'add or remove programmes' so I just deleted the containing folder.

[Erica Eshoo]

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:11:28 -0000, wasbit wrote:
> Bazooka - http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
> Just ran mine with no problems and yes it is so quick

I downloaded from the site you suggested.
This time, it seemed to update something because it started off saying the
database was 972 days old and now, after updating, it says the database is
current but in the window it says it's 124 days old. This is progress so
your version of bazooka you pointed me to works BETTER than wherever I got
it from initially.

Still, am I to infer that the "current" database is actually 124 days old?
Maybe I'm reading the information wrong.

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Bazooka Scanner v1.13.03
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/
support@kephyr.com
Log created 07:04:34.
OS: Windows NT 5.1
Database version: 2.730000
Database format version: 1.020000
Database date: 20050314
Current date: 2007-11-06 07:01


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Result when scanning:

No threats found.
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