Spyware Blaster Update 07.04.08

[Ed]

On 07/04/08 13:45, siljaline wrote:
> 10041 Total Items in the Database, 92 New.
>
> Silj
>

Silj,

I know you are very experienced in these matters concerning adware n
stuff and I much appreciate your update reminders.

But can you tell me this: Is there any end in sight whereby we will not
have to continually update the likes of Spywareblaster, Adaware and
Spybot S&D as it always seems to me that we are fighting a rearguard
action to protect ourselves? Are there no other software solutions on
the horizon that would negate the needs for updates of this kind?

In the main, I use Opera as my default browser, which I think is
relatively safe at the moment(?) but not all pages render correctly on
this and so I also use Firefox and, if I'm desperate, then IE. So I
continue with the updates.

I apologise if my questions seem dumb, but I ask all the same.

Yours kindly,
Ed

[siljaline]

Ed, third party software is your best bet in fighting Spyware.
Also, installing a HOSTS File would help >
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Subscribe to the Monthly updates >
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/updates.htm

Silj

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siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[Stephen Howe]

> But can you tell me this: Is there any end in sight whereby we will not
> have to continually update the likes of Spywareblaster, Adaware and Spybot
> S&D as it always seems to me that we are fighting a rearguard action to
> protect ourselves?

No. No end in sight.

Stephen Howe