hey guys i wanted to know which is a nice A-Spyware .. (except for spybot Search n destroy) .. it don't mind if its paid .. but it should be effective .. ? any suggestions ?
im using Kaspersky Anti Virus 7 .. and want a good A-S ..
safe to go by this ?
Its ok to double post sometimes but please when you start a topic just edit your post. There is no reason to post 3 times in a row in a topic you created that no one else has posted in.(I wouldn't have said anything but you do it in every topic you make.)
My favorites are superantispyware and avg antispyware. If the infection isn't found by those or kaspersky/antivir then its time for me to start working stuff out manually.
Take a look at rridgely's signature: Recommended security applications
hey guys i wanted to know which is a nice A-Spyware .. (except for spybot Search n destroy) .. it don't mind if its paid .. but it should be effective .. ? any suggestions ?
Its ok to double post sometimes but please when you start a topic just edit your post. There is no reason to post 3 times in a row in a topic you created that no one else has posted in.(I wouldn't have said anything but you do it in every topic you make.)
And can you please trim down your signature a bit, we don't need a list of all the software you use with every post
And can you please trim down your signature a bit, we don't need a list of all the software you use with every post
Yeah, or at the very least putting it in a codebox would be an alternative.
Not using XP is my submission. Vista is far more secure. Its the first OS to go through MS's secure development lifecycle from square one. Read Roger Grimesa book on security changes in vista for the details theres many
I would say that it is not advisable to go by the "top ten reviews" findings. Some of the better applications are not even on the top twenty list. From what I've read and understand, (and see in what "noscript" is blocking on the page) the review is sponsored. Find real life experiences on forums such as this one, or Wilders, for example.
Superantispyware, Asquared, AVG AS, and SpywareTerminator, along with good old Spybot, get my vote. All free versions available, the first three have realtime paid for versions, too.
This is without considering the more specialist tools, such as Smitrem, or HijackThis.
k fine .. ive decided to go with SUPERantispyware Professional .. thanx guyz .. and yeah okay trimmed down my signature ... and Caldor .. bad point ..
Not using XP is my submission. Vista is far more secure. Its the first OS to go through MS's secure development lifecycle from square one. Read Roger Grimesa book on security changes in vista for the details theres many
After disabling Defender and UAC, is Vista any more secure than XP?
I don't know, personally my computer never gets anything anymore. I use a modified HOSTS file, Spybot's Immunize feature, SpywareBlaster, and Adblock + Filterset.G, and I simply don't ever get any viruses or spyware.
After disabling Defender and UAC, is Vista any more secure than XP?
Substantially yes. Turning off UAC is a poor decision IMHO but if we assume someone does that some immediate strengths of Vista that come to mind are:
* Boot time address space randomisation
* Service hardening for least priveledge execution of services
* No more default LanManager SAM hive weaknesses
* Atomic transactional NTFS that prevents some methods for hiding spyware files
* Better default firewall
* Ability to run in low priveledge mode such as IE7 protected mode to sand box the browser out of the box
* Bitlocker and improved EFS
Theres hundreds of new things - it really needs interested people to read a book on it.
...personally my computer never gets anything anymore. I use a modified HOSTS file, Spybot's Immunize feature, SpywareBlaster, and Adblock + Filterset.G, and I simply don't ever get any viruses or spyware.
I have similar protection plus a firewall and Avira Antivir Premium (3 month trial). Do you find that Firefox (I'm assuming you're using FF because of Adblock) has trouble connecting to certain sites or does so slowly because of all the protection? I find that as soon as Firefox reaches a certain ad script in the page or something like images10.newegg.com, the page just doesn't load.
As far as the spyware goes, Spy Sweeper is very close to being the best. Unfortunately, it's a resource hog. Check the newspaper and online ads. It's often offered for free after rebate, and it's good to have in reserve even if you don't load it. If you do, you can always deactivate it, and just run it on demand when it's deemed necessary (after updating the definitions).
I also think Google offers a free modified version of Spyware Doctor.
You should also look into installing the free versions of Superantispyware, A-squared, and AVG Anti-spyware. You don't need to have them active and can just run them on demand (the free versions are on-demand scanners anyway).
The only free anti-malware program I know of that provides resident scanning is Spyware Terminator.
As per Rridgely's recommendations, I would choose the Comodo firewall over ZA free. ZA Pro is an excellent firewall but it's free version isn't even close. Comodo's free firewall has received excellent reviews:
http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-p...sts-results.php
Avira's PE Classic and Avast are probably the two best free AV programs offered.
Check around the security forums for extended free trial offers and the online/newspaper ads for free after rebate offers on Kaspersky and Norton 2008.
Norton AV's later versions have gotten lighter on resources, and it always scores among the top AV programs on A-Vcomparatives.org.
The only free anti-malware program I know of that provides resident scanning is Spyware Terminator.
Comodo Boclean and pctools Threatfire also provide real-time protection
Comodo Boclean and pctools Threatfire also provide real-time protection
I could never quite figure out Boclean. I know that it scanned soon after bootup and updates daily, but I could never actually find a report as to what it did. I don't think you can scan on demand with it, either. I saw one or two alerts that I investigated, but I'm not sure if it's worth keeping in my startup group. I've got to read the recent comments about it on the Wilders forums.
I could never quite figure out Boclean. I know that it scanned soon after bootup and updates daily, but I could never actually find a report as to what it did.
In addition to the bootup scan, it also scans your system for all malware in its database every 10 seconds, and zaps it as soon as it is loaded into memory.
It's pretty good at what it does, and represents a worthwhile second layer of defense.
For any questions, there's a dedicated forum here
Downloaded Threatfire yesterday. Just wondered how is it's track record? Thanks.
Downloaded Threatfire yesterday. Just wondered how is it's track record? Thanks.
I had it installed for a day or two but didn't realize that it would cause problems with some programs. For instance some of my audio related software couldn't write to a .tmp file and thus crapped out and started barking about couldn't create .tmp output, etc., and I lost all the .wav files I was working on in the process. Since I didn't know what other problems it could possibly be causing I opted to get rid of it.