Ultimate Predator Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Here they are: Anti-Virus: Paid Programn With Internet Connection Firewalls: Windows XP Firewall Paid Programn With Internet Connection Anti-Spyware: Microsoft Anti-Spyware Ad-Aware SE Personal NoAdware Disk Cleaner: CCleaner Registry Cleaner: Registry First Aid All the programns are either freeware or fully registered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 you should only have 1 firewall enabled. some firewalls such as ZoneAlarm have the ability to disable Windows Firewall so that no conflicts are made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 My paid program is actually made to work with Widows Firewall, and I know it works... Also, I stopped using Spybot, it canused more problems than it got rid of, so I had to restore my pc to an earlier time believe it or not. Still, the registered version of NoAdware is amazing, so I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agumon Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 i read many articles saying negatives about NoAdware... anyway... what you mean by "Paid Program"? --==aGumon==-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 Paid programn, it costs me money monthly for the antivirus and firewall bundle. Ad-Aware has never done any harm to my pc or anyone I know who uses it, but Spybot sure did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agumon Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 just curious about what is the program only... haha i just read about it... but i didnt try it... i am using adaware, spybot s&d and windows antispyware... well... all free... --==aGumon==-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 Just read about what? I'm thinking of getting Microsofts Antispyware, in fact, I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 Got Microsoft Anti-Virus, have a look at my updated list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agumon Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 articles on NoAdware... --==aGumon==-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 Whats wrong with it? Its been brilliant for me, has deleted lots of spyware in the past... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 About "NoAdware". Note on NoAdware: NoAdware was listed on this page because of concerns with false positives and the use of aggressive, deceptive advertising (1, 2, 3) including exploitation of the name "ad-aware" (1). Earlier versions of NoAdware were also the same underlying application as Adware Hitman, Consumer Identity, Protect Your Identity, SpyBan, SpywareAssassin, Spyware C.O.P., SpywareKilla, The Adware Hunter, & TheSpywareKiller. Over the past few months, NoAdware has taken aggressive steps to reign in its affiliates (who were primarily responsible for the unsavory advertising) and released a new version of NoAdware (version 3.0) that addresses our concerns with false positves. Given these changes we can no longer regard NoAdware as "rogue/suspect" anti-spyware. I sure wouldn't use it after all of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agumon Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Pros + Attractive and easy-to-use interface Cons - Very poor protection against spyware - High-pressure sales tactics, including use of ?false positives? in their free scan - May cause legitimate software to stop working - Many reports of customers being ripped off --==aGumon==-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 I think you've got the wrong program here, Ad-Aware SE Personal, cos, its FREE. You download it, and it gets rid of spyware. No flase positives. Very poor? Not great, but it has picked out some spyware that others haven't.... And Tarun, why not? If they're fixed their mistakes, whatswrong? Spybot is the one with the problem, all sorts of pop up problems started appearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I think you've got the wrong program here, Ad-Aware SE Personal, cos, its FREE. You download it, and it gets rid of spyware. No flase positives. Very poor? Not great, but it has picked out some spyware that others haven't.... And Tarun, why not? If they're fixed their mistakes, whatswrong? Spybot is the one with the problem, all sorts of pop up problems started appearing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Had they been legit from the get-go, they may have a better reputation. I refuse to use or recommend any product that has had such issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted September 13, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 13, 2005 I refuse to recommend or use a program that was ever on the spyware warrior list. Their are plenty of good, free programs to even waste my time with such garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 13, 2005 Author Share Posted September 13, 2005 Like what? Microsoft? Got. Spybot? Ruons PC's, unlike Ad-Aware. You guys dwell on the past, look to the future..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Like what? Microsoft? Got. Spybot? Ruons PC's, unlike Ad-Aware. You guys dwell on the past, look to the future..... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nice to know you're an expert in the field. Spybot does exactly what it is programmed to do. A majority of the time a problem with an application is not due to the program itself, but an uneducated user. Spybot works very well, though it is lagging behind in the times anymore. I feel the interface is ugly, despite the new graphics. It does find what Ad-Aware and MSAS miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 It does, but when it deletes them, it creates problems, at least stuff concerning Backweb..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted September 14, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 14, 2005 BackWeb although not "considered" spyware seems dodgy and/or suspicious to me since it plants itself all over the registry and all over the disk drive. I have no problems with Spybot SD f'n with BackWeb even though it means no updates to my Kodak Digital Camera (which has crappy software that's bloated, clunky, butt ugly, and looks outdated to begin with anyways). I find it strange so many well known software and hardware manufacturers use BackWeb Lite as an update component. Edit: And what's even more suspicious about BackWeb is that it give's it's .dll, .exe and registry entries different names (variants), as if it were trying to hide itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 I know it seems strange, but it shouldn't delete stuff it some programs use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I know it seems strange, but it shouldn't delete stuff it some programs use it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If it's malicious, then yes it should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 Even when you get rid of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acooldozen Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Here's a new program that should help us all out with much of the spyware/adware. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14347650 ..........and Make yourself a Great Day! Cheers, Lyle Keep your software up to date http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Here's a new program that should help us all out with much of the spyware/adware. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14347650 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's a new and interesting one. Nice one javacool, for making another good little program to help in the fight against malware. I must admit I never read the license agreement anymore, I used to, but I now can't be bothered, so I am definately going to give this a try. A more direct link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 Looks mighty interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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