Yes, Clint. That is also my experience with SpyGuard and SpyBlaster. I ran them both for a bit and found they did nothing for me. I use SpyBot and AdAware only and have no difficulties.
Roger ======================================================= We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are. ----- Original Message ----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 11:02 PM Subject: PCWorks: A failed test for Anti-Spyware programs > Group, we've talked a lot at the list lately on "Spyware Guard" > and "Spyware Blaster". I made a comment that I would leave > Spyware Guard running in the background to see if it worked. > Well, it doesn't work, nor does Spyware Blaster. (In the case > of "Blaster" it doesn't have to be running in the BG, you run > it once and it adds tags in the registry to PREVENT you from > getting what's in it's database, then you update it > periodically). "Guard" works the same way, except it must be > running in the BG since it doesn't place tags in your registry. > > Yesterday I ran a scan with SpyBot & AdAware and they BOTH > found something called "MSupdater.exe". It was in my Startup > folder, but not visible under the startup folder under > "programs" in the "start" menu. It was under "documents and > settings" and "all users", then that startup folder. Also note > that Spy Sweeper DID NOT find this program either. > > So....with Spyware Guard and Spyware Blaster running, they > prevented nothing. Spy Sweeper failed in finding this spyware, > and SpyBot and AdAware were the only two that found it. This > is NOT to say to not use ALL of these programs, because one > WILL find what another will MISS. This only proves again my > point of needing more than one, preferably ALL of these type > programs you can find. I will continue to run SpyBot, AdAware, > and even Spy Sweeper even though it missed this particular > piece of spyware. However at this point I will no longer have > Spyware Guard running in the BG. If it missed one, it will > certainly miss others. > > I also noticed a feature in SpyBot I never previously noticed. > It's the "Immunize" button. I don't know how I missed it > before, it could have been added there during an update. I > activated it, and it DOES indeed work (yet missed > MSupdater.exe) but it WILL stop you from getting things. Since > activating it, it has stopped 3 "infections". A warning window > popped up at these times asking if I "wanted to download > [whatever], a known spyware threat". I of course said "no" and > it prevented the download of what was probably a control that > would have gone into the "Downloaded program files" folder. I > may guess that in the upcoming days or weeks, ALL of these > programs will have definition updates that will (in the case of > SpyBot's "immunize" feature, Spyware Guard and Spyware Blaster) > will PREVENT you from getting this, and it the case of Spy > Sweeper will correctly identify this specific threat. > -Clint > > God Bless Us All > Clint Hamilton, Owner > http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
