I have been using SpywareBlaster, and when i run SpyBot SD or Ad-Aware SE there is only one critical object that shows up now instead of the 10-15 I would get before. Try it. Hope my 2 cents helps.
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I have been using SpywareBlaster, and when i run SpyBot SD or Ad-Aware SE there is only one critical object that shows up now instead of the 10-15 I would get before. Try it. Hope my 2 cents helps.
well i heard and investigated a bit on a squared but i'm a bit curious about it. it says its 'a good addition to an antivirus'. so what is it really? an antivirus? an antispyware? or something seperately from the rest? i already have an antivirus so i'm just wondering if there will be any conflicts if i were to install this one. also, is a squared much of a resource hogger?
In addition to the apps others here (Winpatrol, Spbot S&D, MS Antispyware, some sort of AV) have identified I run Prevx (http://www.prevx.com). I run the Pro version which costs but the home version is free. It stays active and prompts the user when certain events happen such as installation attempts by software, Registry changes, etc.
I also run IE and Mozilla using the DropMyRights tool created by Microsoft developer - see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...re11152004.asp
For all the tools I have installed see my post http://www.antionline.com/showthread...r=1#post878478
It is an on demand scanner that specialises in detecting trojans and diallers. Those are not particularly well handled by traditional AV products.Quote:
well i heard and investigated a bit on a squared but i'm a bit curious about it. it says its 'a good addition to an antivirus'. so what is it really? an antivirus? an antispyware? or something seperately from the rest? i already have an antivirus so i'm just wondering if there will be any conflicts if i were to install this one. also, is a squared much of a resource hogger?
It will find other stuff but you would normally have it for the trojan/dialler detection.
:)
EDIT: Sorry, I did not answer your question fully. As it is on demand, there should not be any conflicts. With all that sort of stuff I update them, reboot into safe mode, then run them. In safe mode you don't tend to get conflicts, they run faster and have a better chance of getting rid of bad stuff.
No, it is not a resource hog, and runs quite quickly
:)
well i seem to have found one which is a relatively new program and currently in beta testing. its not very popular yet, but i've been hearing some pretty good comments about it. has anybody tried this out yet or heard about it? its located here: http://www.everestlabs.com/ and is called SpyDefense. i'm curious about this program so any comments would be nice about it, however i don't know whether i should get it or not because of compatibility issues and memory usage though...but i have to admit it looks quite nice :P
Hate to say it: M$ AntiSpyware.
Thet got access to the code, and it offers the best protection against rootkits.
Hmmmm,
I have known Everestlabs for quite a while, it will be an interesting one to test.............I hope to be able to report back shortly :)
I use Microsoft antispyware as well, it seems quite good in theory, but given Microsoft's business practices one does wonder if there aren't "white spies" and "black spies"?..............once again I reveal my age..............anyone remember that comic strip "Spy v Spy"?
Happy New Year y'all
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You must be "Mad" :DQuote:
anyone remember that comic strip "Spy v Spy"?
Microsoft does have white spies:
MS downgrades Claria Detections:Quote:
It’s true. Microsoft Antispyware detects Claria’s adware still but the recommended action is set toIgnore . I first learned of this at Calendar of Updates in a post by Donna Buenaventura , another Microsoft Security MVP. I downloaded some Claria software and ran Microsoft Antispyware myself with the same results.
Source
Claria has since gone legit (used to be gator)....
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.12/spyware.html I still wouldn't trust Claria...
Happy New Year :phttp://www.angelfire.com/hi/SpyVsSpy/
I agree with JewishIntent about Ewido, it's a nice little program. I've also recently started using Spyware Doctor and it's not too shabby. M$ Antispyware has been quite effective so far on my network, so I have no mal-intentioned remarks towards that product either.
Also, I know it's been mentioned here at AO before, but I think the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer is a great tool as well.
Anyways, Good luck.
Winpooch is a sourceforge project that uses Clam signatures for its realtime protection. I'm not a fan of this type of software, but it does what you ask. :p
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About Winpooch
Winpooch is a Windows watchdog, free and open source. Anti spyware and anti trojan, it gives a full protection against local or external attacks by scanning the activity of programs in real time. Associated with ClamWin antivirus, Winpooch keeps safe your computer against virus.
API Hooking
Winpooch uses the API Hooking method. It spies programs when they are running and gives to the user a powerful control of their activity.For example, you can forbide a program to write in a system directory or in the registry, or else to connect to internet. That makes the difference between others anti spywares using a database of known signatures.
Antivirus
ClamWin is an open source antivirus for Windows that can not scan files in real time, unfortunately. With Winpooch, just associate ClamWin and it will be possible to detect virus in a program before it runs.
Origins
Our first aim was to develop a program that could detect virus infection such as spywares and trojans. At the beginning, Winpooch (before the version 0.5) was only able to alert the user when a program tried something suspicious, but that was not enougth reactive. So we decided to make a new release that could offer to the user a powerful control of the computer system.