spybot or adware?

i have used spybot for awhile now, but i hear adware is pretty good also. any comments?

 

You must mean "Ad-Aware", I dont think you want any "Ad Ware" in your computer. Well for me, I use them both. It doesn't hurt you to have both, and I only run it after I download a bunch of useless crap. Don't have to use it all the time.

 

yeah, my bad, ad-aware

 

Right, running a few doesn't hurt. There is a free version of AdAware as well.

 

I've got Ad-Aware on my laptop, and it works great.

 

i find spybot better ...it finds stuff that Ad-Aware could find...
been using it forever...

 

... and vice versa. That's why use both.

 

I recently did a serach for this type of software and found that PCMAG rated SpySweeper as the best anti-spyware software on their tests. They have a 14day free trial you can download. The new version (4.0) scan for over 96000 types of adware/spyware, browser hijacking, etc... on your system.

-Vb-

 

The company I work at uses SpySweeper. They apparently tried hundreds of tools and this one picked up the most real threats by far. I personally use both SpyBot and Ad-Aware, but security is big issue where I work so SpySweeper must be pretty good. Maybe I'll give it a shot.

 

I like spysweeper except for one problem...it uses alot of resources, but it is very quick. I think it takes 5 mins to scan mine whereas spybot takes alittle bit longer.

 

I saw an article that said that CounterSpy beat SpySweeper.

I'd just use Microsoft AntiSpyware, since it's free and works just like CounterSpy. I use that along with Firefox and have had no spyware problems.

 

You should always use multiple scanning software, if one misses something there is always another to catch it. Both Spybot & Ad-aware are well known and are very good in taking out spyware. If you want real time protection then MS antispyware is very good.

 

As of yet I have not heard of or found one software that catches them all. Most reputable places say the best thing is to run two spyware softwares to be safe. I know that kinda sucks, but thank the internet advertisers that use spyware to hack your system (yes, I call it hacking/virus because they are installing things on my computer that use my computers system resources without my consent)

 

i use spybot, ad-aware and microsoft anti-spyware and they all work great together a relli good combo like some find other bits and peices and vice versa

 

Lol, my smartass reply would be switch to Mac. But realisticly Spybot is good. I think its way better than adaware. I personally use Bazooka Spyware Scanner, and Hijackthis logs.
By the way, anybody know which spyware apps are being excluded from scanning now? I heard some spyware companies are paying spyware scanners to exclude their software.

 

I'm not quite sure why everyone likes Ad-Aware so much, other than the fact that it's free. Microsoft AntiSpyware is better, and still free.

If you are going to use a pair of spyware removers, do MS Antispy and SpySweeper or MS Antispy and Spybot. I've stopped recommending Ad-Aware after I did a scan with MS Antispy and found several (about 30) spyware apps that Ad-Aware missed. A few is excusable, but more than 15 is enough to make me question how good the software really is.

I only use one, but if I did get another, it'd be either CounterSpy or SpySweeper. No Ad-Aware for me.

That's just how I feel. I live by my own experiences.

 

I use the following, one after another once a week:

• Lavasoft Ad-Aware
• Spybot Search & Destroy
• Microsoft Anti-Spyware (Great tool, i reccomend it to anyone)
• Spyware Blaster

I have also found that these tools used in conjunction with mozill Firefox, i have gotten 0 spyware on my system. I would say that these are the best tools to have to fight all the different types of spyware that could be on your system.
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