Agreed, But set the facilities to warn you, and ask you what to do about whatever is found
It's much nicer to know what you need to restore after a false positive, than to have to guess what got changed by what Also - you will have to run the checks with admin authority JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baker Randal PSNS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:32 PM Subject: Re: Spyware. > Helen, > > Others may differ, however, I believe your best bet is to use a few > different scanners. > > On my machines, I regularly use Adaware, Spybot Search & Destroy, and > Spyware Spyblaster. These are all free. There are paid versions for > Adaware and Spyblaster. I've found these three "free" versions provide > ample help in the fight. Yes. They all use different methods and yes some > are better in certain areas than others. I don't believe there is one > solution, paid or free, that can get it all. > > I have others that I use, however, the three above are my principle defense. > No spyware/adware infection to date and the systems have been in operation > since May 2004. Just like virus software, you need to keep these up to > date. > > R.Baker > > -----Original Message----- > From: Helen Gordon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 12:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Spyware. > > I used a package from PC Tools called Spy Doctor to scan my PC for > infections and it found 66 items that it will remove for a price. I also > used a > spyware scan from microsoft and it did not find or list the infections that > Spy > Doctor found. Does that mean that they are using different search criteria > or > that one is better than the other? > IOW, should I stick with the freebie? > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
