pcdebb
I see you
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join:2000-12-03
Tampa, FL
clubs: 
| [poll] AntiSpyware Poll 2007
Thank you for your participation in this Poll. Votes and comments posted in this, and other polls are referred to often throughout the year and provide assistance to others in the choice of Firewall, Anti-virus, Anti-trojan and Anti-spyware software.
Please refrain from "My Daddy can beat up your Daddy" type comments. They are not helpful nor do they accurately relflect the high calibre of people who frequent this forum.
Please be patient, the poll for Anti-Trojan is coming soon.
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pcdebb
I see you
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join:2000-12-03
Tampa, FL
clubs: | I apologize for those that already submitted your votes for this poll. Had to go back to the drawing board and make it right.
Please submit your votes again. |
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MarkAW
Call me lil bratt
Premium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
 ·Bell Sympatico
| reply to pcdebb
I voted for and use,
AVG Antispyware/ewido - Full
Spybot Search & Destroy - backup
SpywareBlaster (Javacool)-Full
SpywareGuard (Javacool)-Full
great job with the poll Debb. 
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poppster
Tell the truth and then run.
Premium
join:2003-12-23
Midwest
clubs: | reply to pcdebb
Wheres the option for Spyware Terminator? I use that with Adaware SE, Spyware Blaster, and Windows Defender.
Nice poll BTW.  |
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Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
Premium,MVM
join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK
clubs:
·MTA Online
| reply to pcdebb
said by pcdebb  :I apologize for those that already submitted your votes for this poll. Had to go back to the drawing board and make it right.  No soup for you! 
Otherwise, thank you for the poll, pcdebb .
I voted as follows:
•Adaware
•IE-Spyad
•Spybot Search & Destroy (Mainly for Tea-Timer, Immunization, and Hosts File.)
•SpyCop
•SpywareBlaster
•SpywareGuard (This one may be redundant or competitive with Tea-Timer, but the SG icon has sat in the system try for so long, I'd feel naked if I got rid of it.)
•Windows Defender (weekly scheduled scans)
•AV or Firewall includes Antispyware - Zone Alarm Pro (weekly scheduled scans)
•Other - Manual additions to the Hosts File on a site by site basis.
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Alwill
Still trying to figure how to configure
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join:2002-09-25
Sydney, OZ | reply to pcdebb
As well as ticking the listed programs I use, I also ticked the ‘Other’ box as I also use BOClean which is not listed.
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Alwill
Still trying to figure how to configure
Premium
join:2002-09-25
Sydney, OZ
| reply to poppster
said by poppster :Wheres the option for Spyware Terminator? I use that with Adaware SE, Spyware Blaster, and Windows Defender. Use this option:
Other - Please tell us what you use
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Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
Premium,MVM
join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK
clubs:
·MTA Online
| reply to Alwill
said by Alwill :As well as ticking the listed programs I use, I also ticked the ‘Other’ box as I also use BOClean which is not listed. Wouldn't BOClean be classified as an anti-trojan? |
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Alwill
Still trying to figure how to configure
Premium
join:2002-09-25
Sydney, OZ
| said by Owlbet :[Wouldn't BOClean be classified as an anti-trojan? BOClean is an all-purpose anti-malware program which, inter alia, targets spyware. Note this para from its last update announcement:
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EIGHTY-THREE new nasties for a total of 21907 UNIQUE infectors (262,807 variants of these including trojans, worms, bots, hijackers, downloaders, spam proxies, rootkits, adware, spyware, keyloggers, "dialers" and other malware in total) covered in today's update for BOClean 4.22.
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Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
Premium,MVM
join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK
clubs:
·MTA Online
| said by Alwill :EIGHTY-THREE new nasties for a total of 21907 UNIQUE infectors (262,807 variants of these including trojans, worms, bots, hijackers, downloaders, spam proxies, rootkits, adware, spyware, keyloggers, "dialers" and other malware in total) covered in today's update for BOClean 4.22. Ok, works for me. |
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penguins4evr
Premium
join:2002-01-17
The Colony
clubs: | reply to pcdebb
Ad-Aware SE Personal
MVPS Hosts File
Spybot S&D
SpywareBlaster
SpywareGuard (on another computer)
Thanks again for the fine poll (again)! |
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dadkins
Merry Whatever
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| reply to pcdebb
For kicks(I get bored often), I run several AS scanners weekly.
All that is ever found is "bad" cookies. 
Cookies don't bother me - YMMV.
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DJC2006
join:2006-10-10
Goshen, NY
 ·Earthlink TrueVoice
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
| reply to pcdebb
I use:
Adaware (Lavasoft) - Non-payed version
Peer Guardian (this one is for the Other box I checked, although it's a Firewall, it does block many types of Adware/Spyware programs very nicely.
Spyware Blaster - Non-payed version
Spybot Search & Destroy - Non payed version. |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
edit:
March 6th, @02:07PM
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Firefox web browser, Spywareblaster, Spybot S&D, and the built-in Windows XP anti-spyware tool, "Disable Automatic Updates".
*Edit- And WinPatrol. A terrific app.
Everybody should have some sort of startup program watcher, imo. |
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danny9
Go Ahead, Make My Day
Premium
join:2002-07-14
Clinton Township, MI
clubs:
·VoicePulse
·Comcast
| reply to pcdebb
said by pcdebb :I apologize for those that already submitted your votes for this poll. Had to go back to the drawing board and make it right. Please submit your votes again. Apologies not necessary!
Great job, thanks.
The old standbys, SpyWareBlaster and SpyWareGuard.
SuperAntiSpyware Pro, on demand only at this time.
Also running the latest version of Prevx1.
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kruser
Premium
join:2002-06-01
Chesterfield, MO
clubs:
·AT&T Southwest
| reply to pcdebb
SpySweeper here for real time protection and SpyBot S&D as well as Adaware for those times I need to work on others machines.
I also find myself installing others drives in an external case and then running a scan with my AV as well as SpySweeper against that drive.
Amazing what it turns up! |
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GoodyearMark
Premium
join:2001-05-02
Goodyear, AZ | clamXav for OS X. |
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AlfredSka
@comcast.net | reply to pcdebb
Other: Avira AntiVir |
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Buddel
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Premium
join:2004-03-06
EU | reply to pcdebb
> Ad-Aware
> Spybot
I also ticked the box "Other" because I use BOClean, which detects all kinds of nasties (including spyware), but it is primarily an AT, so it's got nothing to do with this AS poll. |
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Mele20
Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
| Why? You don't need a separate antispyware scanner if you have BoClean.
I checked Spybot and Spyware Blaster and Avira. There was no way to differentiate between the free Avira and Paid. The Paid version checks for a lot more spyware than does the free. |
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