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Of course, most just look at the numbers and say "look how many it found!!".... without realizing that most are cookies and not spyware programs. Many don't have any idea there is a difference.
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| reply to Jeesh said by Jeesh:
Of course, most just look at the numbers and say "look how many it found!!".... without realizing that most are cookies and not spyware programs. Many don't have any idea there is a difference. No offense, but I don't want tracking cookies either. What good does it do me to have them on my computer? Nothing...hell, they may even be giving away more information than I'd like. IE-Spyad prevents a lot of these cookies from getting inserted, and good riddance. |
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| reply to Jeesh Jeesh and someguy, Oh believe me, I know the difference. You're not dealing with a noob here. I lose track of counting how many times Spybot thinks a PC is clean, when SpySweeper will find real, not traces or cookies, spyware running on the PC. Free is good for what it's worth. Witnessing this from a real world, hands on experience with countless PCs speaks for itself.... -- "When you set yourself on fire and aim for the sky, you hope to leave behind some sparks of heat and light ... Like a vapor trail." - Neil Peart 2002 |
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 Thaler Premium join:2004-02-02 Encino, CA | Personally, I use Spybot/Ad-Aware to detect the presence of a Ad/Spy/Crapware infection. Upon getting back a positive test result, I know that it's time to just wipe the damn system. |
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  JammerMan79 Premium,VIP join:2004-05-13 Prince George, BC | I use spybot/ad-aware and microsoft anti-spyware, no spyware here. Microsoft's software works great. It is after all just repackaged Giant software which was one of the best on the market. |
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 Thaler Premium join:2004-02-02 Encino, CA | Yeah...but the whole validation phone-home software gig is crap IMHO. The reasons for that are in another thread though. |
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