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pcdebb
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Anti-Spyware Poll 2008

What Programs Do You Use For Spyware Removal/Prevention?
Spybot Search & Destroy 234 (19.2%)
SpywareBlaster (Javacool) 165 (13.5%)
Ad-Aware (Lavasoft) 146 (12%)
SUPERAntiSpyware 131 (10.7%)
Windows Defender 116 (9.5%)
AV or Firewall includes Antispyware 80 (6.5%)
AVG Antispyware 75 (6.1%)
MVPS HOSTS file 52 (4.2%)
Spy Sweeper (Webroot) 33 (2.7%)
Other - Please tell us what you use 31 (2.5%)
None 30 (2.4%)
SpywareGuard (Javacool) 23 (1.8%)
IE-SPYAD (Eric Howes aka eburger68) 18 (1.4%)
hpHOSTS file 17 (1.3%)
Spyware Doctor (PC Tools) 16 (1.3%)
CounterSpy (Sunbelt Software) 16 (1.3%)
SpyCop 6 (0.4%)
Pest Patrol (Computer Associates) 5 (0.4%)
PrevX 4 (0.3%)
X-Cleaner (X-Block) 4 (0.3%)
Bazooka (Kephyr) 4 (0.3%)
XoftSpySE(Paretologic) 3 (0.2%)
ISP provided Antispyware 3 (0.2%)
Trend Micro AntiSpyware 2 (0.1%)
SpyCatcher (Tenebril) 1 (0%)
Spyware Eliminator (Aluria) 1 (0%)
494 participants.
1216 total votes.
results as pie chart in flash




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.
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MagMan
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Great poll thanks.

These are the ones that I use.

Ad-Aware
Pest Patrol
Spybot Search & Destroy
SpywareBlaster
Windows Defender
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"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is."


coldmoon
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Broadway, NC
·Windstream

reply to pcdebb
Voted "Other"

Clean System -> Returnil Virtual System -> Reboot -> changes to System Partition gone -> no problems...

Mike

Disclaimer for the reader. I am a Returnil Rep...


fatdcuk
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England


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reply to pcdebb
SUPERAntiSpyware free is the only botkliller i have installed as i use it during recovery from infections in my persuit of new malwares

It is also the first botkiller out of my toolkit when cleaning up clients hosed pc's

Disclaimer-Any malware i find that SAS cannot remove,is bundled off to SAS HQ and extradited into their target database...This will continue as long as Nick S gives a free fully working detection/cleaning engine and dose not bundle/offer any toolbars like some others!


Fin
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EU

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reply to pcdebb
Spybot S&D
SUPER AntiSpyware
Windows Defender
Spywareblaster
AVG Antispyware
MVPS HOSTS


Traxless
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reply to pcdebb
I am really surprised about the limited use of the MVP HOST file. I would have bet the farm this would have had greater use!
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scelli
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said by Traxless See Profile :

I am really surprised about the limited use of the MVP HOST file. I would have bet the farm this would have had greater use!
I for one am going to be given the MVPS HOSTS file a shot very soon...it looks like a great idea for dealing with scum-ware at its very essence before the junk can get on to a PC and cause havoc.


danny9
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reply to pcdebb
Terrific poll, pcdebb.

Am using what is 1 and 2 at this time;
SuperAntiSpyware in realtime with v.4
SpywareBlaster
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VoicePulse 07/29/04


trparky
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I just use the AntiSpyware portion of NIS2008 along with OpenDNS.

Oh, I forgot, FireFox, AdBlock Plus, and NoScript.

Never got a virus yet.
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Tom


Zupe
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New York, NY
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reply to pcdebb
Of the ones listed, I have these installed:

Ad-Aware
SpywareBlaster
Super AntiSpyware
Windows Defender

Windows Defender resident and SpywareBlaster protection installed, with the other two for occasional on-demand scans.

I also use Antivir, ThreatFire and SandboxIE.
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Pinky: I think so, Brain, but "Snowball for Windows"?


MarkAW
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Canada
·Bell Sympatico
·Cogeco Cable

reply to pcdebb
Great job with the poll pcdebb See Profile.
SUPERAntiSpyware, Spybot Search & Destroy, SpywareBlaster,SpywareGuard, hpHost file,MVPS HOST file are all the programs or host files i use for spyware prevention and removal.
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sethjvm

join:2006-08-22
Phoenix, AZ
reply to pcdebb
MVP Hosts File on WRT54GS running Tomato 1.15

Spyware Doctor on two WindowsXP Home machines


jadinolf
I love you Fred
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Ojai, CA
reply to pcdebb
Spybot S&D and Windows Defender although they have never found anything on any of my four computers.
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This post printed on 100% recycled bytes

simmery

join:2006-01-29
reply to pcdebb
SpywareBlaster
Windows Defender
Whatever my antivirus or security suite of the week contains

whocares
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join:2003-07-26
..

reply to pcdebb
Re: Thank U for the poll

AS was shown on here in approx 2000 or 2001,
using
Spybot S & D
Spyware Blaster
IE Spyad
& NEWEST (last year) also under IE spyad protection)

(This file will add a long list of domains and sites associated with online
** advertisers and adware/spyware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of
** Internet Explorer. The list is based on information from a wide variety
** of sources.
** To add this list of sites and domains to your Restricted sites zone, use the
** ZonedOut loader utility from FunkyToad:
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What we know is not much,
What we don't know is enormous.
That being kind is more important than being right,
but SOME people think they are never wrong


pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
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Sacramento, CA
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reply to pcdebb
Re: Anti-Spyware Poll 2008

AdAware, Spybot S&D, and Windows Defender also use a-square's anti-malware / HiJackFree.


Pentangle
With our thoughts we make the world.
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Vancouver BC
·Shaw

reply to pcdebb
Thanks for the poll pcdebb. I use:
AVG Antispyware
hpHOSTS file
MRUBlaster
MVPS HOSTS file
Spybot Search & Destroy
SpywareBlaster (Javacool)
SUPERAntiSpyware
Windows Defender

You just can't be too careful these days...
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Hutch
My Throne is the Dunny
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Out House
·Internode

reply to pcdebb
Nice Poll pcdebb See Profile.

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2
SpwareBlaster 3.5.1
Super Anti Spyware.


Siko
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Mechanicsburg, PA
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reply to scelli
said by scelli See Profile :

said by Traxless See Profile :

I am really surprised about the limited use of the MVP HOST file. I would have bet the farm this would have had greater use!
I for one am going to be given the MVPS HOSTS file a shot very soon...it looks like a great idea for dealing with scum-ware at its very essence before the junk can get on to a PC and cause havoc.
Why use a host file when you have ad block plus?


scelli
Native New Yorker
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USA

said by Siko See Profile :

Why use a host file when you have ad block plus?
Isn't Ad Block/Ad Block Plus only for Firefox? I thought I read somewhere it wasn't compatible with IE7, but it's very possible I'm mistaken on that.
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