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debra · 10-24-2004, 07:13 AM

Yahoo! recently created a spyware type thingy- personal experience on my XP machines says it is better than SpyBot-

www.adware-spyware.net

deb

Teh Tree · 10-26-2004, 06:04 PM

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but McAfee works really well. It's a bit pricey, but its worth it. I had like all these viruses and trojans on my computer and it got rid of all of them

It also tells you if something that could be unsafe is trying to get into your computer and asks you if you want it removed or if its safe...

**gilwellian** · 10-27-2004, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Teh Tree

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but McAfee works really well. It's a bit pricey, but its worth it. I had like all these viruses and trojans on my computer and it got rid of all of them

It also tells you if something that could be unsafe is trying to get into your computer and asks you if you want it removed or if its safe...

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Wicked Pixxie · 10-28-2004, 10:57 AM

We have Zone Alarm, and Symantic antivirus but we still got a really bad virus, and screwed our comp up royally

We had to buy a new hard drive. What should I use now?

**Luna** · 10-28-2004, 12:39 PM

Get Norton 2005

Diamon · 10-28-2004, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luna

Get Norton 2005

Yeah Norton is ton's better than Symantec. *ducks*

**Luna** · 10-28-2004, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Diamon

Yeah Norton is ton's better than Symantec. *ducks*

Well I'm assuming they have NAV 2004

Smytho · 10-28-2004, 07:20 PM

and to avoid getting viruses, actually UPDATE the virsus definitions occasionally! i do it once a day. becuase the virus scanner doesn't actually work without the latest definitions, well not effectively anyway...

**Luna** · 11-07-2004, 02:10 PM

Update

Added "Giant AntiSpyware"

it's actually been shown to work better than Adware and Spybot Combined.

RedRooster · 11-07-2004, 05:10 PM

There's a little typo in the adress of Giant Anitspyware. You put 2 http at the begining.

I tried it, it did find a few things that Adware and Spybot didn't find. It considered the whole Flashget folder has spyware just because Flashget contains spywares. The spyware aren't there with Flashget so it's useless for it to ask to quarantine it. So I'm thinking that if you have kazaa installed, it will probably try to quarantine it also. Really stupid way to scan and see spywares.

The only other files that it found were cookies that spybot sees. So I don't intend to use it anymore. It didn't bring anything new to me, and it just wants to run in the background all the time.

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debra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Age: 29 Posts: 763 Points: 2,901.92 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 2,901.92 Donate	Yahoo! recently created a spyware type thingy- personal experience on my XP machines says it is better than SpyBot- www.adware-spyware.net deb __________________ always find my place among the ashes Last edited by debra : 10-24-2004 at 07:17 AM.

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10-26-2004, 06:04 PM	#42 (permalink)
Teh Tree n00blet Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Dakota Age: 15 Posts: 6 Points: 100.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 100.00 Donate	I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but McAfee works really well. It's a bit pricey, but its worth it. I had like all these viruses and trojans on my computer and it got rid of all of them It also tells you if something that could be unsafe is trying to get into your computer and asks you if you want it removed or if its safe...

10-28-2004, 10:57 AM	#44 (permalink)
Wicked Pixxie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: WV Age: 25 Posts: 317 Points: 251.35 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 251.35 Donate	We have Zone Alarm, and Symantic antivirus but we still got a really bad virus, and screwed our comp up royally We had to buy a new hard drive. What should I use now?

10-28-2004, 12:39 PM	#45 (permalink)
Luna emo cuppycake Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston Age: 24 Posts: 1,282 Points: 7,714.41 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 7,714.41 Donate	Get Norton 2005

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Smytho Post Monkey Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sydney Age: 21 Posts: 2,198 Points: 404.67 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 404.67 Donate	and to avoid getting viruses, actually UPDATE the virsus definitions occasionally! i do it once a day. becuase the virus scanner doesn't actually work without the latest definitions, well not effectively anyway...

11-07-2004, 02:10 PM	#49 (permalink)
Luna emo cuppycake Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston Age: 24 Posts: 1,282 Points: 7,714.41 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 7,714.41 Donate	Update Added "Giant AntiSpyware" it's actually been shown to work better than Adware and Spybot Combined.

11-07-2004, 05:10 PM	#50 (permalink)
RedRooster Fledgling Post Monkey Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 26 Posts: 1,348 Points: 3,477.91 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 3,477.91 Donate	There's a little typo in the adress of Giant Anitspyware. You put 2 http at the begining. I tried it, it did find a few things that Adware and Spybot didn't find. It considered the whole Flashget folder has spyware just because Flashget contains spywares. The spyware aren't there with Flashget so it's useless for it to ask to quarantine it. So I'm thinking that if you have kazaa installed, it will probably try to quarantine it also. Really stupid way to scan and see spywares. The only other files that it found were cookies that spybot sees. So I don't intend to use it anymore. It didn't bring anything new to me, and it just wants to run in the background all the time.

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