Do you guys use spyware guard or spyware blaster?

[ManBearPig]

I dont know if i should uninstall them or not, they seem kind of worthless.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Heen05
I dont know if i should uninstall them or not, they seem kind of worthless.

With the caveat that I work for an AV vendor, I think the days of the standalone spyware product are long gone. All of the top tier AV vendors have spyware coverage in their products.

From PcMag regarding NIS 2007: "Intelligent firewall handles program control without bothering users. Powerful antivirus is as effective against spyware as the best standalones. Better interface, smaller performance hit than previously"

 

[Schadenfroh]

No reason not to use SpywareBlaster (it is passive protection and uses no system resources other than hd space)

But I would suggest against Spyware Guard, it has not been updated in a very long time (2003) and if you really want to use a freeware (well, if you bought windows) active protection antispyware program, might I suggest Windows Defender?

 

[ManBearPig]

so having an AV AND an antispyware isn't really necessary?

How well does the AOL antivirus work in regards to being an antispyware product as well?

Thanks sobel

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Heen05
so having an AV AND an antispyware isn't really necessary?

How well does the AOL antivirus work in regards to being an antispyware product as well?

Thanks sobel

AOL is still (AFAIK I don't overly follow them) using Kaspersky for AV and CA for AS...

Bill

 

[ManBearPig]

Do you guys think its ridiculous if i have all these (i want to get rid of some programs...just in that mood):

AOL AV
A-Squared Free
AVG Anti-Rootkit Free
AVG Anti-Spyware Free
Ad-Aware SE Plus
Spybot - Search & Destroy
SpywareBlaster
Windows Defender

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Heen05
Do you guys think its ridiculous if i have all these (i want to get rid of some programs...just in that mood):

AOL AV
A-Squared Free
AVG Anti-Rootkit Free
AVG Anti-Spyware Free
Ad-Aware SE Plus
Spybot - Search & Destroy
SpywareBlaster
Windows Defender

My gut, no you don't need all those. However frankly I think the answer is dependant on your online activities. If your visiting more questionable sites your had much higher risk than if your not.

 

[ManBearPig]

im really not...what would you recommend i get rid of lol (or keep)

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Heen05
im really not...what would you recommend i get rid of lol (or keep)

Well, remember I'm biased, but I'd get a combo av/as scanner and get rid of the rest. Obviously I'd recommend NAV or NIS, but read the reviews and find one you think is best for you.

 

[John]

[*]Use AOL AVS as your resident AV.
[*]Get rid of Windows Defender, Ad-Aware and Spybot since all 3 have horrible detection rates when it comes to the detection and removal of the latest malware.
[*]Add SUPERAntiSpyware free as your other on-demand scanner along with AVGAS & a-squared. Since they do not run real-time it doesn't hurt to have all 3.
[*]Spyware Blaster is fine since it is more of a prevention tool and not a scanner.
[*]You may also want to consider a free HIPS/Behavioral blocker such as Cyberhawk (recently acquired by PC Tools).

 

[jadinolf]

I use;

Ad-Aware SE Plus
Spybot - Search & Destroy
SpywareBlaster
Windows Defender

I must go o safe sites because I don't pick up malware.