Do you use Adaware or Spybot?

[amdskip]

Which one do you prefer or run before the other one if you use both?

The reason I ask is that the school I attend pushes Adaware and I agree with them but I'd like to know what others do.

 

[Abhoth]

Adware is primary... but do have Spybot installed and run it occasionally.

 

[Reliant]

I use both together, seems like they catch different stuff.

 

[Sid59]

both

 

[TheJoost]

Most definitely BOTH!

They complement each other, as they both take different approaches to scanning
for the nasties and will find what the other sometimes cannot.


Ciao for now,
Joost

 

[Lars]

Spybot

 

[Looney]

I run both together as well. If i have the time to run Adaware, i have the time to run Spybot as well.

 

[Mem]

I use triple protection (Ad-aware,Spybot & SpywareBlaster).

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: Mem
I use triple protection (Ad-aware,Spybot & SpywareBlaster).

Ditto!

 

[dpm]

If if was going to just use one, I think it would be spybot, as it seems to be a tiny bit more thorough than adaware. But, like everyone else here, I'm happy to use both.

 

[Ferocious]

Both.

Adaware would be primary though as it is updated much more frequently.

 

[dragonic]

both of course to get maxium defense against spyware!

 

[sd]

Both, and I run adaware first.

 

[Megatomic]

I use Ad-aware on all my systems, both at home and work. If I was really paranoid I'd run both but I'm not so I don't.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I use
Spybot (with Host files installed and immunize with locked files)
Adaware
Spyware blaster
CWShredder

always run spybot first

 

[parsley007]

adaware
spybot
cwshredder

in that order..

 

[RussianSoldier]

I run both as well. Ad-Aware will typically miss some things that Spybot doesn't, and the other way around. I like spybot's passive blocking of known threats though.... I never could get accustomed to Ad-Watch.

 

[Abhi]

Both

 

[buckmasterson]

I use both. Short media did a pretty good write up on spyware...




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[DashRiprock]

Both

 

[Socio]

Both for sure!

 

[manko]

both

 

[43st]

Why does anyone need this stuff installed? What's it do?

 

[osage]

both, I alternate which one I run first. they will both catch things the other will miss.

 

[ParatoOptimal]

I've found that Spybot is faster than Adaware.
Spybot catches things that Adaware doesn't catch.
Spybot updates regularly.
Spybot is free.
Spybot lets me lock down IE to unauthorized changes.