Poll: Do you use the "TeaTimer" feature in SpyBot S&D?

[FreshPrince]

If not, explain why...

 

[jadinolf]

NO. I am too stupid to use it.

There, I said it.

Seriously, I just don't understand it so I passed on all but my original install.

 

[KoolDrew]

I don't use SpyBot. Not anymore anway.

 

[WildHorse]

Tea Timer used to show as an available download when I checked for updates. But I never understood what it was, never saw it anywhere in the actual application.
Mystery!

 

[1Cheap2Crazy]

I don't use it. I thought I read something about too many people having problems with it.

 

[everman]

Yes. No problems with it.

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: 1Cheap2Crazy
I don't use it. I thought I read something about too many people having problems with it.

do you have a link?

I just turned it on and I have no problems with it so far. But that's because my machine is fully configured. I would imagine you'd get problems if you have a clean install and have not installed all your apps.

For those that don't know, it's a cool monitor that blocks the modification of system settings until you allow it. For example, everytime you open quicktime, it drops a line in the registry under "run" to start quicktime tasks everytime your computer starts. This puts the quicktime icon on the task tray. If you have the tea timer enabled and you have not run quicktime before, it will ask you if you want to allow the registry entry to be made. I chose the option to always deny this action. Now imagine a really bad virus trying to modify your registry...it will be blocked. This is one example of how tea timer can save your machine from being modified without you knowing it.

 

[1Cheap2Crazy]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: 1Cheap2Crazy
I don't use it. I thought I read something about too many people having problems with it.

do you have a link?

I just turned it on and I have no problems with it so far. But that's because my machine is fully configured. I would imagine you'd get problems if you have a clean install and have not installed all your apps.

For those that don't know, it's a cool monitor that blocks the modification of system settings until you allow it. For example, everytime you open quicktime, it drops a line in the registry under "run" to start quicktime tasks everytime your computer starts. This puts the quicktime icon on the task tray. If you have the tea timer enabled and you have not run quicktime before, it will ask you if you want to allow the registry entry to be made. I chose the option to always deny this action. Now imagine a really bad virus trying to modify your registry...it will be blocked. This is one example of how tea timer can save your machine from being modified without you knowing it.

No link. I believe I read it in alt.privacy.spyware newsgroup. This was when it first came out. So I never installed it. Run a clean PC so I figured I don't need another program running in the backgroud.

 

[PingSpike]

I generally hate all programs that run in the background. It took me years to start even running an antivirus.

 

[Underclocked]

Agree with above, besides TeaTimer is VERY annoying.

 

[psiu]

Have had no problems, runs fine, comes up when I expect it too, and a few times when it was unexpected. Was thankful for it those times.

 

[Childs]

I thought TeaTimer was spyware that Spybot didn't catch.

 

[JBT]

I don't use it. I try to run as little needed services as possible. In addition I have no had spyware on my own system like ever... I just don't have the urge to click yes to anything that pops up.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
I generally hate all programs that run in the background. It took me years to start even running an antivirus.

I use TeaTimer to keep things from running in the background that I don't want to run in the background.

 

[n7]

Whoa!

I never knew what Tea Timer did (never took the time to read about it)...now i might start start running it realtime to prevent other crap from running realtime

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: n7
Whoa!

I never knew what Tea Timer did (never took the time to read about it)...now i might start start running it realtime to prevent other crap from running realtime

I never paid attention to it either until I played with it the other night...

it's actually pretty solid and can prevent some major damage from occuring

the only downside is that it won't know if legit software is being installed, therefore, it should be turned off at that time. otherwise, once you have your machine configured the way you like it, tea timer should be turned on to block any suprises

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Been using it for a few months, great at blocking all the pointless crud that companies like Apple and HP try to sneak into your startup. Yes I want to install a printer driver, no I don't want three EXE's that do sweet FA except waste memory.