Spyware Blaster

[munruss]

I just downloaded and updated Spyware Blaster. It protects your system from spyware. How does this program exactly work? Does it run in the background?

 

[Codewiz]

This belongs in the software forum.

 

[jagec]

spybot or adaware are better.

 

[TuxDave]

If you're asking whether or not the program runs in the background... wrong forum
If you're asking what heuristic algorithm it uses in general... right forum

 

[Zero Plasma]

Adaware is great.Get the Se Ed.

 

[Schadenfroh]

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It achieves this by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage. This allows you to run Internet Explorer with Active-X enabled, but it will never download or even prompt you for any of the known ActiveX controls. All other Active-X controls or plug-ins will work fine. The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X controls and can be updated with the click of a button. The application windows displays a list of all controls that it is able to detect (this is not a list of what was found on your computer).

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: jagec
spybot or adaware are better.

spywareblaster isnt anything like those. I use spyware blaster, spybot and ad-aware and im free of spyware. spywareblaster doesnt let the spyware get installed in the first place. Than every week i regulary scan for spyware with the other two programs.