Up to date antispyware comparison?

[wacki]

Anyone have one that isn't slanted? I know some sites can be really bad about that stuff.

PC magazine seemed to think windows defender wasn't very good. So other than Spybot S&D what are the best ones?

 

[sep]

Two issues ago, Maximum PC covered this topic. I recommed this article to everyone. I still have the article and adjusted my rigs security based on it. For spyware, it's been said many times, you can't have enough software checking it.

I have SP Search and Destroy 1.4x, Adware (latest) and MS Defender (beta). Along with Nortons Antivirus, ZoneAlarm Firewall, Keylogger detection (forgot the name), a program that checks for root programs. However I would run all this on a gaming rig. Slows it down. Gaming rig, install everything and then make an image. If you have problems...re-image!

 

[wacki]

Only thing I could find is this.

http://www.maximumpc.com/2006/01/mcafee_virussca.html

 

[John]

Here's a couple of reviews:

http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,1639157,00.asp

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,122496,pg,6,00.asp

 

[shortylickens]

I honestly believe that the consolidated security thread at the top of this forum is the best and most objective.
It was made by a guy who has absolutely nothing to do with the software industry, which is why I trust hime so much.

And his info is up to date. You really cant get everything with just one program.
So far my favorite combo is Spybot and AdAware.

 

[John]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
So far my favorite combo is Spybot and AdAware.

Those two apps miss quite a bit on heavily-infected systems.

 

[mechBgon]

Obligatory remark in support of using a Limited account if possible.


*mechBgon is forcibly subdued and strapped back into his straitjacket by the men in the white coats*

 

[shortylickens]

Well, I'm not gonna argue with two l33t haxors members.

I'll just sit here and suck my thumb while the rest of you guys do whatever the hell you want.

 

[jamesbond007]

To protect a machine, I simply use MS AntiSpyware. It seems to catch a LOT of stuff, things SpyBot and AdAware miss. Windows Defender, even though it's suppose to be the same thing as MS AntiSpyware with a facelift, doesn't seem as good as the original beta 1 version. I got a lot of weird program errors and abrupt closings when I tested it out on some of my dummy rigs on the bench.

To remove spyware, I use MS AntiSpyware, AdAware, SpyBot, and Spy Sweeper. Spy Sweeper is the only one I know of that automatically removes the famous Look2Me junk from a users' infected system. Everything else does not! (at least from what I've used) HijackThis! is another awesome program for detecting silent infections and browser hijackers. I could go on forever listing my digital toolbox for spyware removal. It's kinda sad there's not just one 'top-of-the-crop' program to do it all.

I work on computers as a sort of side-job of mine and have been removing this stuff for a long time. I'm not saying I'm a pro by any means, but it's very true you have to use several programs to remove *EVERYTHING*. There's no one 'tried and true' program that does it all. However, if I had to choose just one, it's MS Antispyware beta 1, which is the only antispyware I run on my machine. It's robust, fast, runs in real-time, and it's up-to-date.