What's the point of using Ad-Aware??

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: WoofyJr

I use adware 6.0 for quite while until I decided to download to test spybot. However, it says that spybot wont work along with adware 6.0 installed or something like that?

That's new to me. I regularly use both on the same box (but not simultaneously).

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: WoofyJr
Can we use adware and spybot both on computer?

I use adware 6.0 for quite while until I decided to download to test spybot. However, it says that spybot wont work along with adware 6.0 installed or something like that?


I want to use both if necessary.

The spybot warning, if you read it, says that AdAware may find spyware in Spybot's directory because it keeps back-ups of everything it deletes if you tell it to. I use both with no problems at all.

OP:

D\l Spybot and try the "immunize" option. I think 1.3 blocks about 1500 things. That, and use something other than IE, and keep up to date with windows update.

 

[tranceport]

I have found the best way to solve the spy ware problem is to not use my computer. You should click the X in the top right hand corner and go outside.

 

[tranceport]

Ok i'm done playing out side. You can come back inside now and start surfing the web again.

 

[Abhi]

Originally posted by: Ymmy

Originally posted by: Abhi
Since i started using firefox....

i usually get nothing...

so ever since you use firefox, adaware and other programs don't pick up anything?

Yup ...

With IE ... 30 odd threats were always found in every scan. Now.. nothing.

The odd cookie here n there ... but thats it.

 

[Taggart]

Firefox is great. I love the feature that imports your IE bookmarks. Functionally and aesthetically it's almost identical to IE, minus all the hijackings and spyware!

 

[slick230]

Originally posted by: Taggart
Firefox is great. I love the feature that imports your IE bookmarks. Functionally and aesthetically it's almost identical to IE, minus all the hijackings and spyware!

Yeah! Yeah! Plus, it makes us feel like rebels and ubergeeks because we're not bowing down to the M$ devil and using their force fed crap! And we get to espouse the virtues of alternative software, kind of how like those damn Bible thumpers are always trying to convert people!

 

[Ausm]

I use Spybot Search and Destroy


Sysadmin

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Ymmy
I run the program, it finds 100 something number of spywares and then removes them. A day later, i run the program again and it finds a 15 spywares (arbitrary number). What's the point of running adware? it's not like a virus protection where it prevents viruses from infecting your files. It simply treats the problem, not prevent it. I have enabled adwatch or whatever it's called, and that doesn't prevent the spywares either. I would have it on, then a day later run ad aware, and still have problems.

Maybe i'm confused and looking at it all wrong. can someone explain.

You need to actually study your logs and not look at the raw statistics. If you see what it is it's calling spyware, you'll see that it's nothing but cookies. Ad-aware treats tracking cookies as spyware even though they're basically harmless.

Try turning your cookies off, run Ad-Aware, use the computer for a few days, then run Ad-Aware again to see what it finds...

 

[SagaLore]

 

[Kelemvor]

Use SPyBot's Innoculate or whatever it's called feature. that's supposed to prevent them. AdAware just kills what it finds.