XP Sp3 Anti-Spyware Program

[LOUISSSSS]

looking for some recommendations for an Anti-Spyware program to accompany AVG Anti-Virus Version 8 + windows firewall...

so far i only have_____ installed:
-Spyware Blaster

help me out

 

[MadAmos]

I suggest superantispyware I have seen quite a few positive reports and so far I have no complaints.

Amos

 

[Captante]

Spywareblaster

SuperAntispyware

A-Squared free edition

Spybot Search & Destroy (only for immunization)

 

[mechBgon]

Name your fave 3 free ones

Mine? Okay...

1) non-Admin user account

2) Software Restriction Policy

3) there's no need for anything else, unless I want to eliminate tracking cookies, in which case arbitrarily blocking third-party cookies works great

 

[nordloewelabs]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Mine? Okay...

1) non-Admin user account

2) Software Restriction Policy

3) there's no need for anything else, unless I want to eliminate tracking cookies, in which case arbitrarily blocking third-party cookies works great

i totally agree with #1 and #2, but i use Spybot too....just in case.

 

[lxskllr]

I use Spywareblaster and SpyBot S&D. I also have Defender installed, but that's only because it came with Vista.

 

[Chiropteran]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Name your fave 3 free ones

Mine? Okay...

1) non-Admin user account

2) Software Restriction Policy

3) there's no need for anything else, unless I want to eliminate tracking cookies, in which case arbitrarily blocking third-party cookies works great

True.

 

[Lemon law]

There is nothing wrong with using a software restriction policy until you realize you have XP home and its not an option. In a similar way, its also not an option with all versions of vista.

And even then, sooner or later those users who have the option of a total software restriction policy will have to disable that wall occasionally to perform certain administrative functions.

 

[mechBgon]

And even then, sooner or later those users who have the option of a total software restriction policy will have to disable that wall occasionally to perform certain administrative functions.

I haven't run into many scenarios where I need to disable SRP to do admin work. Here's the only one I can think of: let's say I want to run a .MSI file to patch Office or something. On Vista, if it were a .EXE file, I could right-click it, choose "Run as Administrator," and that lifts the Software Restriction Policy for that file (since I choose not to apply SRP to my local administrators group).

But with .MSI files, there's no "Run as Administrator" option on the right-click menu 😕 My solution: run a command prompt as Administrator and use the CMD window to launch the .MSI file. Not exactly newbie-friendly, but hey 🙂