Re: Showdown: Spyware Search & Destroy SHAMED by Super Utilities for me today

guybannister58@xxxxxxx typed:
Until a few minutes ago I used SS&D regularly for at leats a year or
so. Then, perhaps 20 minutes ago, I scanned my system with the spyware
detection and removal utility of the trial version of Super Utilties
(ver. 6.25) -- it found 49 instances of spyware! Before removing the
49 instances, however, I AGAIN ran my SS&D -- as usual, it detected
that my Windows Firewal was off as well as, on this occasion, an
instance of Casal Media spyware. Disturbingly (in contrast to what
Super Utilities had found, *that* was *ALL* it detected.

I realize SS&D is free (ironically, I almost sent in a small donation
a few days ago but was too lazy -- now I WON'T) and that my copy of SU
will expire in less than 2 weeks, but JAYSUS!: compared to the *49*
spywares found by SU versus SS&D's pathetic *1* I'd have to say that
SS&D (for me, anyway) although free is virtually WORTHLESS.

I'd like to hear from others who've used/continue to use SS&D -- have
you ever compared it to other spyware killers? Did you find it as
lacking as I did or do you feel confident, based one xperience, in
saying it's compretitive with other anti-spyware apps?

Anything from an AOL luser is worthless spam except for some sites I got for
my HOSTS file:
127.0.0.1 mastara.seeq.com
127.0.0.1 www .regnow.com <== remove space to inhibit affiliate marketer
site


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