Re: Spyware prevention

'Maxine' wrote:
| Thanks, Phil. The reason I re-posted here was because of the digression in
| the other group. I've been pretty happy with NOD32 for virus protection,
| and yes, I'm looking for the right supplemental programs. What do you
think
| about Spy Sweeper compared with Spybot and/or Ad-Aware.
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I cannot speak from personal experience about 'Spy Sweeper'. I see that the
publisher offers a 30 day free trial, but that really isn't long enough to
evaluate anti-spyware unless you are targeted for some reason. I can point
out that 'Spybot Search & Destroy' has been mentioned in 125 messages in the
last eleven months in this newsgroup, while 'Spy Sweep' appears in only 6.
'Spybot Search & Destroy' has been around for years, while 'Spy Sweeper' may
be only a few months old.

My experience:
Since 1992 no system for which I've had responsibility has been infected
by malware. As for spyware, all that has been found are cookies. I use
'Spybot Search & Destroy' weekly and 'Super Anti-Spyware' resident and
weekly scans (both free.) I use 'Super Ad Blocker' resident (a for fee
application) which eliminates all embedded, off-site ads and all pop-ups
($29.95 US for one year or $39.95 one-time fee.) The antivirus application
I use is Norton 2005. I've used Norton products since 1991, and I don't
feel like learning the foibles of another publisher, especially since I've
never been infected.

In the last two years my ISP, Earthlink has scanned all email for
infections; during that time, I have not had a single alert on email. Your
ISP may be doing the same, and if not, pressure it to do so. Scanning
benefits the users and the ISP.

Other than the applications above, I have a NAT router which logs and blocks
about 60 unsolicited connection attempts per hour. I use 'Magic Mail
Monitor' to manually delete spam without downloading (filters can be added,
but it's hardly worth the trouble for my current spam rate. I keep my
operating systems (XP Pro & XP Home) up-to-date, and my anti-malware
definitions up-to-date. I always use a guaranteed invalid email address in
Usenet posts. Other than that, I use reasonable care in how I surf.

Phil Weldon


"Maxine" <mg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns982E7F0AB91CBmgusenetatpcgdotnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Thanks, Phil. The reason I re-posted here was because of the digression in
| the other group. I've been pretty happy with NOD32 for virus protection,
| and yes, I'm looking for the right supplemental programs. What do you
think
| about Spy Sweeper compared with Spybot and/or Ad-Aware.
|
| -Maxine


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