UPDATED :- spyware detection software

[UnseenMenace]

The fantastic and 'free' Ad-aware has just been updated and features a improved list of spyware programs along with some additional features. It still continues to remove suspect programs from your system.. get it from Lavasoft (http://www.lavasoftusa.com)

[ken257]

The best way I have found to remove spyware from your system is to remove Windows. I use Linux and Mac OSX instead. I do keep a Windows a W2K and an XP(dual boot with linux) box around just for gameing and compatability with others.

[YahooDave]

Originally posted by ken257
The best way I have found to remove spyware from your system is to remove Windows. I use Linux and Mac OSX instead. I do keep a Windows a W2K and an XP(dual boot with linux) box around just for gameing and compatability with others.

So you use the Linux box for.....what surfing the web?

Sorry, I just here this all the time. One person will complain about how windows sucks and another person will nock him and say they should be using a diffferent OS or stop complaining. The fact is the people using the MS OS (like myself) have to many freaking MS programs to switch OS's. Unless you know of another OS that can run MS programs?! But I think MS would probably sue or buy out that company or they would just mysteriously disappear in the middle of the night.

[YahooDave]

Don't get me wrong here, I really have no love for MS, but I, (and thousands of others) really don't want to fork over the thousands of dollars to replace all of my software. We would rather try to fix the MS OS to work the way we want it to. (Pipe dream?)

Stuck between a rock and a hard place here.
(You wouldn't know of a Linux-Win emulator would you? Another pipe dream)

Well, I hope I didn't **** you off as that was not my intention.
And by the way, thanks for the update on Ad-Aware UnseenMenace.

[Dennis Baliton]

Linux has a windows emulator that will allow you to run *most* win software. If you're interested to learn more about this, do a search for WINE. I have two machines Win2K Pro and Linux(Debian).

******** taken from http://www.winehq.com/ **********
Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely alternative implementation consisting of 100% Microsoft-free code, but it can optionally use native system DLLs if they are available.
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By the way this post was not meant to start a flame war or even an OS war just wanted to share the info.

Cheers!

[YahooDave]

Originally posted by Dennis Baliton
Linux has a windows emulator that will allow you to run *most* win software. If you're interested to learn more about this, do a search for WINE. I have two machines Win2K Pro and Linux(Debian).

******** taken from http://www.winehq.com/ **********
Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely alternative implementation consisting of 100% Microsoft-free code, but it can optionally use native system DLLs if they are available.
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By the way this post was not meant to start a flame war or even an OS war just wanted to share the info.

Cheers!


Wow! That is interesting. Are there any other emulators out there or is this WINE the only one? It seems to still be in developement, (find a program that isn't), though and not really for the general public although it looks like it supports quite a few programs.

I might just switch OS's if I can run the majority of my software.
Thanks!

[ken257]

I think you got the wrong idea the point of my post wasn't to trash Windows but to point out that Windows is not that safe. The high # of users means it is a target for hackers just look at all the viruses and spyware etc. that we have to deal with. Yes I do a good part of my surfing on Linux just for this reason and I do my mail on a Macintosh for the same reason to. Using these alternate OS's for risky taskes is a good means of keeping files safe that you don't want to loose.

I use many different OS's and I need them all for certain tasks just trying to see if others will keep an open mind and maybe set up a dual boot system. After all most people here are not your normal computer users.

Wine is a good emulator and can come in very handy for those "can't live without" Windows apps. For the most part though just about any app you may need from windows has a Linux counterpart and all for the low low price of FREE! Linux as well as thousands upon thousands of apps are all free for the download. This is an OS you can really go crazy with and have some serious fun if you like hacking around a little bit(with the os I don't mean others machines here)

[rugby]

I've heard of vmware for Linux but haven't tried it out if you want to emulate windows.

Ken, if you liks Mac OS X just wait for 10.1. it will be what 10.0 should have been

[ken257]

Originally posted by rugby
Ken, if you liks Mac OS X just wait for 10.1. it will be what 10.0 should have been

I am running 10.1 :D

[Dennis Baliton]

VMWare is VERY NICE program...but you "gotta pay to play", I believe it's about $150(US). Also, VMWare requires a lot of resoursces...RAM/CPU speed everything most of you all have... except for me :-(

Anyhow, WINE is cool, I've read folks playing Win games on them... I've yet to do this.

Good luck if you try this stuff...I can help with some Linux questions.

Peace all.