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Flip-Mode
12-03-05, 01:05 PM
I'm a big SpyBot fan but lately I'm getting some update checksum errors and I think a real time remover is very useful but I don't know which one is good.
What are your recommendations?
dicecca112
12-03-05, 01:23 PM
Microsoft AntiSpyware has done well for me one peoples computers I fix. Seems to prevent most problems from getting too bad before I get to it.
JerMe
12-03-05, 01:50 PM
If you're willing to pay, Spysweeper & Spyware Doctor are pretty good. Last week, Spysweeper was free after rebate ($20 rebate), you might find a similar deal this xmas.
Flip-Mode
12-04-05, 02:29 AM
Thanks guys, I'll look for some trail versions first.
dlavrenz
02-12-06, 03:04 AM
Don't know if you still check this as the last post is pretty old, but I use Ad-Aware which has been great to me... no problems
Flip-Mode
02-12-06, 03:06 AM
Don't know if you still check this as the last post is pretty old, but I use Ad-Aware which has been great to me... no problems
I'm currently using SpySweeper and I'm happy with it, thanks anyway.
Beginner
02-12-06, 03:13 AM
I'm a big SpyBot fan but lately I'm getting some update checksum errors and I think a real time remover is very useful but I don't know which one is good.
What are your recommendations?

what error are you getting with spybot? i'm getting an "avi error" when i try to d/l the updates on 2 machines.
BrutalDrew
02-12-06, 05:40 AM
Microsoft AntiSpyware has done well for me one peoples computers I fix. Seems to prevent most problems from getting too bad before I get to it.

Ditto.
JerMe
02-12-06, 11:14 AM
As of late, MS Anti-Spyware kills Norton Anti-Virus installations:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/02/microsoft_antispyware_deleting_1.html

Spysweeper is good, if you don't mind the slowdown. Spyware Blaster helps as well.

There's always Linux... =)
Flip-Mode
02-12-06, 11:23 AM
As of late, MS Anti-Spyware kills Norton Anti-Virus installations:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/02/microsoft_antispyware_deleting_1.html

Spysweeper is good, if you don't mind the slowdown. Spyware Blaster helps as well.

There's always Linux... =)
Actually I don't even feel SpySeeper while SpyDoctor was wrecking havoc on my system, I felt like I was running Norton....

SpyBot was giving me checksum error which he stopped doing now after I couldn't update it for few weeks.