tamwang Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 hello guys! i'm just wondering, what anti-spyware i must install on my pc (XP), based on detection rate & ram resources. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicano666 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Webroot Spy Sweeper is a good choice, but I personally use ParetoLogic XoftSpySE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanijee Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Webroot Spy Sweeper is a good choice, but I personally use ParetoLogic XoftSpySEalso use thishttp://www.superantispyware.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamwang Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Webroot Spy Sweeper is a good choice, but I personally use ParetoLogic XoftSpySEdo you use it as your realtime? i might give it a try to know more about it. thanks bro! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamwang Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 can I use 2 anti-spyware at the same time? i mean, 1 for realtime, and 1 for on demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 can I use 2 anti-spyware at the same time? i mean, 1 for realtime, and 1 for on demand.Yep, you can. I use Spybot S&D, it uses immunizations and has an on-demand scanner. A real time protection system is also included, called Tea Timer, but i don't use that. I never had any problems with Spybot S&D, even when some spyware got in, i was able to remove it in a min or two. Spybot S&D has some more useful utilities like a shredder and a startup list manager, but you should check those out yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Spybot S&Dand Ad-Aware ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Spybot S&Dand Ad-Aware ;)i agree l and i use them both too;however spybot is slower than shit on any computer i used it on.i am gonna give ParetoLogic XoftSpySE a try.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridien Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 i use CounterSpy, which I find that it doesn't slow my system down too much, though the boot up is longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 ohhh okay i think Spybot S&D is pretty slow... but it scans good :) and also i dont use none of that background scaning or none of that real time protection cus i know what im doing on my computer :rofl: so i dont even immunize so my computer only runs what it need to run so the computer always runs at its fastes :blink: Yeah :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impotent 1 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I found Spyware Doctor to work great for me, it catches a lot of things that Adaware and Windows Defender don't, though SpywareDR is a resource hog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Yeah u are right about that it finds alot that others dont... but thats why use more than one when u think you are infected or just a once a month or it depends on a user :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 ohhh okay i think Spybot S&D is pretty slow... but it scans good :) and also i dont use none of that background scaning or none of that real time protection cus i know what im doing on my computer ;) so i dont even immunize so my computer only runs what it need to run so the computer always runs at its fastes :P Yeah :w00t:Lokz, immunizing doesn't slow down your computer ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 well it lets me do alot more with out being blocked or whatever you know... but i always know what im doing so its cool <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 you should come to realize that there isn't a "best" anti-anything....like there isn't a "best" anti-virus or a best this or a best that...these are just speculations based on the peoples experience....what may seem to them as "best" to others it may seem as "worst"...so you can't really judge a book by it's covers...while I can't really tell you what's the "best" antispyware, I can only give you some ideas of what to use...personally I use Spybot...it's very effective and doesn't slow my computer down at all...another good one would bee Webroot's SpySweeper...but you will need a serial for that...which can be obtained either from their site (exploit....which is kinda fun since the site has many vulnerabilities ahahaahah), or from a torrent/cracking team/siteI hope this helps you out in a way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 you should come to realize that there isn't a "best" anti-anything....like there isn't a "best" anti-virus or a best this or a best that...these are just speculations based on the peoples experience....what may seem to them as "best" to others it may seem as "worst"...so you can't really judge a book by it's covers...while I can't really tell you what's the "best" antispyware, I can only give you some ideas of what to use...personally I use Spybot...it's very effective and doesn't slow my computer down at all...another good one would bee Webroot's SpySweeper...but you will need a serial for that...which can be obtained either from their site (exploit....which is kinda fun since the site has many vulnerabilities ahahaahah), or from a torrent/cracking team/siteI hope this helps you out in a wayWell said <_< ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamwang Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 you should come to realize that there isn't a "best" anti-anything....like there isn't a "best" anti-virus or a best this or a best that...these are just speculations based on the peoples experience....what may seem to them as "best" to others it may seem as "worst"...so you can't really judge a book by it's covers...while I can't really tell you what's the "best" antispyware, I can only give you some ideas of what to use...personally I use Spybot...it's very effective and doesn't slow my computer down at all...another good one would bee Webroot's SpySweeper...but you will need a serial for that...which can be obtained either from their site (exploit....which is kinda fun since the site has many vulnerabilities ahahaahah), or from a torrent/cracking team/siteI hope this helps you out in a waythanks bro! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HATE9X Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I haven't got any spyware since I switched to firefox from IE.. (and that was years ago)So I'm kinda amazed so many ppl still get spyware..Few times I've installed spysweeper & ad-aware after year of usage and got no spyware at all so I thought that with my surfing habits I don't need any.. Just know where you get your stuff.. Whatever it might be.. ;PAnd I'd never use realtime antispyware, no more useless ram hogs for me nah.. ;)Around 15 processes is where I try to keep it, with progs running less than 20.. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiegod Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I haven't got any spyware since I switched to firefox from IE.. (and that was years ago)Same here. Since I've been using Firefox ;) ... Xoftspy, Ad-Aware & Spybot are a waste of space. They pick up negligible mru's up at best, and that's after around 8-9 months without checking.I'd rather do a fresh install of windows every 1-2 years than bother with Reg Cleaners, AntiSpyware app's etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppos Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 i use Superantispyware and on demand AVG antispyware which is in my opinion better but expensive :sneaky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I haven't got any spyware since I switched to firefox from IE.. (and that was years ago)So I'm kinda amazed so many ppl still get spyware..Few times I've installed spysweeper & ad-aware after year of usage and got no spyware at all so I thought that with my surfing habits I don't need any.. Just know where you get your stuff.. Whatever it might be.. ;PAnd I'd never use realtime antispyware, no more useless ram hogs for me nah.. :sneaky:Around 15 processes is where I try to keep it, with progs running less than 20.. :DI use IE for many years and recently change to firefox, agreed that there is less spyware. But once in a while I do get one or two spyware, and I use Spybot S&D and Ad-aware and both works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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