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[KS-FINN]

I kow alot of you will dissagree with my favorite Commercial Ati-Spyware Program which is XoftSpySE. What's Yours.??

[JAGO]

AVG Anti-spyware
Webroot Antispyware

[Anthony A]

I don't use commercial programs. Why bother when there are many good free ones?

[1200]

yeah, i agree, but commercial software like registry mechanic is so good that is hard to find another that free as good as it.

[JDPower]

Never used, and never needed, commercial anti-spyware programs.

[Andavari]

JDPower, on May 10 2007, 03:55 PM, said:

Never used, and never needed, commercial anti-spyware programs.

Same here. The freeware ones never find anything on my system so I see no compelling reason to ever purchase one that won't find anything either. The same goes for anti-virus, and software-based firewalls.

[BrownSugar]

Andavari, on May 10 2007, 05:32 PM, said:

Same here. The freeware ones never find anything on my system so I see no compelling reason to ever purchase one that won't find anything either. The same goes for anti-virus, and software-based firewalls.

Staples is currenty offering Webroot's Spysweeper plus AV for free after rebate.

My general feeling is that there are plenty of free programs that do a great job, but once these programs start being offered for free after rebate (usually a few months before new versions are about to come out), it's time to buy them. I probably won't load it, bit if I do, I'll pull the exe's and dll's out of startup. However, it's excellent to have them sitting in your security library. Spy Sweeper is continually rated among the top two of pay anti-spyware programs. One problem is that it used to be resource heavy. I don't know if that's still the case - but since it's free AR....

[CeeCee]

Ad-aware (not commercial, but otherwise my #1). I used to scan quite often, but now a days i scan just every now and then. Why? Because i realized, that i can really trust my system (to be crap-free). Crap really don't get through, if you use safe browser like Opera (or FF), and when you don't install suspicious programs. Of course you also have to use up-to-date antivirus and firewall.

Trust your system, if you really know that you can trust it. If your scans always comes up with clean result, then you know that you can trust your system.

If your antispyware program always or often founds something crappy, your system is not safe or your actions are not safe. So first: make your system safe!

[KS-FINN]

JDPower, on May 10 2007, 03:55 PM, said:

Never used, and never needed, commercial anti-spyware programs.

I have all the recommended free anti-spyware programs. AVG>SUPERAntispyware>Spybot>AdAware and Spyblaster.
Why will my commercial Anti-Spyware programs find spyware etc. and all the FREE one's won't.??????? :

[hazelnut]

KS-FINN, on May 18 2007, 05:02 PM, said:

Why will my commercial Anti-Spyware programs find spyware etc. and all the FREE one's won't.??????? :

Which programs are you talking about? (free and paid for)

Paid and free versions of the same software usually have the same detection signatures.

[rridgely]

Xoftspy finds lots of false positives. I tried it when vnunet was giving it away for free during christmas.
The program is just junk.

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-s...re.htm#xos_note

[KS-FINN]

hazelnut, on May 18 2007, 12:05 PM, said:

Which programs are you talking about? (free and paid for)

Paid and free versions of the same software usually have the same detection signatures.

Paid for Anti-Spyware> XoftSpySE>NoAdware v 5.0. They both always find spyware that the FREE the versions won't. I run the FREEWARE first and they don't detect anything and I then run both my PAID ATS and and I would say they will detect spyware approx. 50% of the time.

[KS-FINN]

rridgely, on May 18 2007, 12:18 PM, said:

Xoftspy finds lots of false positives. I tried it when vnunet was giving it away for free during christmas.
The program is just junk.

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-s...re.htm#xos_note

WHAT EVER YOU SAY SIRRRRRRRRRR,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ; ) TO EACH THEIR OWN

[rridgely]

Its not like I have a vendetta against them or something but that program used to be considered harmful(it was fake and they made different programs out of the same code just to make more money. Read the link I posted). Sure they have tried to make it better but it still has lots of problems. They still have all of those spammy websites and ads all over the net too.

Just because a program says it has detected spyware doesn't actually mean what its detected is a spyware/virus. None of the programs are perfect but if 1 program is saying something is infected and 4 other known valid programs are saying it isn't infected you need to re evaluate things. Sure those 4 could be wrong but more often the case is that the 1 is wrong. Especially when the 1 has had a questionable past and the others have always been 100% trust worthy.

[KS-FINN]

rridgely, on May 18 2007, 12:33 PM, said:

Its not like I have a vendetta against them or something but that program used to be considered harmful(it was fake and they made different programs out of the same code just to make more money. Read the link I posted). Sure they have tried to make it better but it still has lots of problems. They still have all of those spammy websites and ads all over the net too.

Just because a program says it has detected spyware doesn't actually mean what its detected is a spyware/virus. None of the programs are perfect but if 1 program is saying something is infected and 4 other known valid programs are saying it isn't infected you need to re evaluate things. Sure those 4 could be wrong but more often the case is that the 1 is wrong. Especially when the 1 has had a questionable past and the others have always been 100% trust worthy.

Thanks for the very informative information.!! XsoftSpySE will be expiring in a month and I was going to renew my subscription. I changed my mind. That's not going to happen. CAN YOU RECOMMEND A PROGRAM WITH REAL TIME PROTECTION.? How about taking my FREE SUPERAntispyware program and getting the paid version.? I was thinking about AVG but with all their update problems and poor support it leans me away from getting the paid version. Maybe you have another suggestion. If so please let me know. THANKS AGAIN.!!

[rridgely]

If I had to pick a commercial antispyware program it would be one of the following:

AVG Antispyware
Superantispyware
Webroot Spysweeper

Try them all and see what you like the best. I would probably get Webroot or AVG if I was going to pay.
Super is great but I'm not sure if I like it better then the other 2.

[1200]

rridgely, on May 18 2007, 02:29 PM, said:

If I had to pick a commercial antispyware program it would be one of the following:

AVG Antispyware
Superantispyware
Webroot Spysweeper

yeah, I would pick webroot spysweeper too!

[rridgely]

Its a good program maybe just a little bulky.
I recommend someone scan with it every now and then when I'm helping with hijackthis logs.

[JDPower]

KS-FINN, on May 18 2007, 05:02 PM, said:

Why will my commercial Anti-Spyware programs find spyware etc. and all the FREE one's won't.??????? :

LOL, to keep you paying for it of course

[KS-FINN]

JDPower, on May 18 2007, 04:53 PM, said:

LOL, to keep you paying for it of course

Don't you feel that you need a program that offers real time protection. ???????