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[perkin]

One application I can really recommend from personal experience is the free version of "A-Squared"
See details at:
http://www.emsisoft..../software/free/
OK,so you have to run and update the app. manually,but it is a very welcome addtion to a PCs armoury against all those nasties out there.

[Eldmannen]

You registered an forum account just to inform about another software?

[Andavari]

I wouldn't know diddly about A-Squared since when I registered to get the download some months ago the webform bitched about me having an Opera email account, therefore if they want to be snottie - to hell with their app.

[rridgely]

I use this this on pre xp computers that I clean becasue ewido wont work on them. Its ok but it does tend to give a lot of false positives. I have never had it hurt anything though.

[Inu-Ya]

Note: The scanning for it take long time. But it still good

[Matt_]

Is it better than Ewido ?

[rridgely]

Matt_, on Feb 18 2006, 11:26 PM, said:

Is it better than Ewido ?

NO!!!!!!!

[Greenknight]

I removed A-squared from my computer after I tried out ewido. Ewido finds more, it has a better interface, and it's faster.

[tsepha]

I've been using A² for a long time, it does seem to take a while, and it hasn't found anything in over a year.

It could be because I don't have anything, but I'd really like to try Ewido.

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Edit to add: I tried the Ewidow micro scan, downloaded it, ran it, it downloaded the definitions and scanned. I'm either doing something wrong, or I have no malware.

[perkin]

[quote name='tsepha' date='Feb 19 2006, 11:04 AM' post='30733']
I've been using A² for a long time, it does seem to take a while, and it hasn't found anything in over a year.

It could be because I don't have anything, but I'd really like to try Ewido.

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I can only speak as I find! I do have to manually update A2 every day,but it has now and then found malware and spyware not picked up by other apps. Like you of course,I can go for ages without any problems at all,but it pays to be vigilant I reckon! Incidentally,I`ve not had much luck with Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta at finding anything as yet over a simliar period-anybody find it useful?

[tsepha]

I tried Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta for a few months and it never found anything. Then I encountered some sort of software conflict and I uninstalled it. But if it helps, then by all means keep it. Better safe than sorry.

Some might say that I overkill, but I have A², A² HiJack Free, Adaware, Spybot S&D, HiHack This, SpywareBalster, and SpywareGaurd. And that's just for the spyware, I'm running AVG for antivirus and an old version of Zone Alarm.