Nickname: help

Review: Use appsense.com to stop malware on the spot.

Date reviewed: Aug 22, 2006 1:30 AM

Nickname: infected

Review: Good comment by JoeConsumer123. I too found a new trojan, sstqq.dll, which Spybot, Adware, Windows defender can't detect. Ewido, Spydoctor and Activescan detect it but can't remove. You can't rely on these progs for infections a few weeks even months old. They take too long to catch up in this fast moving world. We need more punishment for the sites promoted by these horrible progammes. Who pays for the reinstall or downtime?

Date reviewed: Aug 21, 2006 10:41 AM

Nickname: GregDV

Review: Good comment by Mel. While the end user has to be responsible, something needs to be done about malicious programs. The Internet is becoming a garbage heap You have to wade through to get find anything. Can you imagine the answer to piles of trash on the freeway being "you just have to armour your car more?" No program will be the final answer, no OS or browser stays immune. Make stronger spyware laws and prosecute these guys like theives.

Date reviewed: Aug 20, 2006 8:20 PM

Nickname: laidback

Review: The real problem is the creators of malicious programs. Aggressively locating and severely punishing them would go a long ways towards easing the problem. The internet is the most wonderful information tool to evolve from the computer age. It has become so decimated with malware, spyware, viruses, etc. that we accept it and blame flawed operating systems, software, and the like. Thats not the problem.

Date reviewed: Aug 20, 2006 1:13 AM

Nickname: JoeConsumer123

Review: Just a quick thought on spyware removers like Spybot and Adaware. Be aware these programs have a use and do help in removing some potentially threatening malware and spyware programs on your computers, but I recently had a bout of my own that spybot or adaware both could not detect on my system. Some things you just have to do the old fashioned way and remove them manually. Just may 2 cents. Good luck!

Date reviewed: Aug 19, 2006 11:38 PM

Nickname: JT

Review: Yes Adaware and Spybot are both really good programs, however they lack in many areas. Spyware lately has been "buddying" up with trojans and other malicious softwares. Making it harder to remove, the payfor programs such as Spysweeper from Webroot run in the backround like an anti-virus program and keep a good portion of these programs or trojans from loading. This program also has the ability to remove the trojans aswell, unlike adaware and spybot. So people do not rely on spybot nor adaware. Free is not always the best.

Date reviewed: Aug 19, 2006 3:40 AM

Nickname: ELBt

Review: I must add my coments to those praising Spybot and AdAware. I have used both for a number of years with great results. Once a week I check for updates and then run the programs. Both programs are reliable.

Date reviewed: Aug 17, 2006 9:18 PM

Nickname: Mel

Review: Site owners need to step up and protect their users. In July, MySpace users were exposed to exploits being served thru banner ads. With IE patches being late and buggy, Web properties need to find ways to protect their communities.

Date reviewed: Aug 17, 2006 5:26 PM

Nickname: Shad

Review: Years ago, I used Ad-Aware. I don't even bother with it anymore. Spybot is the first tool I use for infections. A word of advice: If you can't manually clean an infection, run more than one spyware application. If your PC is telling you that you have spyware, you need this program to fix it. Don't buy it! When your computer tells you which one you need, you've probably been infected by the company trying to sell you the fix.

Date reviewed: Aug 17, 2006 4:30 PM

Nickname: Skip

Review: Realtime, Free, and one of the best protections available (with an AVG option as well) and HIPS: http://www.spywareterminator.com It rocks!

Date reviewed: Aug 17, 2006 10:12 AM