Anal About Spyware?

[starship_fl]

My computer has Webroot's Spy Sweeper loaded and running.

Yeah I know, why pay for it?

My question is - Would there be a conflict if i also ran SpyWare Blaster?

If I'm reading it right, SWB is an active program, running in the background. So is Spy Sweeper.

I smell a problem.

 

[MFDnNC]

No problem, you are think AV and in most cases with spyware the more the better

I run all of these

SpywareBlaster 3.4 http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
SpyBot V1.4 http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html
AdAware SE 1.06 http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html
MS AntiSpy - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en&Hash=RDXMHB6 (XP and W2K only)

 

[warm133]

You can run Microsoft's Anti Spyware alongside Spyware Blaster, Adaware and Spybot without problems so why not Spy Sweeper instead of say Microsoft apart from the cost.

 

[Big-K]

Actually, Spywareblaster is not active, it's more protective. You don't have to run it, it blocks things without even being open.

Since I have good sense, the only anti-spyware program that I use much at all is Spywareblaster, except the very very occasional scan from spybot and adaware(I don't even keep them installed), which just about always comes up with nothing. When it does, it's always something very minor, like a single tracking cookie.

 

[starship_fl]

Thanks for all the advice.

I'll be downloading Spyware Blaster, soon.

 

[Stoner]

I can only relate my experience, I didn't document exactly how it occured.
I'm useing win98se and Norton Internet Security.
I had installed SWB, AdAware and Spybot SD...and things worked well.

But I tried out several of the other spyware apps that others use sucussfully, and my firewall was broken. As I said, I did not document what broke the firewall.

I would suggest you use a resource like grc.com to test your firewall anytime you add multiple spyware apps. It's good to run tests on it anyway, just to make sure the firewall is functioning properly


BTW, I also think Spywareblaster is a good app.

 

[i hate ram]

i use all of the apps in my signature simultaneously

 

[starship_fl]

Bump

I've downloaded and installed SpyWareBlaster.

Since then I've noticed a reduction in my tracking cookies.

However, I've also noticed that if I walk away from my computer for a few hours I can't open my browser (This page cannot be displayed) without re-booting.

I suspect a connection. Advise appreciated.

 

[TOGG]

Can't add much to what has already been posted, except to say that SpySweeper is very heavy on system resources, while I suspect that SpywareBlaster uses few, if any. Once it sets its 'kill bits' to prevent spyware loading, it is inactive.

I have AdAware Plus (but don't run AdWatch due to resource issues), Spybot, SWB and SpySweeper (only as 'on demand' scanner, not 'real time'). I once had problems when I attempted to use Spybot's TeaTimer feature, everything just froze after a while.

I have never had the problem you describe, although I am on dialup so I rarely leave my computer unattended for long. My daughter did once 'forget' and didn't log off, but everything still worked two hours later!

 

[lotuseclat79]

Bump

I've downloaded and installed SpyWareBlaster.

Since then I've noticed a reduction in my tracking cookies.

However, I've also noticed that if I walk away from my computer for a few hours I can't open my browser (This page cannot be displayed) without re-booting.

I suspect a connection. Advise appreciated.

Hi starship_fl,

Have you considered just killing the browser process and re-executing the browser instead of re-booting the whole computer? That usually works for me when my browser (Firefox) gets constipated.

-- Tom

 

[starship_fl]

I had a brief discussion with my ISP, RoadRunner.

It's their opinion that the fault is either in my computer or most likely, my D-link router. It seems to be timing out, if such a thing is possible.

The past three times its done the "not working thing", I turned off just the router and waited a few minutes. I then turned it back on, it re-acquired a connection and all was fine.

Perhaps my router, which is still under warranty, is taking a dump.

Any ideas?

And Thanks for all the help..

 

[lotuseclat79]

Sounds like your router just lost the connection, so rebooting the router was the right thing to do.

If browsing is alright as well, please mark this thread Solved with the Thread Tools.

-- Tom