[Full-disclosure] Re: [lists] Which anti-spyware cleaner is the best?

From: Paul Laudanski (zx_at_castlecops.com)
Date: 03/25/05

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    Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:24:50 -0500 (EST)
To: Elliott Bäck <ecb29@cornell.edu>

    Hi Elliot, the survey is very much querying the community to gather
    individual thoughts on which product is "best". I am sure for folks the
    choice can be driven subjectively or objectively.

    As to answer some of your questions, here are some comparison and testing
    links that I know of:

    Anti-Spyware Programs, a Feature Comparison:
    http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm

    Anti-Spyware Testing:
    http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm

    Of course in the poll itself is a comment that contains the PCWorld link:

    Spyware Stoppers
    http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119572,00.asp

    This article has its page 2 titled:

    "CounterSpy and Spy Sweeper Lead the Field (chart) "

    Larry Seltzer has just written an article on "Big Security Guns Should Aim
    Carefully at Adware, Spyware":

    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1777775,00.asp

    Giant's/Microsoft's AntiSpyware does extremely well in tests.

    We ran a similar survey in 2004 on anti-virus products:

    http://castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=24

    Nearly 20,000 voters and the top pick at the time was Symantec (NAV).
    Objective and personal preference aside, 40% is a pretty interesting
    figure.

    On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, Elliott Bäck wrote:

    > I suppose its interesting to see which anti-spyware solution is
    > preferred in the market, but which one is the best is a matter of
    > objective record, not opinion. If you survey the literature, you'll
    > find plenty of quantitative reviews of antispyware products, as some
    > have pointed out in the comments of your survey.
    >
    > I ran some tests
    > <http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2005/01/17/microsoft-anti-spyware-torn-apart/>myself
    > (http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2005/01/17/microsoft-anti-spyware-torn-apart/)
    > in a VMWare installation, and found that Microsoft/Giant product did the
    > best job: perhaps others' results differ. Can anyone suggest a good,
    > comprehensive review of popular products?
    >
    > Paul Laudanski wrote:
    > >Our new survey is now up and ready for polling: click here to vote
    > >http://castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&pollID=30 

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