Re: ad aware and spybot - a waste of time???
From: YK (YKnot_at_home.invalid)
Date: 06/25/03
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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 20:52:27 -0400
eli wrote:
> the problem with ad aware and with spybot is
> they can only delete the spyware but they are unable to
> prevent the spyware from accessing the computer in the first palce...
SpyBot Immunize feature will stop many spyware parasites.
They perform a valuable service for people that are unaware of the abuse
that they commit by getting rid of the junk.
> so after you have surfed the internet and all your surfing habits
> have been recorded and transmitted without your knowledge or approaval
> what is the use of deleting them in the end?
I guess by using this logic one can discard their anti virus application as
well.
> its like living in the desert and leaving all your widows open.
> you can clean the dust all day - but if you are unable to close the
> windows shut
> the dust will always come in (not to mention the bugs and the
> mosquitoes!) Eli
Great for vacuum cleaner and bug spray salesmen. :)
So use a good HOSTS file or SpywareBlaster.
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
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