Re: Ad-aware Update 01R224 06.10.2003

From: Walter Donavan (invalid_at_nowhere.not)
Date: 10/07/03


Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 16:49:36 -0400

Pest Patrol repeatedly crashed on me, repeatedly had to be reinstalled, and
eventually went, along with my money, in the trash can. Piece of crap, IMO,
although many use it with no problems.

Win2K, fully updated.

-- 
Walter Donavan
Author of "Revelation: The Seven Stages
of the Journey Back to God"
www.revelation7stages.com
www.1stbooks/bookview/15479
"Mow Green" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message
news:eEA8UrPjDHA.3284@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> That's great info, Herr Loom... I'll archive this to let users know what
> spyware programs work with Win Up. There are mow than a few that
> interfere with the process. Killing Norton is a good thing ... removing
> from one's OS is the best. Just spent a week corresponding with a user
> who couldn't install any software/updates because NSW killed Restore and
> stuffed the Inf folder with the OEM*.inf 0 bytes issue. AND we had
> disabled everything .  I'll get you off that Norton crap yet !!!
>
> MowG.  young and armed  ;)
>
> heirloom wrote:
>
> > Simply click on Start, Windows Update.lnk and I zip right over to the
update
> > site.
> > It goes through the 'motions', tells me what is available and if I want
> > something, I kill Norton AV Auto Protect and get it.   Simple.   Never
had a
> > conflict yet and not really sure of the necessity to kill Auto Protect,
but,
> > do it as a safety measure.
> >                         Heirloom, old and fortified
> >
> > "Mow Green" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message
> > news:uFF42pKjDHA.1544@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>> I run Adaware, Spybot, SpywareBlaster,
> >>>
> >>>>PestPatrol, ZAPro4,  BHO Demon and have a 'double-throw down' HOSTS
> >>>>file....everything is cooking right along.
> >>
> >>Wall ? You've contructed a fortress ! What do you do to get Windows
> >>Updates ?
> >>
> >>MowGreen  [MS-MVP]  (aka SteveW.)
> >>*-343-*
> >>Never Forgotten
> >>
> >>heirloom wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Very odd.   I knew Adaware and Spybot had some differences, but, I have
> >
> > been
> >
> >>>running all of them without a hiccup.  As far as 'still running
> >
> > commercial
> >
> >>>adware scanners'......I paid for it, by goodness, I am going to use it.
> >>>(bought it before I got the others)   I run Adaware, Spybot,
> >
> > SpywareBlaster,
> >
> >>>PestPatrol, ZAPro4,  BHO Demon and have a 'double-throw down' HOSTS
> >>>file....everything is cooking right along.
> >>>                            Heirloom, old and need to build another
wall
> >>>
> >>>"siljaline" <siljaline@invalid.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:OeLDLHHjDHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >>>
> >>>"heirloom" <heirloom@nospamatall.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Don't understand your problems with the PP, silj.   I have been using
it
> >>>>since its' infancy with no problems.   What were you false flags from?
> >>>>                           Heirloom, old and wondering
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Hi Loom!
> >>>
> >>>I think you've been lucky, my Spyware buds state that of all the
> >
> > scanners
> >
> >>>out there
> >>>PP false-flags the most? I ran a trial of PP a good while back and it
> >
> > FF'ed
> >
> >>>some SpyBot
> >>>files? I had forgotten that any of you were still running commercial
> >
> > adware
> >
> >>>scanners :)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>


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