[pchelpers] Re: spy hunter

Hi Billy

It's best to stay away from all antispyware programs except the 
reputable ones, and therefore it's great that you asked. This one 
used to be real bad; now it's just bad.

Stick with the reputable ones; the others either don't work, mess 
up your computer, fraudulently claim they've found all kinds of 
stuff that isn't there and that reputable antispyware doesn't 
find, or even install spyware, trojans, and other malware.

The only free reputable ones are Spybot 
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/en/index.html
and Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoft.de/

The reputable non-free ones are Pest Patrol, Spy Sweeper, and Giant:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#trustworthy

These programs are mostly intended for cleaning an infected 
computer. In addition, one should install the following two free 
spyware "inoculators":

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

There is more good advice for preventing spyware infections in 
steps 3-5 on the same page mentioned above:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#trustworthy

Ek


PS:

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#sh_note
Note on Enigma SpyHunter:  Enigma's SpyHunter anti-spyware 
application was listed on this page primarily because of the 
company's history of employing aggressive, deceptive advertising 
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5). The company was also known for exploiting the 
name "spybot" in its domain names and online advertising. These 
objectionable business practices were employed primarily from 
late-2002 to mid-2004.

Sometime during summer of 2004 the company halted the most 
obnoxious and objectionable aspects of its online advertising. It 
also unloaded all the "spybot" domains (which were promptly 
picked up by Paretologic for its XoftSpy anti-spyware application).

While there are still unresolved allegations that SpyHunter 
transmits the Windows Product ID from users' PCs (1), we can no 
longer classify this application as "rogue/suspect." Nonetheless, 
SpyHunter -- at least in its current state -- cannot be 
recommended because of its mediocre performance as an 
anti-spyware scanner. Testing indicates that it does not 
recognize some well-known spyware installations and has 
difficulty removing critical spyware/adware files even from those 
it does recognize (1). Given the many excellent competing 
anti-spyware applications that are available (some for free), 
users would do better looking elsewhere for trustworthy 
anti-spyware protection.


  Billyus Eximius wrote:
> What does anyone know about spyhunter? is it ok to use?
> Billy


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