[pchelpers] Re: spybot

Hi Bill

>> Why are your friends not using the much more effective Windows Defender?
> 
> I think it's exactly that....."Windows" Defender.  Windows or at least MS 
> doesn't have the best rep when it comes to security.
> It seems most people I know would rather run 3rd party protection than 
> anything MS comes up with.  I always found Defender to be ok, nothing more, 
> but ok.

Well, as i'm sure you know, i'm not exactly known for supporting 
Microsoft's monopoly, so you can be sure I have very strong reasons for 
recommending a MS product. Yes, it's quite sad that the best free 
antispyware is currently Windows Defender. When you say you've found it 
to be OK, it seems you've found others to be better.

> Anyway, they have removed Spybot now and put things back as they were.

There's nothing wrong with also having Spybot; it's just not effective 
enough alone and one shouldn't activate the TeaTimer feature without 
reading the manual first.


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