[pchelpers] Re: spybot

Hi Billy

> Well not really Ek, I find that non of them are perfect and so you need to 
> run more than one. I have defender, running, I still use the old AVG 
> antispyware, adaware and Asquared and Antivir activeguard.

Do these programs find anything on your computer? It's true that if your 
computer is infected with spyware, it's necessary to scan it with at 
least 3 different antispyware programs (in addition to at least one 
antivirus and one antitrojan program). But only one should be running in 
the background providing realtime protection against new infections. And 
as far as i know, Windows Defender is by far the best free antispyware 
providing RT protection.

On the other hand, although i think most people should get RT 
antispyware protection, i've given up scanning my computer for spyware 
and have no antispyware running in the background since my computer 
always comes up clean. But then again i don't install anything before 
checking to make sure it's from a reliable source.

Does the old AVG Antispyware still get definition updates?! Otherwise 
it's useless. A-squared is mostly antitrojan. What do you mean with 
"Antivir activeguard"? Do you mean the RT protection called Guard of 
Avira's antivirus program AntiVir Personal? That has only very limited 
spyware detection but excellent virus detection.

> Personally I'd just like to get a hold of the people who build trojans and 
> virus'

I find people who make spyware to be much worse than those making 
trojans or viruses. And even worse damage in terms of wasted time and 
efforts and even in terms of sickness and deaths due to blocked hospital 
switchboards etc. is caused by the innocent people unknowingly and 
naively spreading hoaxes and false information about all kinds of 
malware. In fact, some experts say that the malware writers actually do 
society as a whole a great favor by keeping it on its toes; unless 
businesses and government agencies had been subjected to malware written 
by amateurs for many years they would never have even noticed or been 
able to defend themselves against sophisticated attacks by Chinese 
government employees and the Russian mafia etc.



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