-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Setup

Gman,

Is there a freebie version of malwarebytes?
christy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:08 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Setup


> Good catch, as that part sure does need more clarification from me.
>
> I paid to enable the use of Malwarebytes' real-time monitoring and
> auto-updates, but I was thinking more of it just being there for use 
> if/when
> something hits her system.  If you can get a remote connection going 
> (either
> through the dial-up or her neighbor's WIFI), you could easily update it 
> and
> run a manual scan to clear out much, if not all, of the mess.  On the 
> other
> hand, I believe she would be better protected with the paid version of MB
> than with Spybot handling those duties full time.
>
> As for its abilities, I came to the conclusion a while back that it 
> catches
> a lot more than Spybot or just about any other anti-malware program I've
> tried.  That doesn't necessarily mean that it catches everything that 
> Spybot
> (or other AM apps) catches, however.  I have both on my system with MB
> running real-time and Spybot waiting in the wings to back it up.  I also
> have Tea-Timer turned off (memory hog) and instead use WinPatrol for that
> functionality and more, but WinPatrol may be too intimidating for mom's 
> use.
> So, I really do like Spybot (except for Tea-Timer) but I've come to love
> Malwarebytes.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
> http://www.bornagainamerican.org
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Weaver" <djweaver.groups@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:25 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Setup
>
>
>>I trust you, but even the free version?  I'm a big supporter of freeware
>> and open source and supporting their programmers.  I no longer use
>> Lavasoft because of the way they market their program.  I'll give
>> Malwarebytes a try on your say-so because I trust you if the free
>> version does better than Spybot.
>>
>> dave
>
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