[access-uk] Re: Microsoft antispy ware
- From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 12:33:42 +0100
Oh maybe you're right. I was under the impression that the advantage of the
Microsoft tool was that it was the only anti-spyware app offering realtime
protection.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft antispy ware
> Well, I was certainly under the impression that it did but am willing to
> be corrected, if that's the case.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:52 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft antispy ware
>
>
>>I don't think it does give realtime protection does it? It just detects
>>threats when you run a scan as opposed to closing down all your ports to
>>prevent invasions which is what I think the MS tool does.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:49 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft antispy ware
>>
>>
>>> Spyware Blaster does the same job, preventing your computer from being
>>> reinfected by known spyware.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:34 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft antispy ware
>>>
>>>
>>>> Have you configured the MS tool to give realtime protection? From what
>>>> I remember you need to do that in the advanced settings and I had to
>>>> ask a normal person to configure it for me. Since I did that I've had
>>>> no threats or trojans or anything and also run SpyBot and AdAware
>>>> everyday. AdAware is set to deep scan and sometimes finds around 15
>>>> non-critical threats but thats rare.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tyrer, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Tyrer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:27 AM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft antispy ware
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Those are the sorts of things I find to, I had 11 yesterday - only 6
>>>>> hours after the MS ap had run.
>>>>>
>>>>> JT
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of Douglas Harrison
>>>>> Sent: 19 May 2005 10:24
>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft antispy ware
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jonathan,
>>>>> Following a post on this list a few days ago, I installed the MS tool
>>>>> yesterday although I run both Ad-aware and Spybotsd regularly.
>>>>>
>>>>> I ran the MS Anti Spyware this morning and was told that my system
>>>>> was clear. I then ran Spybotsd and it found 2 threats. Admittedly
>>>>> they
>>>>> were only Double Click and Avenue A, but I think that it is advisable
>>>>> not to rely entirely on the MS tool at present. Incidentally with Ad-
>>>>> aware and Spybotsd, whichever order I run them in, the second usually
>>>>> finds things that the other has missed.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Douglas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 19 May 2005 at 9:42, Tyrer, Jonathan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm running this, and having it do it's thing each night when I am
>>>>>> sleeping. Strangely, whenever I run Spybot S&D, I get a heap of
>>>>>> threats
>>>>>> the MS program hasn't found or dealt with.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am I the only person this is happening to?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Douglas Harrison
>>>>>
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