[access-uk] Re: Microsoft antispy ware
- From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:52:57 +0100
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
>>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Douglas Harrison
>>>
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