-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Setup
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:08:26 -0400
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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