I don't know, You try it, Run Cleanup then see if Spybot or Adware can find anything. Spybot finds a lot of reg files and so does Adware. but not after I run cleanup first. I am lost you tell me what is happening. Sincerely Yours, Hank http://hdka.stormpages.com/indexf.html http://www.babelmagazine.com/wing.html http://members.myecom.net/hdka/ct/ct.html "Just because you don't take an interest in politics and government, doesn't mean that politics and government isn't taking an interest in YOU." ----- Original Message ----- From: John82654@xxxxxxx To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 7:49 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: spybot In a message dated 8/17/2003 5:00:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hdka@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: If you run Cleanup first then you can't find anything with Adware or Spybot, If you don't then they find what you would have got rid of with Cleanup. Aren't they different programs? Aren't Adaware and Spybot for spyware, malware and ads? I think Cleanup just dumps your temp files and cleans your cache. To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/03 To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk