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what is the best anti spyware/ad ware program plz?
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20. December 2005 @ 13:08 |
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i am using microsoft anti spyware, ad aware se and spybot for this task,but from what ive heard ewido will find more spyware than all of these put together is this true?
i was using ad aware se from the start but then started experiecing symptoms so i downloaded microsoft anti spy and found a strage peice of spyware, then after a while i downloaded spybot and i found one more peice of spyware.
now i am concerned that i need somthing better, what do you reckomend i try just to make me a little more spyware free?
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spertti
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20. December 2005 @ 14:41 |
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I recommend Ewido. It´s propably the best spyware program at this moment. The trial version has automatic updates and realtime protection for 14 days. But you can use it after that period too but you have to update it manually ( which is really easy btw ). You should give it a try >>http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
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21. December 2005 @ 01:58 |
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thanks for that one spertti, ewido seems like a brilliant program.
i removed the shield though as it was slowing me down a bit, but as soon as i got the full verison thats when i recognised its potential, it offers very good protection and i now also recomend it to anyone else having thoughts on where to go.
it finds keylogers, trojans and all sorts, very useful for beginers.
this is the 14 day trial http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
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spertti
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21. December 2005 @ 08:58 |
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21. December 2005 @ 12:41 |
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yeh ill stick with ewido but, is a2 (a sqaured) any good for the job?
seems like a good program so far, but ill stick with using ewido.
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spertti
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21. December 2005 @ 12:54 |
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but, is a2 (a sqaured) any good for the job?
I didn´t get that. Sorry I´m Finnish =)
Yep Ewido is really good for spyware/malware. If you´re worried about viruses/trojans you should try eScan. it´s a little bit more complicated to use, but when you´ve once got the idea it doesn´t matter anymore. more about the program on this thread > http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/267270
Just make sure you have all the settings like in the picture. Then just scan, and you will propably be amazed.... Likely because you thoght you didn´t have anymore viruses in your computer.
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21. December 2005 @ 13:06 |
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thanks ill try that spertti, what i meant to say was has anyone got any veiws on the program a2(the 2 is super script and means sqaured just to clear that up spertti,lol) by emmisoft, it seems ok so far but i still prefer ewido.
well maybe i was wrong i was quite spyware free, all ewido found was spyware cookies witch ad aware usaly finds but ewido is alot better and soon ill have to purchase it.
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spertti
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21. December 2005 @ 13:09 |
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I just found the program with google... Never tried that one so can´t tell you anything new about it.
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but ewido is alot better and soon ill have to purchase it.
If you use also Microsoft Antispyware you don´t need another program for realtime protection. You can still scan manually with Ewido after the trial version has expired.
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21. December 2005 @ 13:18 |
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so what can i do with ewido after expiration?
what features will it have?
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spertti
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21. December 2005 @ 13:22 |
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You can still update it but you have to do it manually. You can still scan your computer with it. So it only loses realtime protection and automatic updates. I can´t see a reason why you should buy it if you are also using Microsoft AntiSpyware.
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21. December 2005 @ 13:28 |
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so i can still update and everything my only loss is real time protection man thats excelent, that saves me a few pounds thanks.
so you think i should unistall a2 then i dont think its anywhere as near as good as ewido and seeing as ill still have ewido to get rid of dialers, trojans,spyware,adware,hijackers ect.
man thats brillaint i wouldve thought that it would be useless after the trial and would ask for me to buy a license key.
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spertti
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21. December 2005 @ 13:36 |
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so you think i should unistall a2 then i dont think its anywhere as near as good as ewido and seeing as ill still have ewido to get rid of dialers, trojans,spyware,adware,hijackers ect.
I´ve never used that program ( a2 ), so I don´t have any opinions on that. You can still use the program with Ewido if you want. I have Ad-Aware, Spybot, and Ewido for spyware, and Norton Internet Security and eScan for viruses. Never had any bigger probs with spyware or viruses.
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21. December 2005 @ 13:43 |
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yeh ill keep ewido and get rid of a2, thanks for everything as for now i think im prety much set when it comes to spyware.
using microsoft anti spyware, ad aware, Spybot and ewido.
thanks for all the info spertti, ill also give escan a go.
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spertti
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21. December 2005 @ 13:47 |
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You´re welcome =) Those programs should help keeping the bastards away from your computer...
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22. December 2005 @ 10:31 |
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can i just ask you how long a escan full system scan usualy takes, is it normaly meant to be so long, i scanned today and it took over and hour so i just cancelld and AVG takes only 40 mins last time i scanned.
i was just wondering as my computer seems clean.
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spertti
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22. December 2005 @ 11:32 |
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It takes a long time I know.... in my system it takes a little bit over an hour. I have a 200GB Seagate which is almost full, and a P4-2,4Ghz with 1024Mb of memory. You shouldn´t use eScan daily. I use it maybe once or twice a month, and it finds really often something that Norton hasn´t found.
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22. December 2005 @ 11:44 |
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i see, well the pc i used it on was my young borthers and his only has 40GB and only 10 gb used so not much to scan at all.
also i think its 128 ram so thats why it takes so long, how long do you think it will take on a system like that, maybe 2 hours?
well if it does the job as well as you say then the long scanning isnt a problem.
btw, thanks for all the help youve givin me spertti, much appreciated.
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spertti
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22. December 2005 @ 11:55 |
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Don´have a clue how long it takes, but as I said you don´t have to use it daily, not ewen weekly. Just scan it when you think you have a prob that AVG can´t fix. Or just scan it when you want to be sure your system is clean.
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btw, thanks for all the help youve givin me spertti, much appreciated
Not a problem. And remember all viruses and spyware can´t still be removed with these programs. if you have a problem like that just post your HJT log here, and we´ll take a look at it. Directions on this site ( steps 3 and 4 )http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/263784
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22. December 2005 @ 12:36 |
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yeh ill scan tomorow with it just to see how long it takes and if anything weird happens then i will post my HJT log here, and just to see if ewido has been doing its job, is this log all clean?
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 22:57:21, on 22/12/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\ewido\security suite\ewidoctrl.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Ravandeep Sandhu\Desktop\HijackThis.exe
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [gcasServ] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to AD Black List - C:\Program Files\Avant Browser\AddToADBlackList.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Block All Images from the Same Server - C:\Program Files\Avant Browser\AddAllToADBlackList.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Highlight - C:\Program Files\Avant Browser\Highlight.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open All Links in This Page... - C:\Program Files\Avant Browser\OpenAllLinks.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open In New Avant Browser - C:\Program Files\Avant Browser\OpenInNewBrowser.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Search - C:\Program Files\Avant Browser\Search.htm
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {14B87622-7E19-4EA8-93B3-97215F77A6BC} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsPAClient.cab31...
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/...
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/...
O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsClient.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {B38870E4-7ECB-40DA-8C6A-595F0A5519FF} (MsnMessengerSetupDownloadControl Class) - http://messenger.msn.com/download/MsnMessengerSetupDownloader.cab
O16 - DPF: {B8BE5E93-A60C-4D26-A2DC-220313175592} (ZoneIntro Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/ZIntro.cab32846.cab
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - "C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\msgrapp.dll" (file missing)
O23 - Service: Avant Service (AvantService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Avant Browser\asvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: ewido security suite control - ewido networks - C:\Program Files\ewido\security suite\ewidoctrl.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
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-kemisti-
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23. December 2005 @ 06:57 |
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Yes, your HjT-log is clean :)
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23. December 2005 @ 09:58 |
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yes thats good to hear that the log is clean -kemisti-, i scanned with escan and it took 1 and a half hours but it was all clean.
I think i can safely say that my computer is clean for the moment.
and again thanks for everything especialy ewido i love that program, that realy helped, im all sorted for the meanwhile :)
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23. December 2005 @ 19:53 |
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is there a difference between ewido security suite 3.5 and ewido anti-malaware 3.5?
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-kemisti-
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23. December 2005 @ 23:43 |
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@rav009: You're welcome :) And ewido is excellent.
@Bestmiler: Same product, only name has changed.
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24. December 2005 @ 07:04 |
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well i looked at that comparison on what these programs find and i was quite suprised to see that ad aware was the worst of them, ewido and escan are the best there and thats good as i now use them.
but i have been seeng negative reviews on ewido, but that comparison keeps my faith in the product.
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26. December 2005 @ 06:38 |
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@jjssj
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Look there all crap they just want your arm and leg
Then they want to look after your pc (after they had your arm and leg) then they make a new virus and f your computer
Step 1 scan all your downloaded rar files viruses mostly come there
Step2 Dont become a download addict a download things u dont even know what they are
Step 3 Dont go on sites that u know thatll have viruses
Step 4 You need a brain
thats not very helpful at all (the steps are very true though the only part of the thread were you talk sense,lol) , yes i definatly have a brain and i can tell you having this software makes your life alot easier, dont say silly things like that as you will put people off and theese are things you realy need.
Ewido is a great program and will save you from many horrors(and its free after the trial), experienced users such as spertti and -kemisti- have recomended them so im sure we will stick to "anti software" as you say.
And were on earth did you hear that ewido makes you prone to viuses!, yeh ive heard that norton changes your registy severly and makes you prone to some but thats just what ive heard.
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