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Re: IE Malware / Spyware Control Methods


From: Saad Kadhi <saad () docisland org>
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 02:14:32 +0100

On 07/01/2005 19:35 Jose Nazario wrote:
the new MS anti-spyware tool can keep a sentry lookout on your browser
settings, which is a part of the puzzle. i don't know if other spyware
tools do this, too,
SpywareGuard, available at http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html does this too.

>but two others i use (spybot search and destroy and
ad-aware) don't seem to, at least in the versions i've been using for the
past 6 mos.
AFAIK, they don't work in "Sentry" mode (I didn't test the Tea Timer component). In addition to these, I also use Spyware Blaster.

It looks like a good solution is as always : use a combination of tools with different philosophy + keep reliable backups nearby.
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Saad Kadhi
"He who relieves the poor makes Ahura king"


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