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06-11-2006, 04:55 PM
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Compared to other available options for dealing with Spyware, is Defender, in your opinion, a better alternative, a worse alternative or the same as the other spyware programs out there?       |
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06-11-2006, 05:01 PM
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| I havn't tried using any other spyware as of yet...had to do away with Northon antivirus, had to switch to EZ antivirus....still need to research spyware that will work in vista. |
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06-11-2006, 05:01 PM
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| So far, Defender has worked better for me personally than anything else. But your mileage may vary.
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06-17-2006, 10:28 PM
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Ninikins, what program do you normally use and find better than defender? |
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08-21-2006, 01:13 AM
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| Defender works just ok for me. I am one who sometimes will run more than one spyware program on my PC... Avast works good and so does Ad-Aware for free too.... |
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08-21-2006, 02:48 AM
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| I use the same programs as you. All, including Defender, appear to be working very well for me.
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08-21-2006, 07:38 AM
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| Unless you are a really useless abuser of the internet, getting ANY spyware for these programs to even spot is difficult!  I 3-4 years I have had 1 trojan and that was cause of my 'lil bro!  Therefore all of this stuff is nice but only a precaution for simpletons  crabby |
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08-21-2006, 03:42 PM
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| I have only had one significant virus in all my years, and have had no serious spyware. It follows since I am not a "useless abuser."  But, I'm going to stick with my "simpleton" devices. I'm  .
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08-21-2006, 07:02 PM
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about 3 years ago i got a class one virus called the chanolba visus (it attacs the processir by overclocking it by 3 times and burns it out) i got it from a cd (microsoft office 2000) that i bought from a computer store .....but that the extent off my problems with viruses and spyware.... still need help with the other post i have from a few days ago i cant get on vista (no start bar ,and no task manager) crabby i need help for both systems.....
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