Ad-Aware and Spybot not so reliable after all

[Agozer]

I don't care if this is old, I found this quite sad. Surprising? No.

 

http://windowssecrets.com/050127/#story1

 

If you're up to it, I strongly recommend that you read some of the linked articles as well, as they provide more insight on wht kind of business practices adware and spyware companies have.

[Wizard]

If the adware on my comp isn't life threating and bandwidth whoring, it's perfectly fine to me.

[Gryph]

I don't even scan for it anymore, maybe once or twice a month. I just don't care anymore.

[Agozer]

I don't even scan for it anymore, maybe once or twice a month. I just don't care anymore.

Me niether, since Firefox tends to keep most of those buggers at bay... at least for now. It's ridiculous how the biggest adware companies are supported by large investment companies. Gladly that new law will hopefully make thing a bit better for the consumer.

Edited January 31, 2005 by Agozer

[Daeval]

That's interesting, but it doesn't say what he infected the computers with. If he tested with a bunch of obscure crap that no one with a brain actually gets, then his numbers don't really apply to practical real life situations.

[Fatal Rose]

What to use than?

[Agozer]

That's interesting, but it doesn't say what he infected the computers with.  If he tested with a bunch of obscure crap that no one with a brain actually gets, then his numbers don't really apply to practical real life situations.

Are you referring to those people who use some other browser than IE as "ones with brains"?

Edited January 31, 2005 by Agozer

[Wizard]

Trust me, most of the internet is uneducated. Thus using default software that comes with windows

[Inky]

yeah as long is it doesn't slow my computer, or steal my bandwidth, I don't worry to much about it. I run adaware, and search and destroy and avg antivirus once a week. just to keep things semi clean, but I know there is more on my pc that I am not getting with those checks.

[Daeval]

That's interesting, but it doesn't say what he infected the computers with.  If he tested with a bunch of obscure crap that no one with a brain actually gets, then his numbers don't really apply to practical real life situations.

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Are you referring to those people who use some other browser than IE as "ones with brains"?

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Well, that's one thing, but more specifically those who don't click on every email attachment, or open every.exe that a porn or warez site pops up on their browser, etc. I suppose I should have specified "real life situations for most of us."

Edited January 31, 2005 by Daeval

[Lucandrake]

I don't bother at all, as long as my ping stays under 200 im alright.