Re: Must ASk Twice
From: David Candy (.)
Date: 11/14/04
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:51:59 +1100
Spwear is different to viruses. There are no good viruses. However one person's spywear is another's usefull tool. Most spywear asked permission to install so different companies have different guidelines.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.uscricket.com "Thom Little" <thom@tlanet.net> wrote in message news:egLOclfyEHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >I realize the difference. > > There is, however, a whole section of Norton's that is dealing with spyware > scanning and elimination. My observation was that Norton's sux. > > -- > -- Thom Little -- www.tlaNET.net -- Thom Little Associates, Ltd. > -- > > "CS" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:egddp0tuketef1pi8him3p6l8evbphm8o0@4ax.com... >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:51:18 -0500, "Thom Little" <thom@tlanet.net> >> wrote: >> >> Thom: >> >> Norton is not designed to find spyware. The program David suggested >> to you is designed specifically (Ad Aware SE) to find and eliminate >> spyware. Nowadays you need both AV and Spyware protection. >> >>>Thank you for the idea. >>> >>>I run Norton's ViorusScan religiously on both machines. >>> >>>Based on your response I downloaded a copy of Spyware Doctor and ran it. >>>It >>>identified 162 infections! I purchased a copy and ran the fixes. When I >>>reloaded it no longer forced me to enter the request twice and the load >>>was >>>faster. >>> >>>What was I doing with Norton's other than spinning my wheels? >>> >>>Thanks for the lead. >>> >>>-- >>>-- Thom Little -- www.tlaNET.net -- Thom Little Associates, Ltd. >> > >
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