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From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 12/06/04

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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:11:44 -0700

In news:BDADE426-CE06-4D62-8478-574412145127@microsoft.com,
van <van@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

>i am thinking of purchasing spyware eliminator and registry
>medic. does
> anyone know anything good or bad about these programs. i am
> familiar
> with spybot and adaware but these do not show all the errors.
> would
> appreciate your input. van

No single anti-spyware program even comes close to catching all
the spyware out there. For that reason, you should run several. I
don't recommend either of those you ask about, but do recommend a
combination of Spyware Blaster, Adaware, and Spybot Search and
Destroy.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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