Re: What does these programs actually do?
- From: "D@annyBoy" <origin@ld@nnyboy@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 18:24:35 +0700
all in, I used 12 applications to analyze, clean and protect my system excluding
AV and FW :-(
>> Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta1)
>> Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect
>> Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
>> Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed. This helps reduce
>> negative effects caused by spyware including slow PC performance,
>> annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings, and
>> unauthorized use of your private information. Continuous protection
>> improves Internet browsing safety by guarding over 50 ways spyware can
>> enter your PC.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321CD7A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en
>>
>> Ad-Aware SE Personal
>> Ad-Aware is designed to provide advanced protection from known
>> Data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected
>> traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking
>> components. With the release of Ad-Aware SE Personal edition, Lavasoft
>> takes the fight against Spyware to the next level.
>> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
>>
>> Spy-bot Search & Destroy 1.3
>> Searches hard drive for advertising bots, keyloggers, dialers, and
>> similar spyware,
>> and removes them.
>> http://www.safer-networking.org/
>>
>> BHODemon 2.0
>> A Browser Helper Object, or BHO, is just a small program that runs
>> automatically every time you start your Internet browser. Usually, a
>> BHO is installed on your system by another software program. For
>> example, Go!Zilla, the downloading utility, installs a BHO created by
>> Radiate (formerly Aureate Media); this BHO tracks which advertisements
>> you see as you surf the Web.
>> The natural question is, what do BHOs do? The technical answer is
>> "anything", but generally, it will have something to do with helping
>> you browse the Internet. Of course, some BHOs are what is called
>> "ad-ware" or "spyware": they do things like monitor the websites you
>> visit and report this data back to their creators.
>> http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm
>>
>> All these above programs are anti-spyware, malware programs, used to
>> keep your system clean. I will recommend you to install only 1 program
>> from all of the above :-)
>> Adware SE is proper choice here
>>
>>
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