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05-21-2007, 09:19 PM
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AVG Spyware Removal
 I have heard that AVG was good for protecting my system. I have no gripes about their firewall or anti-virus, but one thing I noticed is that their free version of AVG Spyware Removal is a piece of #^$%. I have tried both AVG and Webroot, and I have to say that AVG has not caught a single piece of spyware on my laptop since I installed it. I even went onto sites that I know would show up in a scan but still nothing. I am switching back to Webroot which tends to do a pretty god job at removing spyware from my system, but for some reason they have not updated their version for a while. Well anyways just wanted to let you PC Mechs out there know, and I was also wondering as to if anyone had any other suggestions for spyware removal?
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05-21-2007, 09:24 PM
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Have you tried AdAware and Spybot?
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05-21-2007, 09:35 PM
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I haven't tried those two yet.
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05-21-2007, 09:41 PM
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They are pretty popular here and you can use both.
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05-21-2007, 09:45 PM
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No one program does it all. You need to diversify; get AdAware SE, SpyBot, and the AVG AntiSpyware. You do not need an active spyware shield if you exercise good surfing habits and have a strong firewall. Run them all separately and quite often each catches something different.
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05-21-2007, 09:49 PM
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I know that I was just remarking as to how AVG doesn't catch anything at all. But thanks for the tips guys.
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05-22-2007, 09:19 AM
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