Spyboy

[Confused]

Looking for opinions/experience with Spybot.
Chas

[mairving]

It's pretty good. Runs faster than AdAware and does a little better job. I like it because it asks if you want it to install a desktop icon or start menu item. It is not as polished as AdAware either but I like it a tad better.

[Kubie]

Confused,

I have since removed AdAware after using Spybot. I believe it is a more complete program and I like the auto-updates.

Carl

[computerized]

Whats Spybot?

[mairving]

Originally posted by computerized Whats Spybot?

from this site SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; that is, little modules that are responsible for the ads many programs display. Many of these modules also transmit information, including your surfing behavior on the Internet. If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them. In most cases the host still runs fine after removing the spyware/adware. For a list of 'supported' targets see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface is so easy that updates require simply replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates are distributed by my software mailing list, and are also available from inside the Programs Update section. Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more complicated for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened files, started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three major browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera. Spybot-S&D also contains some routines to find and correct invalid entries (regarding links left over from software uninstalled long ago, for example) into the registry (the global Windows database for settings).

[Redo40]

I agree, Spybot is a good program. It has found stuff that Ad-Aware didn't.

[morriswindgate]

Spybot keeps current more than Ad-Aware (it is upto 4500 definitions) also if you get a freeware proggie that comes with something like Gator, plus needs it in order to run, Spybot replaces the .dll with a fake one. So the freeware proggie (like the full DIVX) still sees Gator, but Gator doesn't work.

[Streams]

Originally posted by morriswindgate Spybot keeps current more than Ad-Aware (it is upto 4500 definitions) also if you get a freeware proggie that comes with something like Gator, plus needs it in order to run, Spybot replaces the .dll with a fake one. So the freeware proggie (like the full DIVX) still sees Gator, but Gator doesn't work.

I like the sound of that.

Downloading now....

[TwoRails]

This might be helpful. Came in the mail this morning:

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/a...415747,00.html

TwoRails

[Confused]

Thanks for replies. I installed and am running it. I must keep a pretty lean system as it didn't find many.
Chas

[raftero]

i just downloaded and ran spybot,got 42 hits and that after running adaware,some were not significant but some were.

[skeg]

spybot is a very good program, much better and thourough than adware

[Colonel Sanders]

Wow, my spybot story-

Once upon a time(about 3 days ago) I downloaded a program called hotbar which would add a picture behind my menu bar for IE. It was a kinda neat little program, except it had a limited choice of pictures to display. For about a day I had a nice(sorta) picture of an F1 car behind my IE toolbar, but then I closed IE and the next time I opened it I couldn't see the F1 car again(no big deal). I continued to surf the internet, and it seem'd like every time I would push a certain key(seem'd like the "o" key) I would get a nice pop-up or two.

Time to kill hotbar(suprising, all spam seems to have "hot" in it somewhere). So I go for the obvious, I try under the add/remove programs, hotbar is nowhere to be found (I shoulda known better). Hmm, maybe I can delete the hot-bar directory, run ad-aware and hope for the best. Well, I end up haveing to kill several processes in the task-manger then individually delete the files in the hot-bar folder, yet still everytime I run ad-awre another 30+ files pop-up all some how related to hot-bar(I thought I killed them!). Obvioulsy the registry needs cleansed, so I run easy-cleaner, some minor dificultieis show up, I remove them, and the number of pop-ups I recieve is back to normal.

Everything is fine right? no. I D/L this wonderful program, preform a "search and destroy" and find about 70+ "minor difficulties" all related to hot-bar, and sure enough some of them cant be removed until I restart the PC.

I now believe this is a wonderful program!

Logan

[Tuf]

I read yesterday that Adaware is coming out with a new version 6.0 I think it said that is much faster than 5.83 was. I guess that is why they haven't been updating for the last few months. It's due out in February.

[lpc300]

I agree with all said. 'Found' Spybot here and I no longer have AdAware on my system. Not only does it find more spyware than AdAware, but removing it is easier.

[Nuclear Krusader]

Just a note for the unwary:

Spybot will find the "problems" and present a list. Fix only the ones marked in red letters. Don't touch the green ones or you will mess up your system.

With that said, I think Spybot is great!

[Dswissmiss]

just wondering...if i run the program to check for everything (spyware, cookies...) is there anything i should be cautious of not deleting? (spybot that is)

[TwoRails]

OK, I have Not re-read this thread, so jump in if I'm way off the mark. Spybot is the latest / greatest. But, if I remember right, all I found at their site was "beta" versions.

Now, Adaware, a long time favorite of many, is now releasing version "6" which nobody has tried yet.....

So??? what better??? a BETA version of a new software, or the new release of a "tried and true" software????

[glc]

I use them both. I haven't decided which is better yet.

[PardeGT]

I use both Spybot and Adaware 6. I ran Spybot with Adaware 5.83 and yes it found a list of items that adaware didn't. Then when I updated to Adaware 6 it found a few items again missed by Spybot.

A little extra protection never hurts.

[TwoRails]

Originally posted by glc I use them both. I haven't decided which is better yet.

It seems like running both is a good idea if one catches little things the other one misses