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Feb 3 2004, 1:43 pm
What kind of spyware/adware protecter do you use?

I use Ad-Aware 6.0. It's the best I could find so far. I just wanted to know what is better then Ad-Aware.

-Kappa the Imp
Feb 3 2004, 2:14 pm
Spybot : Search and destroy, so good Ad-aware steals its database of bad files :)
Feb 3 2004, 4:59 pm
None is better, But download Spybot S&D and use them both. They both will find stuff the other misses.

ps. download SpywareBlaster too, It's not a scaner, What it does is keep spyware from geting onto your system in the first place. with it you almost don't need to use Ad-aware OR Spybot S&D.
Feb 4 2004, 7:07 pm
Kappa the Imp wrote:
What kind of spyware/adware protecter do you use?

I use hardware. The device weighs about 4 lbs. It's high-maintenance but worth the upkeep. Properly configured, it can even tell me when not to trust certain software. It's portable so I can take it with me wherever I go, to any computer I use. It's absolutely the best security system in existence.

Lummox JR
Feb 5 2004, 8:02 am
In response to Lummox JR
Hint: it's his brain.
Feb 5 2004, 4:47 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Ya, but some peoples hardware adware blockers have bad software on them, and tend to cause data-loss and computation errors.
Feb 5 2004, 4:48 pm
In response to Scoobert
Hint: He's talking about stupid people.
Feb 5 2004, 4:54 pm
In response to Scoobert
I belive that a number of those pieces of hardware contain code similar to the following:
proc/Life()
  living = 1
  while(living)
    // Non computer related code here
    ComputerUse
    if(usingComputer)
      DoStupidThingWithComputer()
      Goto ComputerUse
    // Non computer related code here

proc/DoStupidThingWithComputer()
  MessUpComputer()
  ComputerMessedupness++
  if(ComputerMessedupness > WhereWindowsCrashes)
    TortureLocalITGuy(lots)
Feb 5 2004, 5:28 pm
In response to Jon88
Considering the fact that the hardware utilizes an astounding number of parallel processors, I'd say a linear program like that isn't a great description of what they do.
Feb 5 2004, 6:00 pm
In response to Garthor
It's more similar in actual results. Besides, that's the compiler's job. ;) <small>(No, I do not care that it would probably need to be multi-threaded)</small>