re: Ad-Aware support is over for 98SE.
Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Arminius
(334 messages posted)
Staying with this topic for a moment....
I have gotten into the habit of deleting the temporary internet files and cookies
every time I go offline. The result is that after using Ad-Aware for a few years
I have to say it has never found ANYTHING of importance. All it lists are the MRUs
associated with various programs.
On the handful of times I forgot to delete the temporary internet files before I
ran Ad-Aware, sure it found stuff. All I would do is delete the temporary internet
files and cookies, run Ad-Aware again and the second time around it would find NOTHING
but the MRUs. You don't need an anti-adware program to delete temporary internet
files.
I would have been no worse off if I had never run an Ad-Aware scan. All Ad-Aware
ever found were files that should have been deleted anyway. Maybe I'm just lucky
or maybe it shows how useful good computer maintenance habits can be in keeping your
system clean.
Contrast this situation with a problem a friend of my wife had who complained that
her XP system was slowing down and web pages were taking longer and longer to load.
It turns out she had over 3 GB of files in her temporary internet files folder. Didn't
know she needs to clean it out.....at least every once in a while.
It sounds impressive when an anti-spyware program flags lots of files, but are those
files really all a threat? The more files an anti adware/spyware program finds, the
better the program appears to work, and the more the user thinks they need it. Most
virus scanners pick up the really nasty trojans and script files that could potentially
do damage and delete them before they can infect your system.
And if you are thinking about installing that great sounding free software you have
just been offered, do some research BEFORE you install it.
I would be interested in reading the experiences of others.
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