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re: Warning! Spyware Detected
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 3:01 pm
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Posted by appleoddity (1347 messages posted)


Is this even a legitimate program? Many computers that come to me infected with malware have this program installed on it, along with a half a dozen or more others that are either benign or malignant, that the customer has installed thinking they can clean their computer in this way. I follow a certain rule for these programs, "kill on sight, ask questions later." :) Even if it is legitimate, the chances of this program or any other anti-malware scanner making a PC "like new" is virtually non-existent. At best, it will clean off a few viruses or adware/spyware. Point being - suggesting that anyone can clean their computer all up by running a single anti-malware program is just plain false advertising. There are many other steps involved to actually "clean" a PC effectively. On the other hand, anything beyond a single scan with one or two trusted anti-malware programs, is a waste of time.




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re: Warning! Spyware Detected (Camlawnman: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:56 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]
-Warning! Spyware Detected (Janet: Thu, May 8, 2008, 7:28 pm)
*re: Warning! Spyware Detected (appleoddity: Thu, May 8, 2008, 7:59 pm)
*re: Warning! Spyware Detected (MartinM: Fri, May 9, 2008, 12:44 am)
*re: Warning! Spyware Detected (MrCharlie: Fri, May 9, 2008, 4:16 am)
-re: Warning! Spyware Detected (Sebastian: Fri, May 9, 2008, 6:37 am)
*re: Warning! Spyware Detected (MrCharlie: Fri, May 9, 2008, 8:54 am)
-re: Warning! Spyware Detected (Quasimodo: Fri, May 9, 2008, 10:42 am)
*re: Warning! Spyware Detected (Sebastian: Thu, May 15, 2008, 12:16 pm)
-re: Warning! Spyware Detected (Camlawnman: Fri, May 9, 2008, 12:56 pm)
*re: Warning! Spyware Detected (appleoddity: Fri, May 9, 2008, 3:01 pm)
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