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springrobin

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Hi

I have installed the following spyware programs on my Vista computer: Antispyware (antispyware.com) and Spybot Search & Destroy. When I used Spybot program to scan my computer...it listed Antispyware as "spyware"...Why??? Has anyone used any of these spyware program? Any feedback would be appreciated. thank you.
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Hi,

I have used SpyBot in the past and it tells you if you remove it's advertising bot , it will cease to function - could be Antispyware also has one and this is what Spybot
is detecting.

It could also just be a false positive.

I have no experience of Antispyware , but if you want to keep it, suggest you check it with a couple of other free apps , like a-squared free 3.5

a-squared Anti-Malware (a2) Download - Free Downloads of the Trial- and Freeware-Versions


I have tried quite a few security apps and the most complete freebie is Avast, which I use with Windows Defender - it is very effective - I have had no infections, and Defender has had damn all to do

www.avast.com

Hope this helps

SIW2
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Hi,

SpyBot S&D DOES NOT have an advertising bot. This is probably what you are referring to:
Capture.JPG
This refers to other programs and NOT S&D.

I also have no experience of 'Antispyware', but you should be aware that some of this kind of program are rogues, many of which use genuine-sounding names.

I use Windows Defender, SpyBot S&D and Ad-Aware from LavaSoft. I periodically run these and have had no conflicts between them. However, I strongly advise against running more than one of these at a time - you are far better waiting until one program has finished scanning and you have closed it down BEFORE using one of the others. Since Windows Defender is included with Vista and you have already got SpyBot S&D, here is the link to Ad-Aware Ad-Aware @ Lavasoft - The Original Anti-Spyware Company - Lavasoft - I use Ad-Aware Free.
 

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    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
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    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
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    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
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    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
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    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
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    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
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    1440x900
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    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
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    Gigabyte IF233
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    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
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Hi Dwarf,

Thanks for that, it should have read :

it tells you if you remove a program's advertising bot , it could cease to function - could be Antispyware also has one and this is what Spybot is detecting.

You wouldn't want the app. searching for these things to also have one itself - this is why it's a good idea to scan Antispyware with something else e.g. asquared Free 3.5 - of course it may have been a false positive.

Had a false positive myself recently - Quicksys regdefrag was alerting Avast . The Quicksys site said they were working on it. I have since downloaded the most recent version without a problem - works perfectly.

Spybot is a great app. - don't be alarmed by the fact Spybot has CDilla in it's ignore list by default , see
Cdilla - cdac11ba.exe, C-Dilla, cdac11ba Removal

SIW2
 
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  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
I just googled antispyware.com - it gets a red light from McAfee site advisor.

Springrobin, you might want to get this - it adds on to your browser

http://www.siteadvisor.com/

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Hi Springrobin, when you have done that, scan again with Spybot and a2 and I really recommend Avast free from www.avast.com as your main antivirus/antispyware it has realtime protection.

You can use other another app. e.g. Spybot to scan as well if you like, but you have to do this manually.

I just use avast and windows defender - they work perfectly

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Hi springrobin you might find The Spyware Warrior home page useful

Spyware Warrior (home page)

Best and Warm Regards
Adrian Wainer
 

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    self build desktop PC
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    AMD Athlon 64 4800 dual core Toledo 2.4 gigahertz
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    Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
    Memory
    4 x 1 Gigabyte sticks
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward 7600GT Golden Sample factory overclocked
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard sound AC-97
    Monitor(s) Displays
    View Sonic G90B 19 inch CRT [ 17.7 visible ]
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDT725032VLA36 quantity 4
    Case
    Cooler Master Stacker
    Cooling
    Thematalke Big Typhoon air cooling
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intelli mouse optical tracking
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi
    Internet Speed
    3.6 Mbps HSDPA
Although this website is useful, its biggest drawback is that it is very much out of date. Here we are in 2008, and yet at the bottom of their webpage it states
© 2003-2006 Spyware Warrior​
This would imply that the site is no longer being updated.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
You could be right Dwarf I just don't know, though their forum seems to have recent postings in it, which would suggest to me that it is far from a site which has just been left up on the Net as a relic, as with everything that I or anybody else would post, the person reading the post has to use their good sense and judgment and thanks for pointing out the date issue, it was good of you to do so.

Best and Warm Regards
Adrian Wainer
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    self build desktop PC
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 4800 dual core Toledo 2.4 gigahertz
    Motherboard
    Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
    Memory
    4 x 1 Gigabyte sticks
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward 7600GT Golden Sample factory overclocked
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard sound AC-97
    Monitor(s) Displays
    View Sonic G90B 19 inch CRT [ 17.7 visible ]
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDT725032VLA36 quantity 4
    Case
    Cooler Master Stacker
    Cooling
    Thematalke Big Typhoon air cooling
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intelli mouse optical tracking
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi
    Internet Speed
    3.6 Mbps HSDPA
Super antispyware is good. It removed a spyware from my system which was corrupting my IE & slowing the system down.
 

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  • CPU
    T4200 Intel
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    2 X 1GB DDR2
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    Intel Integrated
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    1 X 250GB 7200RPM
Hi,

The Spyware Warrior webpage was last updated 08/06/2006 03:35:46.

Malwarebytes is current

Hope this helps

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
...double post - sorry.

Admin can you delete this post for me? Thanks.
 
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ S939 2MB cache
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    DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-DR EXPERT
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix TRACER DDR PC4000 1024 x 4
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 6600 GT O.C. 128MB PCI-E [upgrade soon to 9800]
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum [upgrade soon to X-Fi PCI-E]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G70fmb 17" CRT 0.21mm [upgrade soon]
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024x32 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 8MB ST325082 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32MB ST350032 (will obtain 3 more 500GB drives to enable RAID 5)
    PSU
    Antec QUATTRO 1000W, 80+ Certified
    Case
    Antec SX1040B 10-bay 1.1mm steel [upgrade soon to Antec 900]
    Cooling
    4 x 80mm Antec fans, VGA air duct [upgrade soon to 120mm]
    Mouse
    MS SideWinder Mouse & MS Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
    Keyboard
    MS Wireless Laser Keyboard 6000 v2.0
    Internet Speed
    56K, Satellite, WiFi Hotspot
    Other Info
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tanuj_chadha said:
Super antispyware is good. It removed a spyware from my system which was corrupting my IE & slowing the system down.
Click to expand...

SuperAntiSpyware (click for free version download - forever! (no autoprotect)) also has a list of repairs that can be done to Windows, from removing the false screensavers (and bringing back the missing Screensaver tab in XP) to restoring your Desktop, to repairing damaged networking protocols.

SUPERAntiSpyware Professional is available as a *Lifetime License* for only $19.90.

This is my favorite program to install onto my client's computers after/to prevent malware infections. I use it myself as well, replacing McAfee/AVAST!/Kaspersky.
For a firewall, you can get the free Webroot Desktop Firewall.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ S939 2MB cache
    Motherboard
    DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-DR EXPERT
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix TRACER DDR PC4000 1024 x 4
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 6600 GT O.C. 128MB PCI-E [upgrade soon to 9800]
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum [upgrade soon to X-Fi PCI-E]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G70fmb 17" CRT 0.21mm [upgrade soon]
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024x32 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 8MB ST325082 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32MB ST350032 (will obtain 3 more 500GB drives to enable RAID 5)
    PSU
    Antec QUATTRO 1000W, 80+ Certified
    Case
    Antec SX1040B 10-bay 1.1mm steel [upgrade soon to Antec 900]
    Cooling
    4 x 80mm Antec fans, VGA air duct [upgrade soon to 120mm]
    Mouse
    MS SideWinder Mouse & MS Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
    Keyboard
    MS Wireless Laser Keyboard 6000 v2.0
    Internet Speed
    56K, Satellite, WiFi Hotspot
    Other Info
    Plextor PX-810SA SATA DVD+/- R/RW Drive HP dvd1070 Lightscribe SATA DVD+/- R/RW Drive MS X360 Wireless Controller (Black) MS Wireless Receiver (for X360 controller) MS X360 HD-DVD Drive (to PC) HP PhotoSmart C7280 HP LaserJet 3380 HP ScanJet 4670 w/ Negative Adapter MicroTek ScanMaker 5950
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