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Old 09-28-2007, 09:04 PM
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Default Re: Spyware Bot

I used to run both. I finally gave up on Spybot. It asked too many ambiguous questions and did not do much better. Other friends rcommend both so I am not dissing Spybot. I now run Microsoft's Windows Defender on one machine.

However, I find the best cure for Spyware is to not download everything that looks good or everyone that everyone else has. If you do download a legitimate program, check all screens before saying yes. Some download toolbars that you do not need.

The only Spyware I get are advertising cookies.

I have helped neighbors that are having problems with pop-ups and slow PCs and find that they downloaded all of the junk that pops up in ads or comes in from some an email (or that porn stuff they clicked on by accident).

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