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Ad-aware vs SpyBot vs McAfee
Laptop: Inspiron 600m
I have
Ad-aware SE Personal
I have
SpyBot Search & Destroy
...are the above strictly "spyware" protection? Do they feed off of each other when I run them separately (one catches what the other doesn't)?
I am going to purchase
McAfee Anti-Virus software (do you agree that this is a wiser investment) as opposed to downloading free software from download.com? Or if not, what is the common anti-virus on download.com?
Anti-virus and spyware are separate functions right?
Thanks for your time..... MaryJane
ky331
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February 15th, 2005 17:00
Message Edited by ky331 on 02-15-2005 01:57 PM
Denium2000
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February 16th, 2005 10:00
GreyMack
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February 16th, 2005 12:00
A recent test by Eric L. Howes indicates a single anti-spyware application (Giant - now owned by Microsoft) may be around 63% effective, but a combination of two anti-spyware applications may boost that to around 70% for a given set of conditions.
And don't forget, there's big money behind the delivery of adware/spyware.
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February 16th, 2005 20:00