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May 13th, 2007 19:00

how many antispywares is too much

Hello, I have Spybot S&D, Spywareblaster, and Trendmico PCcillin is my AV. Ive had AdawareSE in the past, but removed it since it was only finding tracking cookies, and I didnt know if I should have that and Spybot together. But its ok to have both of them, from what Ive heard, right? I mean, I dont want to have too many, but now I only have one that actually scans, if you dont count the tiny scanner in my TrendMicro. Plus I have Yahoo antispy on the toolbar, which isnt a 'real' antispyware. So Im thinking on reinstalling Adaware,...but Im not sure just yet. I dont think it would hurt, but it hasnt found anything major. But then, maybe there wasnt anything to find. Those 2 together dont take up too much space, Im guessing. Any ideas on this??

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May 13th, 2007 20:00

fashionluvr:
 
AdAware SE plays nicely with all your defensive apps. It pays to have more than one scanner, since no one scanner picks up everything. I can't think of any downside to having it.
 
Think of it as insurance for a rainy day- and reassurance, when it scans clean.

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May 13th, 2007 20:00

I would also be very skeptical of any claims of "spyware" allegedly found by Yahoo! anti-spy... it's notorious for false positives.    In fact, just recently, Yahoo! anti-spy objected to my Yahoo Messenger .


Message Edited by ky331 on 05-13-2007 05:45 PM

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May 14th, 2007 21:00

Havent heard anything good about yahoo anti spy.
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