Spyware Guard  adds an  "SG" icon to System Tray & you double click or right click on it to display the Menu.
If you run Ad-aware  first Spybot probably won't find anything.

You can  get FREE program called Spybot from;
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
If you install with Blind Icons you also get a Desktop shortcut which shows extra "Immunize" Options
"Lock IE Home Page"
"Lock Hosts file"
"Lock use of Internet Options from IE" > Tools > Internet Options

Use Update 1st before Immunize & Scan for problems & delete files shown in Red or Green & auto ticked.
Also has other Tools , like list or Add/Remove of Auto Startup Programs & lists Hosts file

If you have already install Spybot & "Immunize" doesn't show extra options
change the Shortcut link "Target" to
"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe"  or use "All Programs" > "Spybot > Advanced Mode"

Message Edited by gryjhnhpe on 04-21-2004 10:29 PM

I can tell you from first hand experience that at time, Spybot has found things that Adaware missed and visa versa.   It depends on the threat.  Spybot will have a new revamped version released in the next few weeks, so stand by for that.  Kip

Pest Patrol will work okay with your combination.  Have been using it for several months with no conflicts noted.  One thing I like about Pest Patrol is that it has cookie blocking for malicious cookies...something Ad-Aware is working on for their next revision.  However, it has been over a year since Lavasoft first started promising the cookie blocker and they still have not committed to any release date or time period....just "soon". 

I, too, have SpywareGuard, but it hasn't offered an update for three months. I wonder if it's actually effective.

Another (possibly dead) security program I've got is CWShredder. I installed it months ago, but every time I click on "Check for Update," I get: "Unable to retrieve CWShredder update information. The server might be unavailable, try again later." I've emailed them about this, but have never received a reply. Does anyone know if this is just taking up room on my PC?

Thanks,

Richard

As far as I know, the updater associated with CWShredder doesn't work.  You can always get the latest version from here:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

It is updated frequently.

dalem29,

From a users point of view and not that of a tech. guy, I have read that having more than one of these programs installed at one time can create conflicts between them. I used and ran Adaware with no problems for quite some time. Just before deleting the program I ran it again to clean things up.  After deleting Adaware I installed Spybot and ran it and it returned a few additional items that Adaware missed.

My opinion is that Spybot is a better program over Adaware.

Spybot and say Zone Alarm Pro along with a few setting adjustments on your PC should be all one would need to be safe, NORMALLY................