Which spyware prog?

[Gurm]

Spywareblaster, huh? *dubious*

[Kurt]

Spybot 1.4 final was released last week.

Ad-aware SE 1.06 was released last week as well.

No clue about Spywareblaster.

I know, I just saw that Hitman Pro page mentions the old versions but I haven't seen release notes for the latest version.

[schmosef]

So what would you guys recommend for Windows ME? The Yahoo toolbar? Spybot? It has to be free; it's not for me.

[schmosef]

I just tried the Yahoo toolbar and it didn't even block the pop-up on Yahoo's own test blocker test page?

What's up with that? The blocker was enabled.

I like the idea of integrating Pop-Up blocking and Anti-Spyware but if it doesn't work...

So what did I do wrong? Maybe I need to reboot after the install? It didn't ask me to. If I can't get it working I'm going to uninstall it and install Google's toolbar and maybe Spybot.

[Gurm]

So what would you guys recommend for Windows ME? The Yahoo toolbar? Spybot? It has to be free; it's not for me.

For popup blocking? Upgrade to XP SP2. Ok, ok... Google toolbar isn't bad for blocking popups. Spybot kills a lot of ads and nasties in IE if you let it run in the background.

[schmosef]

That's what I've settled on.

It's my friend's mom's computer. It's a PIII 600 on a crappy ECS motherboard. I didn't sell it.

She twisted my arm into agreeing to reinstall windows in a bid to clear out the viruses and spyware.

[The PIT]

Reformating the sign of defeat.
Tell your mom to stop looking at pron otherwise it will be re-infected very quickly.

[Kurt]

I'm adding Ewido Security Suite to my list. They have a trial version with full capabilities. I recently needed it to remove the nail.exe pest. Bit of a last resort before reinstalling Windows, but it seems pretty good (and I suppose I can't use the trial version various times on the same PC).

[MultimediaMan]

Firefox has been GREAT about Spyware. I check all of my downloads against known Spyware/Adware applications before installing them. I use a decent firewall/ proxy to make things harder for those lowlifes.

As for all of my "supported" family installations (about 20 boxes currently): I have created a PDF form for my family to complete and email if they would like a piece of software installed. I grant no users installation rights. A little hard on them, a little inconvenient for me at times, but NO SPYWARE/MALWARE.

At work, it's a no-brainer; Nothing above heavily restricted user rights on a private LAN with no access to the Cloud except for specifically allowed sites. Even Sysadmins have to fill out a form with specific reasons for Internet access (beyond selected news and weather sites, which are permitted by the proxy by default), and another separate form (with a DOU which must be agreed to) for Download rights. It's draconian, but I cannot argue it's effectiveness.