Spyware Scanners

uch

anybody any recommendations on whats the best and easiest to use spyware scanner ?

decob

I generally use a combination of adAdware and Spybot Search and destroy.. Also had another one on my old pc, can't remeber the name of it tho

Mark

I've only got AdAware on my home pc, but afaik the best option is to combine it with another similar proggy to ensure you're totally safe (or as much as possible anyway) from Spware.

I've heard good things about Spybot as yer man above says, I must remember to get it today myself

Creamy Goodness

the best way to scan for spyware is to have the combo of adaware 6 and spybot search and destroy

AdAware 6.0
Spybot 1.2 Search and Destroy


Don't forget these need to be updated like any normal anti-virus

anthonymcg

What they said.

Eurorunner

i use spycop ...cant really say how it stands against other spyware scanners..

Creamy Goodness

eurorunner do u have a link and i'll test it out?

Inferno

another vote for ad-aware
werent they the first crowd to do anti-spyware stuff?

The Beer Baron

Spybot S&D is brilliant.
Ad Aware we use too as it might just get things S&D doesn't- it's not as good really. Most the time it only tends to find 3 cookies (oooh thanks!) or spurious Reg keys(made by S&D of course to lock the IE control panel against uber-clickedy customers)

We also use a great little program called Spyware Blaster, it locks the machine from dl-ing the crap in the 1st place. Unless of course a customer willingly clicks on the dreaded "always trust content from The Gator Corporation". But in that case we have another utility called Scary Beardy Employee v1.5. SBE works by vaulting over the counter screaming "DON'T CLICK THAT!!!!"
It's a very effective piece of biosoft.

But yeah- I reccomend using all three.
If it wasn't for this holy trinity we really would be in a pickle.
Update regularly and check at least once a day.

(We run an internet cafe and you wouldn't believe the crap we pick up on a day to day basis.)

tman

spybot & adaware...
for some reason i used to be a complete adaware fanboy, then i realised theres no harm in having both on your pc at the same time.
whenenver new defs come out you're pretty much guarenteed that one will pick up some spyware that the other missed.

Mac daddy

i have spybot and adware 6 at home great progs

gerire

ANother Adaware and Spybot user, but I also use Spider Bite, it gets right in and cleans out your internet useage log, index.dat, and there is usually some index.dat files hidden aswell so it'll get the ones you cant. Saves time aswell.

Spider App