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Best anti-spyware software for Windows?

  • 17-04-2007 12:25pm
    #1
    Urban Weigl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭


    What's currently the best anti-spyware software for Windows XP, in your opinion?


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    I use a few (not all at the same time :)) AVG Anti-spyware, Spybot Search and Destroy (with TaeTimer active) and Windows Defender.


  • #3
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭carbsy


    NOD32 :) combined with a nice bloat free firewall is the best option imho.I suppose you could also have Ad-Aware or Spybot for on demand scans every now and then.


  • #4
    Urban Weigl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Urban Weigl


    Think I'm going to try Spybot Search, I've read Windows Defender lets the most spyware slip past compared to others.


  • #5
    coldfeet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭coldfeet


    There is no best scanner, they all use slightly different methods to detect spyware, the best thing to do is install a couple of different packages and scan with them all, that way you can you can also help rule out false positives.

    Make sure you don't install more than one anti-virus kit unless your sure they can co-exist together


  • #6
    coldfeet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭coldfeet


    Windows defender is actually pretty good, it catchs stuff none of the others will but again make sure you use more than one.


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  • #7
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    I use the following:

    Spyware Blaster
    Spybot S&D
    Ad-Aware
    AVG Anti-Spyware

    So far so good! ;)


  • #8
    ActorSeeksJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    i find AVG anti-spyware to be the best for me. But i honestly get no spyware these days due to using SpywareGuard and SpywareBlaster, so I recommend you get them !


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