Spy Sweeper has many more definitions (spyware that it looks for) than Spybot and AdAware.
I have Spybot and AdAware on my computer from before I got Spy Sweeper - If I run them now, generally Spybot finds nothing, and AdAware finds one tracking cookie (real player) which Spy Sweeper didn't.
But I think that's a matter of a different opinion of what a tracking cookie is.
I have Spybot and AdAware on my computer from before I got Spy Sweeper - If I run them now, generally Spybot finds nothing, and AdAware finds one tracking cookie (real player) which Spy Sweeper didn't.
But I think that's a matter of a different opinion of what a tracking cookie is.
WharfRat said:
WharfRat - Not familiar with the site. Just googled and found http://oink.me.uk/. Is that what you're referring to? Can't see anything there to download.
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TwoCard said:
You are 100% correct. I had one hell of a time getting rid of the trial version. It downloaded ok---did all the stuff it was supposed to do and THEN said....not compatable with Windows 98. What a joke!
As for as 150,000 or whatever spyware fingerprints---that's a advertizing gimmick. I dislike their product!
I personally use different anti-spyware programs to clean up: Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, and CWShredder for CoolWebSearch. But I only have Avast and Ewido running in the background.
It is also recommended to check for spywares/adwares in safe mode.
Castle Cops is an excellent site for security and all pc problems. Here's a list of Anti-Spyware pgms with comments from that site:
http://www.castlecops.com/downloads-cat-14.html
To add to TTinCO's suggestion, you can use Hijack This to get a report and show it in a thread in Castle Cops or some other forum where someone more qualified will tell you what you can safely delete.
BlueWolf
It is also recommended to check for spywares/adwares in safe mode.
Castle Cops is an excellent site for security and all pc problems. Here's a list of Anti-Spyware pgms with comments from that site:
http://www.castlecops.com/downloads-cat-14.html
To add to TTinCO's suggestion, you can use Hijack This to get a report and show it in a thread in Castle Cops or some other forum where someone more qualified will tell you what you can safely delete.
BlueWolf
TTinCO said:
I have used all of these when I had the internet explorer browser,
when i switched over to mozilla firefox all of my problems went away,
go figure:toast:
http://www.mozilla.com/
this is on the homepage of firefox
why would anyone use internet explorer
[SIZE=-1]Browse the Web with confidence. Firefox protects you from viruses, spyware, and phishing.[/SIZE]
why would anyone use internet explorer
[SIZE=-1]Browse the Web with confidence. Firefox protects you from viruses, spyware, and phishing.[/SIZE]
One thing people who feel they're having a problem with Spysweeper can do is verify it with Windows Task Manager.
With Windows XP, right click on the taskbar (bottom bar) and left click on "Task Manager", then click on the "Processes" tab.
I have Spysweeper running. There are 2 Spy Sweeper processes you will find listed, WRSSDK.exe, and SpySweeper.exe.
Under "CPU", I see 00 for both - although they are running in the background, they are using virtually none of my processor.
To the right of "CPU" is "Memory Usage".
They are using a combined 4% of my computer's memory.
Not sure why some of you are having a problem with it, although someone pointed out that Windows 98 is not compatible with most of today's anti-spyware systems.
With Windows XP, right click on the taskbar (bottom bar) and left click on "Task Manager", then click on the "Processes" tab.
I have Spysweeper running. There are 2 Spy Sweeper processes you will find listed, WRSSDK.exe, and SpySweeper.exe.
Under "CPU", I see 00 for both - although they are running in the background, they are using virtually none of my processor.
To the right of "CPU" is "Memory Usage".
They are using a combined 4% of my computer's memory.
Not sure why some of you are having a problem with it, although someone pointed out that Windows 98 is not compatible with most of today's anti-spyware systems.
