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ac19189 · 07-08-2006, 12:41 PM

Honestly I have used that crap already.. I didnt care for it much mostly because it did a very bad job. Plus on top of that spybot has a list of tools that ms doesnt even come close to. Also ms doesnt add the bad sites to your host file. It just blocks anything that comes in on microsoft programs aka ie. So unless your using ie as your default its usless when it comes to blocking incoming spyware from the browser page.

MS doesnt support Firefox, opera, or anything else for that matter other then IE. Spybot does so meh I rather use spybot in this case. Also the fact that spybot gives you a high range of tools that ms doesnt even skim is a good plus like ms doesnt have the option to lock you homepage your ie control panel or your host files... Most people might not care about this but I rather spyware programs not edit my host file so lop.com is a trusted website.

Ty but........ No...

When I did try ms it did find some stuff that spybot, adaware, and what not didnt find but most of what it did find wasnt really even spyware. For example adaware and spybot both ignore msn plus. A well known added on for msn. Now if you dont install the sponser it doesnt have spyware. Reguardless of that fact ms wants to delete it. Now this is mostly because MS wants what ever reason they can find to stop msn plus from being used. Because it alters a msn program. So like I said ms is more of a pain for me then it is a help. I have four programs I use to check for spyware. Two for virus/trojans etc. Threee popup blockers. Three adaware/spyware blockers. Spybot is a blocker. Spy Sweeoer is another blocker. Super Ad Blocker is also one I use. The amount of programs you can have is almost inf. I just have found over time and with experience what is the best thing fit for me and what works well.

Now im not saying mine is the best but then again nothing would ever be. Im just saying with my experience I know what to use and when to use it on the stuff I do. At one point I had a computer with 698 virus's. So with that being said its safe to say I have learned my lession.

So im sticking with what I got

Thanks.

07-08-2006, 12:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
ac19189 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66	Honestly I have used that crap already.. I didnt care for it much mostly because it did a very bad job. Plus on top of that spybot has a list of tools that ms doesnt even come close to. Also ms doesnt add the bad sites to your host file. It just blocks anything that comes in on microsoft programs aka ie. So unless your using ie as your default its usless when it comes to blocking incoming spyware from the browser page. MS doesnt support Firefox, opera, or anything else for that matter other then IE. Spybot does so meh I rather use spybot in this case. Also the fact that spybot gives you a high range of tools that ms doesnt even skim is a good plus like ms doesnt have the option to lock you homepage your ie control panel or your host files... Most people might not care about this but I rather spyware programs not edit my host file so lop.com is a trusted website. Ty but........ No... When I did try ms it did find some stuff that spybot, adaware, and what not didnt find but most of what it did find wasnt really even spyware. For example adaware and spybot both ignore msn plus. A well known added on for msn. Now if you dont install the sponser it doesnt have spyware. Reguardless of that fact ms wants to delete it. Now this is mostly because MS wants what ever reason they can find to stop msn plus from being used. Because it alters a msn program. So like I said ms is more of a pain for me then it is a help. I have four programs I use to check for spyware. Two for virus/trojans etc. Threee popup blockers. Three adaware/spyware blockers. Spybot is a blocker. Spy Sweeoer is another blocker. Super Ad Blocker is also one I use. The amount of programs you can have is almost inf. I just have found over time and with experience what is the best thing fit for me and what works well. Now im not saying mine is the best but then again nothing would ever be. Im just saying with my experience I know what to use and when to use it on the stuff I do. At one point I had a computer with 698 virus's. So with that being said its safe to say I have learned my lession. So im sticking with what I got Thanks.