I run windows internet exp provided by Yahoo. I have the nortnon 2008 internet protection, UniBlueSpyware, as well as the CA protection that came with yahoo toolbar, this is one of my favorites, doe the symple reason is after running a full Norton scan it may pick up 2 or 3, cookies, Even the UniBlueSpyware scan does not pick up all cookies, What is really upsetting to me is that after I run to 2, spyware programs not to mentiiom Windows Defenfer. I get an systems are all all spwware and virus and cookie free, Then get this when I run the free Anti-spy (CA) it will pick up at least 10-15 cookies. Anyody who has this protection offered to them free for using an yahoo toll bar, I know cookies are essential to running a system familiar with authorized sites.
These cookies are in fact spyware..as I have researched on line , some of them quite theatening . I am able to run a scan in about 15 seconds. And delete the unwanted cookies and spyware all in about 30 secnds.Other feedbackp
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1 Tortuga Tom // Jul 19, 2008
Yahoo toolbar = spyware.
I use Firefox, Avast Spybot, and CC Cleaner. That's all I need.
2 Terry B // Jul 19, 2008
Each anti-spyware package has its own idea of what constitutes spyware. As you find, by running different anti-spyware applications you get different results. Some may pick up one set of cookies that it considers spyware, while another may not.
There is no standard definition of spyware, so this is what happens. What I've found that works best for me is just what you're doing - run several different ant-spyware apps periodically to keep your system "clean".
I run Webroot Spy Sweeper all the time for its real-time protection. But occasionally I'll run Ad-Aware or the CA Yahoo! Anti-Spy just to check if anything slipped through.
One word of caution… Don't try to run more than one "real-time" anti-spyware application at the same time (meaning they sit there and monitor what's going on in real-time, preventing any spyware from being installed or executed). If you run more than one of these at a time you could run into problems with them "fighting" each other and contending for system resources. Other than this caution, I think what you're doing makes sense. I wouldn't be too concerned about the cookies - they're basically only used for tracking your online movements.
Good luck,
-T
3 r0ckster // Jul 19, 2008
As far as Anti Spyware programs that I use I only have 2, I use Ad-Aware 2008 > http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10844457
And Spyware Blaster > http://www.download.com/SpywareBlaster/3000-8022_4-10196637.html?tag=lst-2&cdlPid=10852839
Since I use the free versions of both I just have to manually update them myself.
If I were you I would stay away from IE7 because it lets every cookie (good & BAD) into your PC unlike FireFox3 you can set it up so it either blocks all cookies or set it up the way I do and have it ask you if it's OK to let the site your on place a cookie on your PC.You can either Allow it OR you can Allow it just for the time your in a particular site, then when you leave the site the cookie is automatically deleted !!
hope this helps
4 Fearless Fosdick // Jul 19, 2008
Unfortunately the answer is "it depends". In general, you need only one good anti-virus program. But it doesn't hurt to have an alternate anti-virus scanner in case of false positives.
I use free AVG and free Kaspersky online scanner (in case you were curious). What to use as a good anti-spyware program is problematic. Nothing out there is even close to 90 per cent. So it doesn't hurt to have several in your arsenal. I was involved in the beta testing of Windows Defender (WD). I use the real time protection features of WD. I don't trust its detection and removal capabilities. The same holds for Norton and AVG. I do trust SuperAntiSpyware. The other issue with anti-spyware is its real-time detection (assuming the product has the feature and if it does you usually have to pay for it). As I indicated before WD real-time protection is excellent but it needs to be supplemented with another anti-spyware real-time protection to catch the things it was not designed to look for. So you need to seriously analyze what kinds of pro-active (real-time) and post scan anti-spyware you are using. Again, it doesn't hurt to use several different anti-spyware programs because of false positives and the inability to detect all spyware. You will note that Microsoft WD doesn't scan for cookies. Many people didn't like that because they were used to the previous Microsoft anti-spyware product (based on the Giant engine). Cookie deletion doesn't protect you! Cookies can be harmful only if your software lets a virus, trojan, rootkit, etc. into your system. You are probably your own worst enemy if you download stuff from non-trustworthy vendors. Additionally, you can let several anti-spyware programs scan your cookies and you will get different results from each. Assuming I haven't totally confused you, don't ask me which are the best. Even the experts will give you different opinions.
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