Spyware Defender- How good?

Consider: http://www.f-secure.com/sw-desc/max_spyware_detector.shtml

Now consider these Site Advisor reports for a few of the websites offering a
download of Max Spyware Dectector:

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/spywaredetector.net?ref=safesearch&af...d=0&pre

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/maxpcsecure.com?ref=safesearch&aff_id...premium

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/maxspywaredetector.com?ref=safesearch...f_id=0&

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/spywaredetector.com?ref=safesearch&af...d=0&pre

What do you think?

Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx

Learn how to protect your PC by taking three simple steps
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3AD23728-4973...A5-9836
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


bm wrote:
> I was advised to download MS Spyware Defender but after checking on
> several
> comparison sites it looks as if Max Spyware Detector beats it hands down
> What is the opinion of users?
> Blair

Thanks for your help. The information was most helpful
I have now downloaded Defender and together with AVG, Ad-Aware and Spybot
will be a reasonable security
Blair

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23ZxRbyfEIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Consider: http://www.f-secure.com/sw-desc/max_spyware_detector.shtml
>
> Now consider these Site Advisor reports for a few of the websites offering
> a download of Max Spyware Dectector:
>
> http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/spywaredetector.net?ref=safesearch&af...d=0&pre
>
> http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/maxpcsecure.com?ref=safesearch&aff_id...premium
>
> http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/maxspywaredetector.com?ref=safesearch...f_id=0&
>
> http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/spywaredetector.com?ref=safesearch&af...d=0&pre
>
> What do you think?
>
> Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx
>
> Learn how to protect your PC by taking three simple steps
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3AD23728-4973...A5-9836
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/
>
>
> bm wrote:
>> I was advised to download MS Spyware Defender but after checking on
>> several
>> comparison sites it looks as if Max Spyware Detector beats it hands down
>> What is the opinion of users?
>> Blair
>

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:07:37 +0100, bm wrote:

> I was advised to download MS Spyware Defender but after checking on several
> comparison sites it looks as if Max Spyware Detector beats it hands down
> What is the opinion of users?
> Blair

I'd steer away from Detector and go with quality!

A-S applications (grab'em all).

The effectiveness of an individual A-S scanners can be wide-ranging and
oftentimes a collection of scanners is best. There isn't one software that
cleans and immunizes you against everything. That's why you need multiple
products to do the job i.e. overlap their coverage - one may catch what
another may miss.

SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

Ad-Aware - Free
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html

Spybot Search & Destroy - Free
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Windows Defender _ Free
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Interesting reading:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136195/article.html
"...Windows Defender did excel in behavior-based protection, which detects
changes to key areas of the system without having to know anything about
the actual threat."

"Kayman" <kayman~nospam~@operamail.com> wrote in message
news:1bh0cn9iqhkhy$.17u4vxvuxgvji$.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:07:37 +0100, bm wrote:
>
>> I was advised to download MS Spyware Defender but after checking on
>> several
>> comparison sites it looks as if Max Spyware Detector beats it hands down
>> What is the opinion of users?
>> Blair
>
> I'd steer away from Detector and go with quality!
>
> A-S applications (grab'em all).
>
> The effectiveness of an individual A-S scanners can be wide-ranging and
> oftentimes a collection of scanners is best. There isn't one software that
> cleans and immunizes you against everything. That's why you need multiple
> products to do the job i.e. overlap their coverage - one may catch what
> another may miss.
>
> SuperAntispyware - Free
> http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
>
> Ad-Aware - Free
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
> http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html
>
> Spybot Search & Destroy - Free
> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
>
> Windows Defender _ Free
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
> Interesting reading:
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136195/article.html
> "...Windows Defender did excel in behavior-based protection, which detects
> changes to key areas of the system without having to know anything about
> the actual threat."

Thanks for your help. I have now downloaded Defender. I already had Spybot
and Ad-Aware
Blair

YW, bm.

bm wrote:
> Thanks for your help. The information was most helpful
> I have now downloaded Defender and together with AVG, Ad-Aware and Spybot
> will be a reasonable security
> Blair
>
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ZxRbyfEIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Consider: http://www.f-secure.com/sw-desc/max_spyware_detector.shtml
>>
>> Now consider these Site Advisor reports for a few of the websites
>> offering
>> a download of Max Spyware Dectector:
>>
>> http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/spywaredetector.net?ref=safesearch&af...d=0&pre
>>
>> http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/maxpcsecure.com?ref=safesearch&aff_id...premium
>>
>> http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/maxspywaredetector.com?ref=safesearch...f_id=0&
>>
>> http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/spywaredetector.com?ref=safesearch&af...d=0&pre
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Protect Your PC!
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx
>>
>> Learn how to protect your PC by taking three simple steps
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3AD23728-4973...A5-9836
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/
>>
>>
>> bm wrote:
>>> I was advised to download MS Spyware Defender but after checking on
>>> several
>>> comparison sites it looks as if Max Spyware Detector beats it hands down
>>> What is the opinion of users?
>>> Blair