Anti-spyware Poll - 2009 (Jan - Jun)

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Anti-Spyware Poll - 2009 (Jan - Jun)

  1. Ad-Aware

    5 vote(s)
    3.6%

  2. AhnLab Spyzero

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. Ashampoo antiSpyWare

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. A-Squared

    26 vote(s)
    19.0%

  5. CA Anti-Spyware

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Comodo BOClean

    9 vote(s)
    6.6%

  7. CounterSpy

    3 vote(s)
    2.2%

  8. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM)

    64 vote(s)
    46.7%

  9. Spy Sweeper (Webroot)

    5 vote(s)
    3.6%

  10. Spybot - Search & Destroy

    15 vote(s)
    10.9%

  11. Spycatcher

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  12. SpyEraser (Uniblue)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  13. Spyware Doctor (PC Tools)

    2 vote(s)
    1.5%

  14. Spyware Terminator

    2 vote(s)
    1.5%

  15. SpywareBlaster

    26 vote(s)
    19.0%

  16. SPYWAREfighter

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  17. STOPzilla Anti-Spyware

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  18. SUPERAntiSpyware

    74 vote(s)
    54.0%

  19. Windows Defender

    11 vote(s)
    8.0%

  20. ZeroSpyware

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  21. AV/Firewall/Security Suite detects spyware

    16 vote(s)
    11.7%

  22. Other (please specify)

    4 vote(s)
    2.9%

  23. None

    12 vote(s)
    8.8%
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  1. InfinityAz

    InfinityAz Registered Member

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    Which Anti-spyware are you running? You can select multiple items.

    Here are the top seven responses from emperordarius' Jul - Dec 2008 poll (number of votes after the hyphen)

    1. SUPERAntiSpyware - 87
    2. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - 58
    3. Spybot S & D - 28
    4. A-Squared - 19
    5. None - 18
    6. Comodo BoClean - 14
    7. Windows Defender - 12
     
    InfinityAz, Jan 1, 2009
    #1
  2. Dark Shadow

    Dark Shadow Registered Member

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    [move]SuperAntispyware and Malwarebytes[/move]
     
    Dark Shadow, Jan 1, 2009
    #2
  3. TechOutsider

    TechOutsider Registered Member

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    Windows Defender and Norton 2009.
     
    TechOutsider, Jan 2, 2009
    #3
  4. progress

    progress Guest

    Spybot S&D :blink:
     
    progress, Jan 4, 2009
    #4
  5. ASpace

    ASpace Guest

    I'm using Windows Defender on most computers I have
     
    ASpace, Jan 4, 2009
    #5
  6. YeOldeStonecat

    YeOldeStonecat Registered Member

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    AV detects spyware
     
    YeOldeStonecat, Jan 4, 2009
    #6
  7. EASTER

    EASTER Registered Member

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    Seeing as i am a diehard XP Professional user and likely to be for some time to come yet my choices are easy, and they go like this but not necessarily in this order.

    SUPERANTISPYWARE PRO

    MALWAREBYTES     :thumb:

    Excellent combo!

    EASTER
     
    EASTER, Jan 4, 2009
    #7
  8. Page42

    Page42 Registered Member

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    MalwareBytes
    Comodo BOClean
    SpywareBlaster
    Spybot
     
    Page42, Jan 4, 2009
    #8
  9. PiCo

    PiCo Registered Member

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    Athens, Greece
    I like MBAM a lot, nice and clean GUI, very simple to use and with good detection.
     
    PiCo, Jan 7, 2009
    #9
  10. egghead

    egghead Registered Member

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    Malwarebytes.

    Very good in removing malware. Cleaned a pc yesterday that had been infected with a rogue AV. MBAM detected & removed it where its big competitor could not find a thing. :cool:
     
    egghead, Jan 7, 2009
    #10
  11. Franklin

    Franklin Registered Member

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    Seen that same scenario quite a few times here and where the the resident big name AV had been disabled.

    No harm in a follow up scan with SAS either.
     
    Franklin, Jan 7, 2009
    #11
  12. Boost

    Boost Registered Member

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    :thumb:
     
    Boost, Jan 8, 2009
    #12
  13. Balatsokas

    Balatsokas Former Poster

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    Land of NoWhere
    A-Squared and SUPERAntiSpyware

    :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
     
    Balatsokas, Jan 8, 2009
    #13
  14. the Tester

    the Tester Registered Member

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    Spyware Blaster and SUPERantispyware free. Win Patrol Plus real-time.
     
    the Tester, Jan 8, 2009
    #14
  15. elapsed

    elapsed Registered Member

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    ESET & Spybot SD
     
    elapsed, Jan 8, 2009
    #15
  16. noone_particular

    noone_particular Registered Member

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    None of the above. I don't use any signature based detection software of any kind. With a default-deny security policy, I don't have to be concerned with identifying spyware/malware.
     
    noone_particular, Jan 9, 2009
    #16
  17. HURST

    HURST Registered Member

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    SAS & MBAM
     
    HURST, Jan 9, 2009
    #17
  18. blacknight

    blacknight Registered Member

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    A-Squared - why it has so few votes ? :eek: - and SuperAntispyware. My browser is Opera, so I don't need SpywareBlaster or Spybot.
     
    blacknight, Jan 13, 2009
    #18
  19. chrisretusn

    chrisretusn Registered Member

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    Outpost and Spybot S & D
     
    chrisretusn, Jan 13, 2009
    #19
  20. rolarocka

    rolarocka Guest

    MBAM, SAS and since a few days a-squared 4 Free only. Really good detection rate (A² Free).
     
    rolarocka, Jan 13, 2009
    #20
  21. ThunderZ

    ThunderZ Registered Member

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    [MOVE]what djohn said[/MOVE]:D
     
    ThunderZ, Jan 13, 2009
    #21
  22. Relentless

    Relentless Registered Member

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    SUPERAntiSpyware
     
    Relentless, Jan 13, 2009
    #22
  23. progress

    progress Guest

    ... and A-Squared 4.0 (with Ikarus AV) :p
     
    progress, Jan 27, 2009
    #23
  24. O.Alexander

    O.Alexander Guest

    Superantispyware for me.

    Despite MBAM being very popular,
    it really never worked well for me.

    First time I used it, tons and tons of FPs.

    After sending an email to them,
    no replies. (this was a long time ago)

    I decided to give another shot recently,
    then MBAM crashes everytime I want to do a scan.
    Another failure for me, ignored my e-mail again.

    No offense, maybe it's just me,
    It never worked for me. :'(
     
    O.Alexander, Jan 30, 2009
    #24
  25. LoneWolf

    LoneWolf Registered Member

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    Although I have a pro lic for Malwarebytes AntiMalware,
    I only do an occasional on demand scan.
    No need to run in real time.
    At least not here. :D
     
    LoneWolf, Jan 30, 2009
    #25
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