tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post111146434196465455..comments2024-02-29T04:02:48.619-05:00Comments on keeping feet: Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12937512054883534573noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-1111600005124831362005-03-23T12:46:00.000-05:002005-03-23T12:46:00.000-05:00Nearly forgot my other point; it was also found th...Nearly forgot my other point; it was also found that the number one source of spyware and adware is now user downloaded files rather than browser exploits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-1111599889451457792005-03-23T12:44:00.000-05:002005-03-23T12:44:00.000-05:00I found this interesting: PC World did a spyware s...I found this interesting: PC World did a spyware study recently and found that the most effective scanner was CounterSpy ($20) which correctly identified 85% of installed spy/adware. Ad-Aware got 65%, Spybot got 54%.<BR/><BR/>But the most interesting thing was a side-note they include about Microsoft's Anti-Spyware Beta. They didn't think it was fair to include it in the comparison (still in beta, after all), but they did mention that it found 91%, and was more feature-rich and boasted a better interface than any of the others. Oh, and it's free.<BR/><BR/>Anyhoo, I know it would be a tough sell for the CSS department to voluntarily use more Microsoft products, but it is an interesting result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-1111551309572523772005-03-22T23:15:00.000-05:002005-03-22T23:15:00.000-05:00We ran Spybot and Ad-Aware in both normal and safe...We ran <A HREF="http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html" REL="nofollow">Spybot</A> and <A HREF="http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/" REL="nofollow">Ad-Aware</A> in both normal and safe modes. In conjunction, these catch the most common spyware and adware infections. Once a machine was clean, we offered to install <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org" REL="nofollow">Firefox</A>, and instructed the user to use it exclusively to avoid future spyware problems.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937512054883534573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-1111538663898217622005-03-22T19:44:00.000-05:002005-03-22T19:44:00.000-05:00Out of curiousity and somewhat off-topic, how did ...Out of curiousity and somewhat off-topic, how did you deal with spyware/adware at this Installfest thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-1111465489763311722005-03-21T23:24:00.000-05:002005-03-21T23:24:00.000-05:00awesome!!!! :-D You should totally come visit me. ...awesome!!!! :-D You should totally come visit me. You could even stay with me!! :-D *shining eyes*ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982050095869237882noreply@blogger.com