Plato wrote:

> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>>
>>> In the past I have found my anti spyware program ZeroSpyware to be
>>> thorough in protecting against and detecting spyware.
>>
>> I know anothing about the particular product you use, but note that
>> Eric Howes, who has done extensive testing on Anti-Spyware products
>> states
>>
>> "No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the
>> best-performing anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one
>> quarter of the "critical" files and Registry entries"
>>
>> See http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm
>
> The same goes for anti-virus/anti-trojan apps.


I don't think so at all. I doubt if there is *any* anti-virus application
which does anywhere near as badly as catching only 75% of the
viruses/trojans.



> YET again, best bet is
> NOT install Spyware in the first place.


Despite the perverse way you normally tell posters here this, I completely
agree. The point, which I think you never make clearly, is that prevention
is much better than cure.


> Most apps w/spyware tell you
> in advance that they will install "spyware", but most users NEVER
> read, they just click and go.


True, but lots of malware doesn't tell you they are going to install
themselves. You need to not install malware by knowing enouugh to be
cognizant of the threats, and by running appropriate software to prevent
installation, not by trying to fix the problem after the fact.


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