Spywareblaster - is it better than SpyBOt?

Steve Sprague <None.RemoveThis@thistime.com> wrote in message news:<giTEb.237368$do1.55291@twister.austin.rr.com>...
> Jan Il wrote:
>
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > "Steve Sprague" <None.RemoveThis@thistime.com> wrote in message
> > news:o4TCb.215729$do1.99967@twister.austin.rr.com...
> >
> >>Jan Il wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi -
> >>>
> >>>Just a question...however, if this is not proper for this ng, I'm sorry,
> >>>just let me know.
> >>>
> >>>I have heard a good deal about Spywareblaster, but, not sure if it is
> >
> > better
> >
> >>>than the SpyBot or Adaware that I now have. Has anyone had any
> >
> > experience
> >
> >>>with this program? Is it indeed better than SpyBot and/or Adaware?
> >>>
> >>>Best regards,
> >>>Jan
> >>>
> >>
> >>Hi Jan,
> >>
> >>I think it may boil down to personal preference. Each program tends to
> >>identify different files and programs as "spyware", at least in my
> >>experience. I have not used Spywareblaster, but I have used Adaware and
> >>Spybot extensively and find Spybot to be exceptional. It does tend to
> >>have some slight performance issues such as hanging every now and then,
> >>but other than that, I love it.
> >
> >
> > I do have both SpyBot and Adaware, and have had excellent results with them,
> > that is why I was wondering if perhaps adding SpyBlaster was a bit of
> > overkill. However, I see the difference between the programs, and how they
> > tend to compliment each other. I have installed the SpyBlaster and
> > monitoring it's performance along with the other two.
> >
> > Thank you for your additional information and input. I truly appreciate it.
> >
> > Jan
> >
> >
> >
> Just to update you, Ive been experimenting with Spyware Blaster and it
> seems to work pretty well. Ive put it on some of my systems at work and
> on my home pc. I did a scan with Ad Aware and Spybot...nothing out of
> the ordinary found.
>
> Glad to hear its working out for you.
>
> Steve

One of the main reasons to use SpywareBlaster is that it stops those
annoying "installation" dialog boxes for things such as CometCursor
from appearing while you're online.

Chris