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Peter Seiler

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Since: Feb 10, 2006
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:37 am Post subject: ad-aware & spybot Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus (more info?)

how "necessary" further are the above mentioned programs when using todays "all in one" protections as Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0, BitDefender Internet Security 9.0 etc.? -- by(e) PS spam will be killed >> Stay informed about: ad-aware & spybot

Bud

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Since: Feb 27, 2006
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:40 pm
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> how "necessary" ...

Using the 'Ounce of Prevention' concept and the fact that they're free,
why not?

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Beauregard T. Shagnasty

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: ad-aware & spybot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Peter Seiler wrote: > how "necessary" further are the above mentioned programs when using > todays "all in one" protections as Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0, > BitDefender Internet Security 9.0 etc.? I'd say it depends on your ability to practice Safe Hex. <g> I run the two "above mentioned programs" [1] maybe twice a month and they never find anything. I know others who run them daily and they always find bad stuff. If one needs them, one is doing something wrong. [1] It would be nice if you wrote your query in the body of the message, as well as picking a good subject line. -- -bts -Warning: I brake for lawn deer >> Stay informed about: ad-aware & spybot

David H. Lipman

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: ad-aware & spybot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

From: "Peter Seiler" <psprivate RemoveThis @mailinator.com> \| \| how "necessary" further are the above mentioned programs when using \| todays "all in one" protections as Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0, \| BitDefender Internet Security 9.0 etc.? \| Peter: For ther same reason I include four different AV vendor scanners in the Multi AV Scanning Tool. One may catch what another may miss. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm >> Stay informed about: ad-aware & spybot

Peter Seiler

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:07 am Post subject: Re: ad-aware & spybot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Peter Seiler - 08.07.2006 11:37 : > how "necessary" further are the above mentioned programs when using > todays "all in one" protections as Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0, > BitDefender Internet Security 9.0 etc.? > thanks for your kind feedbacks - Beauregard, Bud, David. -- by(e) PS spam will be killed >> Stay informed about: ad-aware & spybot

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