Sep
22nd
Filed under Computers, Science & Technology |
Posted by DrBill
Spyware and Ad-Ware is evil! It installs on your system without permission and then slows your PC down! In most cases, it “tracks” your movements on the web and reports those movements to it’s evil masters. Arrrgh! Spyware is EVIL! However, given the user’s frenzy to get RID of Spyware, the bad guys have now taken a new tact. They are creating “Spyware removal programs” that DON’T actually find Spyware, but rather, install it! Talk about EVIL!
List of BAD Spyware “Removers”
So, if you are tempted to use any of the above… don’t! Instead, here are the one’s that the Doctor recommends these excellent, FREE tools:
SpywareBlaster
Spybot Search & Destroy
Ad-Aware
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By Roch101 on Sep 22, 2005 | Reply
Do you have an opinion of Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner? I don’t see it on your good or bad lists.
By DrBill on Sep 22, 2005 | Reply
Bazooka seems to get mixed reviews overall… some say that it does find spyware but doesn’t do as good a job of removing it. Most say that it runs VERY fast, however, it is weak on removal tools. I will stick with my original recommendations.