Spyware Blaster - freeware ? is it worth it ?

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Hi Protean Thread - Very Highly Recommended. Direct download:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.net/downloads/spywareblastersetup.exe (Prevents
malware Active X installs) (BTW, SpyWare Blaster is not memory resident ...
no CPU or memory load - but keep it UPDATED) The latest version as of this
writing will prevent installation or prevent the malware (2817 as of this
post) from running if it is already installed, and it provides information
and fixit-links for a variety of parasites.

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Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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Ed said:
Yes. It's good. It is complementary to Spybot and Adaware in that it
blocks malware getting onto your PC whereas the other two products detect
and erase malware that has managed to creep through. I use all 3
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products.

Yup. Excellent software. I use Ad-aware and Spyware Blaster together.
You get a lovely warm feeling when Blaster pops up and tells you it has
nuked *.malware.
 
Phoenix said:
products.

Yup. Excellent software. I use Ad-aware and Spyware Blaster together.
You get a lovely warm feeling when Blaster pops up and tells you it has
nuked *.malware.
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Blaster has never did that on my system and I've been using it for over a
year.
 
It is a good product, however, some have shunned it due to the entries
it writes into the registry (which is how it prevents the malware).
Personally I don't mind it, the cure is far better than the illness.

And it does not have pop up windows. It quietly runs in the background.
 
Hi Mr. Charlie - Just an FYI - Once you've closed the program after it's
marked the "kill" bits for malware Active X items in the Registry,
SpywareBlaster doesn't run at all, background or otherwise, until you next
start it and do a new update. When closed, it uses no resources and is not
resident.

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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Jim Byrd said:
Hi Mr. Charlie - Just an FYI - Once you've closed the program after it's
marked the "kill" bits for malware Active X items in the Registry,
SpywareBlaster doesn't run at all, background or otherwise, until you next
start it and do a new update. When closed, it uses no resources and is not
resident.
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Interesting! Thanks for the correction.
 
Mister said:
Interesting! Thanks for the correction.
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The JavaCool Software that runs in the background and blocks real time
is *SpywareGuard*... also _HIGHLY_ recommended! Saved my a$$ quite a
few times! SpywareBlaster BTW is in version 3.1 since a few days.

Dick
 
H.M.A. (Dick) Hazeleger said:
The JavaCool Software that runs in the background and blocks real time
is *SpywareGuard*... also _HIGHLY_ recommended! Saved my a$$ quite a
few times! SpywareBlaster BTW is in version 3.1 since a few days.
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AH yes...I also run that concurrent with Spyware Blaster...I have never
had any notification from the program (must be working then?) and it
offers updates very infrequently. But as it is from the same folks as
Blaster I am content to let it sit in the background and 'guard' me 'til
the cows come home.

Whatever that means. :)
 
["H.M.A. (Dick) Hazeleger"; Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:31:23 GMT]
The JavaCool Software that runs in the background and blocks real time
is *SpywareGuard*... also _HIGHLY_ recommended! Saved my a$$ quite a
few times!
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What's the difference between SG and SB?

J
 
J44xm said:
["H.M.A. (Dick) Hazeleger"; Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:31:23 GMT]
The JavaCool Software that runs in the background and blocks real time
is *SpywareGuard*... also _HIGHLY_ recommended! Saved my a$$ quite a
few times!
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What's the difference between SG and SB?
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You open SB, update the definitions, it blocks spyware by adding a kill
bit in the registry. SG is a background program that is a spyware type
firewall.

That is the elementary (and possibly wrong...I usually get corrected on
this stuff, which is fine) explanation.
 
["H.M.A. (Dick) Hazeleger"; Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:31:23 GMT]
The JavaCool Software that runs in the background and blocks real time
is *SpywareGuard*... also _HIGHLY_ recommended! Saved my a$$ quite a
few times!
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What's the difference between SG and SB?

J
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Spywareblaster 3.0 has three (main) functions

1) Block known activex controls from running and installing

This is done by setting a activex killbit in the registry. This is a
function of windows itself, so once this is done, you don't need SB
running,

BTW Spybot's immunization function does the very same thing.

2) Block certain tracking cookies

This is done by importing a cookie list into IE (some xml list i think) and
firefox , once done, the browser will do the work of blocking the cookies,
so SB doesn't need to be running.


3) Limited certain "evil" sites by placing them in the IE restricted zone.

This is done by a registry patch. IE spyad does the same thing.once done,
the browser will do the work , so SB doesn't need to be running.

You can achieve similar effects by manually entering such sites into the IE
restricted zone.

Spywareguard has the following functions.

1)scans installer files like exe, cab before they are run for known
spyware/adware, much like a normal virus scanner.

Naturally SG needs to be running. This is very useful and a more generic
protection scheme since not all spyware install using activex controls.


2)Download protection - Installed as a BHO in IE, it prevents certain
spyware from being downloaded. BTW Spybot's bad download blocker has a
similar function. I'm not too sure what exactly is blocked, though I have
seen it block cookies from adavenue, i think

Not sure if SG needs to be running. The BHO that SG installs will always
start when you run IE though.

3)Browser Hijack protection. - keeps track of your homepage, search engine
settings, and complains if they are changed.

Naturally needs SG to be running. If you turn off SG, and the browser
settings are changed, the next time you run SG it will complain.

In summary, spywareblaster imports lists of malware into your existing
software, using the existing software's own capability to block these
malware. You could manually enter those entries yourself, but it would be a
huge effort. The negative point is that these functions tend to be limited
but the positive point is that you don't need spywareblaster running.

Spywareguard on the other hand acts more like a typical antivirus that most
people are familar with. They complement each other.




Aaron (my email is not munged!)
 
Mister said:
J44xm said:
["H.M.A. (Dick) Hazeleger"; Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:31:23 GMT]
The JavaCool Software that runs in the background and blocks real time
is SpywareGuard... also HIGHLY recommended! Saved my a$$ quite a
few times!
Click to expand...

What's the difference between SG and SB?
Click to expand...

You open SB, update the definitions, it blocks spyware by adding a
kill bit in the registry. SG is a background program that is a
spyware type firewall.

That is the elementary (and possibly wrong...I usually get corrected
on this stuff, which is fine) explanation.
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Nope! No correction this time Mr. Charlie, the explanation covers the
functioning of the programs quite well!

Regards
Dick
 
AH yes...I also run that concurrent with Spyware Blaster...I have never
had any notification from the program (must be working then?) and it
offers updates very infrequently. But as it is from the same folks as
Blaster I am content to let it sit in the background and 'guard' me 'til
the cows come home.

Whatever that means. :)
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Cows come home twice a day as they want someone to play with their
teats.
 
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