SpywareBlaster.

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Has anybody tried SpywareBlaster?
I am thinking of installing it however I wonder
if there is anything I should be aware of.

Thanks in advance
Denny B
 
Hello Denny,
You wrote on Wed, 1 Oct 2003 22:05:46 -0600:
Has anybody tried SpywareBlaster?
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Plenty have and many/most still use it.
I am thinking of installing it however I wonder
if there is anything I should be aware of.
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Yes, it's good ;-)
 
Has anybody tried SpywareBlaster?
I am thinking of installing it however I wonder
if there is anything I should be aware of.
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I personally don't use it,
but have not heard anything bad about it...



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Has anybody tried SpywareBlaster?
I am thinking of installing it however I wonder
if there is anything I should be aware of.
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It works by putting a lot of new registry keys into your computer.
one for each activex control. That means a few hundreds i believe.

If you don't care it's okay.

Thanks in advance
Denny B
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Aaron
 
Hi Denny - I highly recommend it.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html (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 from running if it is
already installed, 828 as of this post, and it provides information and
fixit-links for a variety of parasites. It also has some additional useful
ancillary functions.

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Has anybody tried SpywareBlaster?
I am thinking of installing it however I wonder
if there is anything I should be aware of.

Thanks in advance
Denny B
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A very good program.
 
Has anybody tried SpywareBlaster?
I am thinking of installing it however I wonder
if there is anything I should be aware of.

Thanks in advance
Denny B
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SpywareBlaster is excellent and trouble-free in my experience.
Updates are easy. It should be used in conjunction with AdAware
and/or Spybot S&D, both of which are also high quality freeware.
 
I highly recommend SpywareBlaster. It uses no memory or resources.
Works using the Registry. Absolutely zero problems with it.
 
Denny B said:
Has anybody tried SpywareBlaster?
I am thinking of installing it however I wonder
if there is anything I should be aware of.

Thanks in advance
Denny B
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My only problem with it is remembering to check for updates
periodically. Go for it.

BillR
 
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BillR said:
"Denny B" <[email protected]> wrote in message

My only problem with it is remembering to check for updates
periodically. Go for it.
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I too love it and have no problems. I update it when I go to update the
lavasoft and AVG all at the same time.
 
BillR said:
My only problem with it is remembering to check for updates
periodically. Go for it.
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Since I use Spybot S&D, and am able to remember to check for Spybot
updates by seeing the icon on my desktop, I use the link to the
spywareblaster.exe provided in Spybot's Immunize module to check for
updates at the same time.
 
Mister said:
I too love it and have no problems. I update it when I go to
update the lavasoft and AVG all at the same time.
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I agree. The easiest way to remember all the updates is to do them all
at once on a periodic schedule. I try to look for update at least once
a week, usually on Fridays.

By the way Mister Charlie, just curious: why did you put the quote
below your signature line? That makes it really hard for people to reply.
 
John Corliss said:
I agree. The easiest way to remember all the updates is to do them all
at once on a periodic schedule. I try to look for update at least once
a week, usually on Fridays.

By the way Mister Charlie, just curious: why did you put the quote
below your signature line? That makes it really hard for people to
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reply.

Sorry, I've since eliminated the sig. It's the old OE bugaboo and I
keep forgetting to move it down...

I used to use OEFixit but I must be the only person in the world whose
computer repeatedly crashed because of it. Since I don't really NEED
sig files or colored lines I just dumped it.

Anyway, thanks for the heads up.
 
Mister said:
I too love it and have no problems. I update it when I go to update
the lavasoft and AVG all at the same time.
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I use the Quick Launch Toolbar for shortcuts to all the programs I need
to update over the net. Very handy IMO. You can collapse it down to any
size you want and not lose space on the Taskbar, then popup a list of
programs with one click.
 
Mister said:
Sorry, I've since eliminated the sig. It's the old OE bugaboo and I
keep forgetting to move it down...
I used to use OEFixit but I must be the only person in the world whose
computer repeatedly crashed because of it. Since I don't really NEED
sig files or colored lines I just dumped it.
Anyway, thanks for the heads up.
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Thanks for the clarification. 80)>

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Denny B said:
Has anybody tried SpywareBlaster?
I am thinking of installing it however I wonder
if there is anything I should be aware of.

Thanks in advance
Denny B
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Highly recommended, as it prevents spyware from being installed. The is a
"Check for updates" option which either downloads additional threats or
informs about updated versions.

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Aaron said:
It works by putting a lot of new registry keys into your computer.
one for each activex control. That means a few hundreds i believe.

If you don't care it's okay.
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On my XP machine, using SpywareBlaster version 2.6.0, it added 5 new keys,
and altered 5 others. There is a recent update which I have not yet
installed but I do not expect it to add hundreds of keys. What version are
you using?

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Frank Bohan
¶ Max refused to climb the mountain - he was an anti-climb Max.
 
On my XP machine, using SpywareBlaster version 2.6.0, it added 5 new
keys, and altered 5 others.
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And how may i ask are you using to verify this? A lot of progrms that
claim to monitor regkeys only monitor thoses relating to startups.

Look at HKLM\software\microsoft\internet explorer\activex compatiability\

I'm assuming you have already selected "protection against checked items"

There is a recent update which I have not
yet installed but I do not expect it to add hundreds of keys. What
version are you using?
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Doesnt matter they all work the same way

From the site.

"By setting a "kill bit" for spyware ActiveX controls, SpywareBlaster can
prevent the installation of any spyware ActiveX controls from a webpage.
It does this while not interfering with "friendly" ActiveX controls - so
your browser can work correctly and you can have peace of mind!"

The killbit is set in the registry of course, how else do you think
spywareblaster does what it does since the app itself doesnt need to be
running? By magic? :)

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Frank Bohan
¶ Max refused to climb the mountain - he was an anti-climb Max.
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Aaron
 
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"secrewspam.to"?

Do you have permission from the Tongan authorities to (ab)use that
domain?

Or is this just another example of your arrogant cluelessness, when it
comes to dealing with spam?
 
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