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#1 mpfeif101

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 01:33 PM

Before deciding about what AntiSpyware software to use, please check out this list by spyware expert Eric Howes :tazz:

http://www.spywarewa...nti-spyware.htm

#2 Guest_jake6535_*

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Posted 01 May 2005 - 04:10 PM

I found Lavasoft on there!
http://www.spywarewa...emblances.htm#3
Look at that whole block.

#3 blissey1

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Posted 13 June 2005 - 09:32 AM

Look at the screenshots....it's different from Ad-Aware 1.06...

#4 mpfeif101

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Posted 13 June 2005 - 09:36 AM

Those are just programs that copied Ad-Aware's look/code. Ad-Aware is legitimate :tazz:

#5 unknownperhaps

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Posted 13 June 2005 - 06:31 PM

lol yup i can tell because it said adware will the original is ad-aware :tazz: lol

#6 qwerty1234

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Posted 01 July 2005 - 05:11 AM

I guess to avoid having trouble with these, its best to just get Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-aware from their official websites.

#7 yanowhiz

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Posted 13 July 2005 - 11:38 PM

qwerty1234, on Jul 1 2005, 07:11 AM, said:

I guess to avoid having trouble with these, its best to just get Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-aware from their official websites.
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That is what I do, and its the best thing to do to make sure you are not getting ripped off.

#8 s2006

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Posted 03 July 2006 - 01:22 PM

hi, i decided to check out the list of spyware from eric howes. i chose spybot search & destroy, then it gives u the option of downloading it from certain sites. well i downloaded it from one of the provided sites & at the end it asks if i'd like to run the program even if the publisher is unknown. Isn't that something one should avoid b/c the program couldn've been altered or tampered for wahtever reasons & then u could end up defeating the whole purpose??? :whistling:

#9 negative_silent

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Posted 30 August 2006 - 03:15 PM

This is a very nice list, thanks for posting it!

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