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harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited December 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
I've downloaded Spyware Doctor. Have I done something stupid or is it a decent program?? :D :eek:
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

- the great Sir Leo Harrison
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    LindaLinda Posts: 1,656
    just dont say aaaaa....
    i'm not happy yet.....
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    AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,569
    Is that the one where you get the adware that pops up ads for the anti-adware program?
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    I've never used it so I don't know what it's like. but I do know there are plenty of malicious programs out there that masquerade as Spyware Doctor. Just be sure it's the real deal.
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    HawkshoreHawkshore Posts: 2,141
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I've downloaded Spyware Doctor. Have I done something stupid or is it a decent program?? :D :eek:

    Hold on a minute I'm going to look up your PIN # :p
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Hawkshore wrote:
    Hold on a minute I'm going to look up your PIN # :p

    Grrr
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Is that the one where you get the adware that pops up ads for the anti-adware program?

    Nope, I ignored all the popups. This one I got from a legitimate looking Windows download site. I had to pay for it so it better be the real fuckin deal!
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
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    AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,569
    I like Spy-Subtract for it's cool sounds and Spy-Bot for it's immunization and cheap price.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
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    brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Nope, I ignored all the popups. This one I got from a legitimate looking Windows download site. I had to pay for it so it better be the real fuckin deal!


    the thing is, there are plenty of legitimate looking sites out there. people put some real time and effort into it just to see that others are affected.

    i looked up reviews on cnet and wasn't too impressed. but don't just go with cnets reviews, especially the editors. i also looked at other reviews and decided it wasn't for me.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Ahnimus wrote:
    I like Spy-Subtract for it's cool sounds and Spy-Bot for it's immunization and cheap price.

    Hmm.. I'll have to look at that. Cool sounds? You gotta have cool sounds, that's important in our day of widespread privacy invasion. ;)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
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    brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Microsoft Windows Defender is free...


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    brainofPJ wrote:
    Microsoft Windows Defender is free...

    :eek:

    Shit. Too late. Oh well, let's see how I get on with this one.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
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    brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    :eek:

    Shit. Too late. Oh well, let's see how I get on with this one.


    don't worry...i've done it myself before...paid for a program when something better or equally good is out there.

    example, i paid for Registry Mechanic when a month later i found out about Glary Utilities which is free and a whole lot better!


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
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    AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,569
    brainofPJ wrote:
    don't worry...i've done it myself before...paid for a program when something better or equally good is out there.

    example, i paid for Registry Mechanic when a month later i found out about Glary Utilities which is free and a whole lot better!

    Regedit is free too.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
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    Fighting HellfishFighting Hellfish Posts: 3,166
    I use Ad Aware from lavasoft and Spybot. both are very good, free, and safe
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    LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    How are you people getting spyware? Lay off the strange links! Use Mozilla.. If you have to use a spyware protection program, use top-rated Spy-sweeper. If its free, its most likely spyware in and of itself. Nothing good is going to be free.
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    Fighting HellfishFighting Hellfish Posts: 3,166
    spyware's everywhere. I get a ton of it from sportsline.
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    LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    spyware's everywhere. I get a ton of it from sportsline.
    Don't click on advertisements.. If you watch yourself, you won't get it. Spyware doesn't just magically appear. I've had spyware once in my life because I clicked on an advertisement. I've never had it since.
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Don't click on advertisements.. If you watch yourself, you won't get it. Spyware doesn't just magically appear. I've had spyware once in my life because I clicked on an advertisement. I've never had it since.

    Mine was most likely from a porn site. Anyway it's gone now, touch wood. (No pun intended.)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
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    ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    I use Adaware, and Spyware Blaster. Also Sygate firewall. They're all free and I never get any problems.
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