What are the best antispyware programs (money does not matter).

What are the best antispyware programs. I could care less about price or money. I heard that Spyware Doctor is good, is this true? I want a program with live updates ext.

 

spybot search and destroy and its free.

 

There is no way a free antispyware program is better then one you pay for...

 

not necessarily true lenovo. a free antispyware can actually be better than a paid one but anyway i would suggest superantispyware or malwarebytes antimalware i think those are the top 2. They both have free and paid version but even the free version is better than alot of paid antispywares but take a look at those i think u will be pleased

 

From my experiences, MalwareBytes has blown every other antispyware program I've used out of the water. SUPERAntispyware is another good choice.

 

Yep, the three FREE anti-spyware programs mentioned are the best I've used...

 

Is Adaware still considered good? Or has it gone downhill or something?

 

SuperAntiSpyware is by far the best. There is a free and paid version.
Adaware and spybot went down.

 

You sir, are Wrong!.

Take for Example Norton ... the Worst Antvirus/ Antispyware in the market and its so **** expensive.


and now take for example AVG... much better and lighter.


let me tell u this... No Antispyware is Fool proof. .. always u ll make some mistake which ll infect your comp... its just a defense protocol u take.

 

Super Anti Spyware and Malwarebytes Anti Malware are the top two programs. Both Ad-Aware and Spybot have fallen fast and hard.

 

Superantispyware and Spybot is what I use. Never put all your eggs in one basket.

It's certainly not the case with antiviruses too. According to http://www.av-comparatives.org/, No. Antivir, Avast! have been scoring pretty high and AVG doing also pretty well up against paid software that don't perform as well.

Then I can go further and say think of software in general, think of any free software that's good, then in your mind you think of Linux, free SQL databases, open office, etc.

You can find loads of paid software out there that's horrible. McAfee is pretty bad, it keeps saying at work that everything's OK, yet superantispyware found some trojans.

 

The old adage "you get what you pay for", is not always true.

If you want a program to slow down your computer considerably, get a bloated commercial app like Spyware Doctor or Spysweeper.

Spybot is great, and free! I think there is a paid version too, that offers additional protection.

Good to additionally use the free Spywareblaster.

Another excellent free app is malwarebytes ( www.malwarebytes.org). The free version is an excellent on-demand scanner. If you want real-time protection you can buy the paid version, which I think will cost you much less than the big commercial apps.

 

so between superantispyware, and malwarebytes which program would be the better buy? since both offer a free version which 1 is the better professional version?

 

SuperAntiSpyware.

 

I use adaware, and AVG free edition, and I have never had any problems. You really do not need the best antivirus if you dont browse them things on your free time, or search for wallpapers.

K-TRON

 

It depends. Overall, I would go with MalwareBytes, simply because its rogue and trojan-removing capabilities destroys all its competitors. SuperAntiSpyware on the other hand, has done a better job at finding tracking cookies and other less important items. Therefore, I advise using both to clean up what the other may leave behind

 

Neither program brings enough to the table to warrant purchasing them. Both of their free programs are more than enough protection. Plus, if you really want some of the extras their paid versions come with, such as, registry protection, there are other free programs which have that protection. For instance Winpatrol is a great little program that protects your registry. Download both of the free versions for SAS and MBAM.

You have a bad misconception about needing to buy protection software. For protection software on your computer, especially anti-spyware, there's little reason to actually purchase software. The only exception would be Kasp's and NOD32's anti-virus programs. Even there, Avira free is right up there with them.

 

I'm looking for real time protection, now since everyone thinks malwarebytes and superantispyware are the best I'll use both programs, but which 1 is the better buy?

 

Ah. In that case, I'd go with SAS. There have been numerous people complaining about MBAM. Thus far, I haven't heard of any problems with SAS.

 

Should I buy SAS or should I just keep the free version?

 

In your case, I'd use ThreatFire for real-time protection.
It's a behavioural blocker with only 5 MB usage (on Vista 32-bit), it really is an excellent application.
For on-demand (weekly) scans, I'd continue to use SUPERAntispyware.
Both programs are free.
Cheers.

 

Is ThreatFire a resource hog. Will it slow down my computer in anyway>

 

I've been reading quite a few posts around the 'net about problems with Threatfire interfering with installs, updates, and so forth.

I have tried both MBAM and SAS recently, and did have some problems with MBAM.

 

No, it isn't a resource hog.
At least not imo; 5 MB memory usage isn't that much, I think.
It will (technically) slow down your computer a bit. But I doubt you can measure it.

Mmm, I haven't come across that many posts on issues with TF.
I've used it with Avira AntiVir, Avast and even with Norton 2008, on both XP and Vista.
No issues whatsoever but I know, that's anecdotal evidence at best

 

Why are so many people saying MalwarebytesAntiMalware has problems? Is it safe to download or what? What do you guys think of SpywareBlaster for website blocking, is it stable and does it cause problems with other programs?

 

Should I run SuperAntiSpyware and MalwarebytesAntiMalware together? Also should I get SpywareBlaster? Is SpywareBlaster good and stable?

 

There is currently an issue with the active protection module in the paid version and the Full Scan feature sometimes takes forever.
Both issues are being worked on of course, follow the progress here.
It's still save to download MBAM and you can use the Quick Scan without problems (which still will detect 99% of malware, according to MBAM that is).
SpywareBlaster causing incompatability issues seems unlikely given the nature of the program.
Cheers.

 

Would you recommend SpywareBlaster though? Do you use it? Also should I have both MBAM and SuperantiSpyware?

 

you can you both. SAS finds the small stuff & MBAM finds the big stuff but.

 

You should look into Norton Internet Security 2009.

I've heard nothing but good things. Norton has come a LONG way with NIS 2008 and 2009. Either of these two versions would be a good choice.

I use 2008 and couldn't be more satisfied. Will be upgrading to 2009 very soon.

 

I don't know if its been mentioned in here:

I use Kaspersky Internet Security 7, they've updated their product snce to 2009.

Now I'm happy with it, and as far as I'm aware they improved a lot. It doesn't use a lot f resources, unless you doing something - but even then it depends. I had to reinstal my OS - before it ran reall smooth, little resource use, now its using more... possibly heavily fragmented...

But I would recommend Kaspersk anytime.

 

I'm not sure that is a correct assessment.

I have just used the free version of Malwarebytes, so I cannot say for sure that the paid version is not worth paying for. But I think it might be, and I may do so in the future. (I'm not familiar at all with SAS, so will not comment on it.)

Have you used the paid version of Malwarebytes? If not, how do you know it "doesn't bring enough to the table"?

It is very clear what the difference is, what is "brought to the table" by the paid version of MWB. And no, it is nothing like WinPatrol, a completely different kind of program. The free version of MWB is an on-demand scanner. A very good one, it saved my computer once, the first time I used it. If all you want is an on-demand scanner, no need to buy the paid version. What the paid version "brings to the table" is real-time protection. I am currently using Windows Defender for that. Sure, that is free. But I think that the MWB realtime protection would probably be better than Windows Defender. I could be wrong about that, however. (Anyone here actually used MWB real-time protection, and could compare it with WD?)

 

I haven't seen complaints about MBAM in this thread, only accolades that it is the best malware fighter.

What were the complaints you saw? Where did you see them?

 

Depends on what you want? If you want to use it for realtime protection, you have to buy the paid version. If you only want on-demand scanning, the free version would be fine.

Of course, buying the paid version also helps support the further development of the product, including the free version. So, even if you are not sure, it's not a bad idea to buy the paid version, if you like the free one, to help keep the product alive.

 

Do you have any problems with the Full Scan option. People are reporting that they are having problems with Malwarebytes... What operating system are you using and did you encounter any issues? Would you recommend it to me?

 

No, I did not have problems with the full scan option. I am using XP.

Why even worry so much about recommendations though, for a freeware version? Download it and try it out. Besides being free, it does not install any background processes, etc. It only runs when you run it, to scan. So try it out. Some people here are using both the MWB and SAS freeware on-demand scanners. Good idea. Scan with as many products as possible. As long as they are free, why not?

One thing though-do not have more than one background anti-spyware app running, and do not have more than one background antivirus app running. That would definitely not be good.

 

I use both SAS and MBAM. SAS has better detection rates, but MBAM catches some stuff that SAS doesn't. The top 2 spyware scanners out there, imo.

 

Like everyone else mentioned, I strongly believe that one of the best antispyware programs have to be either SuperAntiSpyware or MalwareBytes' AntiMalware. I use them both, and they do a fantastic job at catching some unwanted spyware.