I find AdAware and Spybot to be a little outdated, and not what they used to be, but that's just me.

You may also try these. Both have Free versions. The Pro versions, which arn't free, gives Real Time Protection.

Malwarebytes.org

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Hi Remoc

I just downloaded, installed and run Malwarebytes, I was surprised (and not so surprised) to find four pieces of malware on my PC, i.e. a "Trojan.Agent", two instances of "Hijack.Help" and a "Hijack.Homepage".

Whether they are real malware or false positives I don't know but I deleted them anyway.

However, it also goes to show that different anti-spyware apps specialise in different malware types and it pays to have a number of AS apps to take care of the various problems that sneak into your PC while surfing.

Also, malware writers don't stand still, they are constantly looking for new ways to infect PCs without being detected, therefore Remoc you are correct when you point out that Ad-Aware and Spybot are "dated" (OK, outdated).

But I still believe that the old malware threats are still out there it just that now we have to contend with new and evolving threats as well.



UK Bob

Super Antispyware is good!

Guys

Just to let you know, before I used Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by PC had developed an occasional start up problem but I didn't think too much about it. I originally put it down to the age of my computer, i.e. being over 7 years old and packed to the hilt with extra hardware and software utilities.

However, since running Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and deleting the the four pieces of rubbish it found (see my previous post in this thread) my PC starts up normally again.

It just goes to show that it pays to run several AS apps rather than just the old favourites.


UK Bob