Anti-spyware ap?

 

I currently use PC Tools Spyware Doctor and like it, but PC Tools has
been purchased by Symantec. I do not want any Symantec software on my
system so will not be renewing it - and it runs out in 12 days. Several
months ago it found a key-stroke logger on my system so I'm paranoid
about doing without a good anti-spyware utility.

I want to avoid a product that automatically renews every year so will
not want to buy direct from manufacturer by credit card. I'll likely have
to get a free product or a boxed product at an on-line store or here in
town at a real store. Free Spybot seems to usually get poor reviews. MS
Defender is a possibility - _Consumer Reports_ September 2008 says it is
a very good utility. The MS website says it will run under XP (XP Home?)
but I'm afraid it will require using IE - I use Firefox 3 - website
doesn't say either way. And knowing MS I'm afraid it will slow down my
system noticably. I suppose I could DL it and try it, but I try to keep
software off my system unless I intend to keep it.

Any suggestions? Something you are using and find effective?

Ken


--
"When you choose the lesser of two evils, always
remember that it is still an evil." - Max Lerner

 

On 10 Sep 2008 15:52:52 GMT, against all advice, something


Spybot Search & Destroy
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Life is too short to play cheap guitars.

 


He said Spybot had bad reviews, that's why he was looking for
something else :)  But what about Adaware?

 

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:07:06 -0700 (PDT), against all advice,


I've been using it for a couple of months now, and I think it's
fine.  I use AdAware as well.
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Life is too short to play cheap guitars.

 


Get a Mac...really.  Unless you're a big time gamer you won't know the
difference.  And this is coming from a hard core PC person (been using
the $20 iMac G3 for a few months, works just fine for looking at
websites, meanwhile the P4 I built sits silent and unused in another
room).