Best real time spyware protection

[mrapoc]

Please to tell which is the best realtime spyware protector in your opinion on the market worth getting now?

Ill add them to a poll once I get recommendations/ideas so please dont recommend an idea if it has already been posted up, just vote for it. Cheers

 

[FarFarAway]

TBH none work. Yes the scanners work but I've not met one real time one that works

 

[equk]

I'm using f-secure, which I think is or was based on ad-aware. It has realtime protection.

I have tried running some scans with other anti-spyware stuff every now and then and they didn't pickup anything new. So I guess it works

Altho I also use adblock plus with the auto updater and a custom usercontent file which blocks a lot of stuff using wildcards etc.

I don't go on dodgy websites tho

 

[mrapoc]

Really?

So which has the "best" catch rate then..if not a fairly good real time protector.

Problem is f-secure is a AV too isnt it? I already have NOD32...Spyware doctor seems quite tempting as i can get registry doctor cheaper too!

 

[FleX.overclock3d]

I use Avast im not sure how well it works, but I dont have any spyware also Windows Defender helps.

 

[FarFarAway]

Windows defender does squat

But then I do go on dodgy sites

 

[mrapoc]

I mean, i usually have the common sense on what is safe and what isnt but occasionally i do visit dodgy sites (not pr0n) and have been known to get a few nasties - some harder to remove than others. My sister is the main culprit - especially to those messenger spread stuff and also via bebo etc. etc.

Sometimes you dont know you have spyware until you scan though

 

[Toxcity]

Adaware is my fave!

The realtime blocker thing that you can bye from the is pretty good!

Have a look around! http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

 

[Rastalovich]

TBH none work. Yes the scanners work but I've not met one real time one that works

Agreed, even the scanners that eventually tell u u`ve picked up stuff - fail to stop u getting it in the first place. Which seems bizarre to me.

 

[mrapoc]

Problem is adaware imo misses a hell of a lot of spyware compared to others!

 

[cybermaniac]

imho AVG Pro Anti-Malware does a fantastic job, use Spybot S&D to clean up the rest

it picks up cookies and the like and just whacks em in your vault.

 

[mrapoc]

Superantispyware takes a long time to scan but it found an adware (vundo variant) whereas spyware doctor completely missed it while picking up 60 odd other pieces (most were cookies)

Theres no winning

 

[FarFarAway]

Xoftspy is pretty damn good at scanning (esp for real nasties), but it still doesn't stop things

 

[mrapoc]

Yea, spose its the removal thats the most important part - some even fail at this

 

[Nagaru]

I use the Spybot Search and Destroy immunize feature, I never get anything but tracking cookies. I don't know how well it works though cause I stay away from shoddy sites and I am careful about what I click.

 

[PP Mguire]

Spybot is crap and is known to GIVE you spyware which of course it "dosent detect".

 

[Nagaru]

I have never heard of Spybot giving spyware, link?

 

[nunzio]

I find not running Windows as my webbrowsing, torrent downloading, and family computer does the best job of fighting spyware.

But on my gaming pc, i have nod32 and spybot, with teatimer.

Spybot is crap and is known to GIVE you spyware which of course it "dosent detect".

It does? Since when?

 

[FarFarAway]

I'm pretty sure he's thinking of another spyware detecter, spybot s&d is fine

 

[old.gregg]

turns out that Avast is pretty good laxative as well.

On my own in the house last Thursday, all PCs on, and nearly sh@t myself when I heard voices in another room - 'twas Avast telling me that it had updated itself.

Must turn off that feature.