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Silverbrain · 02-26-2004, 11:32 AM

Anyone have any experiences with Spy Sweeper, trust it or what have you? I have some cumputers in the shop, have some time on my hands and after running a full hdd scan with Adaware 1.81, Personal. defs latest. (199 items found, mostly cookies) ran a trial of Spy Sweeper. 703 items later it was done scanning! W/o removing, ran a spybot S&D scan, found 1 item.

Laptop been having popups keep coming back, redirections etc. Run the same set of tools, Adaware, Spybot, Hijackthis. Then throw Spy Sweeper at it, 1154 items later the system is clean.

Is Spy Sweeper fluffing the results to look good or is my fav spyware remover that far behind the times and needing to be replaced!?

Redlemon · 02-26-2004, 11:37 AM

Well, the Spyware Weekly Newsletter for February 4, 2004 gave it a good review, and they are a trustworthy site.

Lock~Down · 02-26-2004, 03:48 PM

Awsome. I will check it out to see if it really does blow Ad-Aware/Spybot out of the water.

thephuse · 02-26-2004, 03:56 PM

well since im a lazy bastard, I think i'll wait for someone to use it on this site, and tell me

thanks

Lock~Down · 02-26-2004, 04:56 PM

I ran the trial version and it found 10 things that Ad-Aware/Spybot didn't pick up. (Ran them both right before running spy sweeper.)

I'm scanning with the full version now to see if it will pick up anything more.

Edit: After running the full version with updated definitions, it didn't find anything new.

norky · 02-26-2004, 07:18 PM

I too find it to catch more junk than ad-aware or spybot (although it does seem to scan a little more slowly)

thephuse · 02-27-2004, 10:14 PM

so is Spy-Sweeper the next standard spyware program everyone should have?

Like how everyone has ad-aware and spybot now?

Infernal · 02-28-2004, 09:54 AM

I had been using Ad-Aware for a while now. If its very that good maybe I should try spy sweeper.

Eclipse26 · 03-01-2004, 12:15 AM

I've found with ad-aware and spybot that I can run one followed by another and there are always additional items picked up. Each company has their definitions setup with what they're aware of, but they aren't always consistent.

Is it possible that that the additional items you picked up with spy-sweeper are because of this as well?

Have you tried running spy-sweeper first and then ad-aware or spybot to see if anything is missed that way?

Just curious.

Silvy · 03-01-2004, 02:28 AM

Quick question about spysweeper:

What is the difference between the free download and the paid version?
I couldn't find the answer on their site.

Great Scott · 03-01-2004, 08:05 AM

Apparently you can't update the definitions with the free version. You need the full version for updates.

portwineboy · 03-02-2004, 09:55 PM

I don't like Spysweeper. It not only requires a paid version for updates but it runs at least three memory resident applications at boot. I don't need an application running on my computer to make sure someone doesn't switch my home page.

bltzkriegmcanon · 03-03-2004, 01:10 PM

I used spysweeper and it caused some major bloatage and took forever to finish up. 2.4 P4 533, 512 PC2100. Shouldn't have been a problem with a normal program, but running the last stages of this program, quarantine and total removal took way more real and processing time than I like to dedicate to a simple spyware remover. To its benefit though, it did get rid of some stuff that adaware, spybot and spyware blaster have let slip through the cracks. Too much bloat and having to pay for updates for a program that seriously slows down good systems is just too high a price for me.

sailor · 03-03-2004, 04:52 PM

I ran it, and it found a few minor things that nothing else picked up (cookies, IIRC), but like others said, its bloated and requires payment for definition updates.

02-26-2004, 11:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Silverbrain Addict Location: Nor Cal	Spy Sweeper > Ad-Aware!? Anyone have any experiences with Spy Sweeper, trust it or what have you? I have some cumputers in the shop, have some time on my hands and after running a full hdd scan with Adaware 1.81, Personal. defs latest. (199 items found, mostly cookies) ran a trial of Spy Sweeper. 703 items later it was done scanning! W/o removing, ran a spybot S&D scan, found 1 item. Laptop been having popups keep coming back, redirections etc. Run the same set of tools, Adaware, Spybot, Hijackthis. Then throw Spy Sweeper at it, 1154 items later the system is clean. Is Spy Sweeper fluffing the results to look good or is my fav spyware remover that far behind the times and needing to be replaced!? __________________ Over Thinking, Over Analyzing Seperates the Body from the Mind - MJK

02-26-2004, 11:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Well, the Spyware Weekly Newsletter for February 4, 2004 gave it a good review, and they are a trustworthy site. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

02-26-2004, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
thephuse Psycho Location: NY	well since im a lazy bastard, I think i'll wait for someone to use it on this site, and tell me thanks __________________ b000yahed up your w000pah!! Joygasm~!!

02-26-2004, 04:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lock~Down Upright Location: Brookfield, WI	I ran the trial version and it found 10 things that Ad-Aware/Spybot didn't pick up. (Ran them both right before running spy sweeper.) I'm scanning with the full version now to see if it will pick up anything more. Edit: After running the full version with updated definitions, it didn't find anything new. Last edited by Lock~Down; 02-26-2004 at 05:14 PM..

02-27-2004, 10:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
thephuse Psycho Location: NY	so is Spy-Sweeper the next standard spyware program everyone should have? Like how everyone has ad-aware and spybot now? __________________ b000yahed up your w000pah!! Joygasm~!!

02-26-2004, 03:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lock~Down Upright Location: Brookfield, WI	Awsome. I will check it out to see if it really does blow Ad-Aware/Spybot out of the water.

02-26-2004, 07:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
norky Upright Location: sioux falls, sd	I too find it to catch more junk than ad-aware or spybot (although it does seem to scan a little more slowly)

02-28-2004, 09:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
Infernal Crazy Location: Brooklyn, NY	I had been using Ad-Aware for a while now. If its very that good maybe I should try spy sweeper.

03-01-2004, 12:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
Eclipse26 Tilted Location: My own private world	I've found with ad-aware and spybot that I can run one followed by another and there are always additional items picked up. Each company has their definitions setup with what they're aware of, but they aren't always consistent. Is it possible that that the additional items you picked up with spy-sweeper are because of this as well? Have you tried running spy-sweeper first and then ad-aware or spybot to see if anything is missed that way? Just curious. __________________ What the damn

03-01-2004, 02:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	Quick question about spysweeper: What is the difference between the free download and the paid version? I couldn't find the answer on their site. __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)

03-01-2004, 08:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
Great Scott Insane Location: In a huge maze just trying to find my cheese	Apparently you can't update the definitions with the free version. You need the full version for updates.

03-02-2004, 09:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	I don't like Spysweeper. It not only requires a paid version for updates but it runs at least three memory resident applications at boot. I don't need an application running on my computer to make sure someone doesn't switch my home page. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

03-03-2004, 01:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	I used spysweeper and it caused some major bloatage and took forever to finish up. 2.4 P4 533, 512 PC2100. Shouldn't have been a problem with a normal program, but running the last stages of this program, quarantine and total removal took way more real and processing time than I like to dedicate to a simple spyware remover. To its benefit though, it did get rid of some stuff that adaware, spybot and spyware blaster have let slip through the cracks. Too much bloat and having to pay for updates for a program that seriously slows down good systems is just too high a price for me. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

03-03-2004, 04:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	I ran it, and it found a few minor things that nothing else picked up (cookies, IIRC), but like others said, its bloated and requires payment for definition updates. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato