Attached Link: http://windowssecrets.com/comp/050929/

In reviews of anti-spyware products, a few things always come out:

One is that no one product does the job all by itself. You have to run multiple products if you want coverage that's as complete as possible. But even that's not complete protection - its just around 80% or so.

The linked anti-spyware article is from the great Windows Secrets newsletter, and dates form September of '05 so it's fairly recent. There are some good links in it to other studies & reviews that were done on rating anti-spyware. This market has changed a lot recently, so if you are still using Lavasoft + SpyBot because they're both free and they USED to be what everybody used, you might want to take another look.

One thing that's VERY important to note: Although Microsoft Anti-Spyware is generally regarded as doing a good job, Microsoft has crippled it's ability to detect programs installed by M$ "partners" - noteworthy firms that include Claria (formerly Gator), WhenU and 180Solutions. These guys are some of the BIGGEST spyware vendors out there! So don't expect Gates' team to cover your butt when somebody else is sticking money in their back pockets.

• Jimdoria ~@>@

Message edited on: 01/30/2006 13:52

• Jimdoria  ~@>@