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Re: To SpiritSongs and other antitrojan and antispyware fighters
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2006, 02:58:33 AM »
 :)  Hi Tech :

     There is probably some trustworthy site to get
     antispyware detection rates, but RejZor would probably
     know . I giiggled a little when I saw your Oct 05 quote
     from PC Mag advocating Spysweeper; nowadays a Senior
     Editor of them is advocating Spycatcher on their Discussion
     forums. Got me intrigued, so I installed their free "Express"
     version; updated & ran their "through" scan and it
     "reported" I had 4 major infections, which I knew was
     false. Just to check, I ran a Windows "Search" which found
     nothing.
     I just go by the "opinion" of the webmaster on the aumha.
     net forums ( free & pay-for-it antispyware programs have
     about the same detection rates ) & spywarewarrior's
     Eric Howes on which ones are the best .
     As Bob commented. I do wonder if the recommendations
     from the various PC-related magazines are "tainted" by
     ad revenues !?
   

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Re: To SpiritSongs and other antitrojan and antispyware fighters
« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2006, 03:49:40 AM »
There is probably some trustworthy site to get antispyware detection rates, but RejZor would probably know.
Hidden skills of RejZor  ;D
Where is he?  ::)

Spysweeper ... advocating Spycatcher ... it "reported" I had 4 major infections, which I knew was false.
As Bob commented. I do wonder if the recommendations from the various PC-related magazines are "tainted" by ad revenues !?
Bob answered this problem very well...

Unfortunately most of the time that depends on who is footing (paying) the bill. :'(

Maybe there is a hope... maybe I'll find a confident source...
Antivirus comparions are more frequent and some of them reliable.
Antispyware don't  :P

Like we can trust on Alwil team, I hope they could have a 'partner' like AVG + Ewido someday  ::)
The best things in life are free.