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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #150 on: April 21, 2011, 05:35:17 PM »
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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #151 on: April 22, 2011, 12:26:58 AM »
I just ran my first scan using the latest build and in the 45 min.
that it took to do a quick scan, it found 3 false positives (which I reported)
and 109 tracking cookies.   :o
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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #152 on: April 22, 2011, 12:34:00 AM »
I just ran my first scan using the latest build and in the 45 min.
that it took to do a quick scan, it found 3 false positives (which I reported)
and 109 tracking cookies.   :o
That's why I gave up on SUPERAntiSpyware and have MBAM.
MBAM does a Quick scan in less than 5 minutes and does not detect any cookies nor false positives.  8)

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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #153 on: April 22, 2011, 12:35:19 AM »
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MBAM does a Quick scan in less than 5 minutes and does not detect any cookies nor false positives.
you can turn off the cookie scan   ;)

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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #154 on: April 22, 2011, 12:48:12 AM »
after reading this topic and posts of SUPERAntiSpy I decided to test SUPERAntiSpyware service more technically.

I tested Free version in a Windows 7 (32Bit) Machine.
I watched activity of SUPERAntiSpyware and it's background service:
With the options in Hijack Protection enabled it was working crazy every second to read the 2 keys in registry to see if Home Page is changed or not. But after disabling them, SUPERAntiSpyware is totally idle and has no activity at all and can be ignored.
Even activity of FingerPrinter reader (driver) in my laptop is more than SAS. SAS Drivers had no impact at all (yet it could be better if Portable Version did not use them)
Quick Scan took 10 minutes, found 89 cookies and 2 FPs.
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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #155 on: April 22, 2011, 12:51:05 AM »
...and does not detect any cookies nor false positives.  8)
To me MBAM has lots of FPs in both IP and File/System guards. :(
« Last Edit: April 22, 2011, 12:59:40 AM by Omid Farhang »
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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #156 on: April 22, 2011, 12:51:43 AM »
Looks like Dman was right on.

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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #157 on: April 22, 2011, 01:10:02 AM »
...and does not detect any cookies nor false positives.  8)
To me MBAM has lots of FPs in both IP and File/System guards. :(

I have had more FPs in MBAM than SAS, considering MBAM doesn't check for cookies it is no surprise it doesn't find/detect any. On my XP Pro system, I have cookies scan option disabled in SAS Pro, personally I feel that should be the default option and let those of a paranoid sensitivity enable it.

I only have MBAM free on-demand on my XP system but MBAM pro on my win7 netbook, not a peep out of it on IP checking, which isn't a surprise.
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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #158 on: April 22, 2011, 01:19:46 AM »
...and does not detect any cookies nor false positives.  8)
To me MBAM has lots of FPs in both IP and File/System guards. :(
Never a peep for me!  8)
But then I don't use Avira.  ;)

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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #159 on: April 22, 2011, 01:22:05 AM »
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......not a peep out of it on IP checking, which isn't a surprise......
if you try entering the adresses posted by Polonus....it usually peep...  ;D

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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #160 on: April 22, 2011, 01:32:20 AM »
I just ran my first scan using the latest build and in the 45 min.
that it took to do a quick scan, it found 3 false positives (which I reported)
and 109 tracking cookies.   :o

Can you post your scan log, I'd like to see how many items were scanned on your 45 minute quick scan - that was a quick scan right? Did you change any of the default settings?

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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #161 on: April 22, 2011, 01:33:51 AM »
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......not a peep out of it on IP checking, which isn't a surprise......
if you try entering the adresses posted by Polonus....it usually peep...  ;D

Since I'm not on my win7 netbook I only have MBAM free on this system.
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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #162 on: April 22, 2011, 01:34:14 AM »
I just ran my first scan using the latest build and in the 45 min.
that it took to do a quick scan, it found 3 false positives (which I reported)
and 109 tracking cookies.   :o
That's why I gave up on SUPERAntiSpyware and have MBAM.
MBAM does a Quick scan in less than 5 minutes and does not detect any cookies nor false positives.  8)

Our quick scan shouldn't take that long, especially in 5.0 - I'd like to see the scan logs from a long scan to see what might be happening. Also, scan time really shouldn't be a factor if a product is fixing a system when others couldn't - it seems to only be a factor to all the techs using our free edition to fix clients computers :)

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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #163 on: April 22, 2011, 01:38:23 AM »
Our quick scan shouldn't take that long...
If I connect my external hard drive Quick Scan would take near one hour as I have about 200GB of Software Archive in that (plus over 1TB of media files). I don't know why Quick Scan with all default settings scan those locations too.
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Re: SUPERAntiSpyware 5.0 limited Pre-Release
« Reply #164 on: April 22, 2011, 01:59:42 AM »
so far I like SAS the best detects way more than spybot(i know.. outdated  ;)) and has less of a footprint than ad-aware use it in combonation with malwarebytes and avast :D