Best spyware program

[Empulse]

Most of the indentified objects were cookies.. Only one real threat, a Trojan.

[burningrave101]

I've been testing out SUPERAntiSpyware free edition and it seems to work pretty well.

http://www.superantispyware.com/

[Element]

I use spybot S&D and adaware. They're good enough for me.

*b00m h34dsh0t*

[donka]

I use Spyware Terminator because it doesn't take too much system resources,it's easy to use and it has real time protection.And it is freeware,what is important to me.Program gets the updates of a small packages of new definitions every couple of days.

Spyware Terminator gets my vote too - free, well updated and real time protection. It has good options but is easy to use and light on resources.

[usapatriot]

Currently I do not have any anti-virus or anti-spyware for maxium performance on my computer and I can tell you as long as your are decently cautious about what you are doing and what you are clicking on you are pretty safe.

Personally I have never been infected with spyware or a virus without knowing in the back of my head that what I was doing had a possibility of contracting some type of malware.

[benlg]

Spywareblaster works well for me.

[LFC]

A word of warning about using the modified hosts file

Forget spywareblaster or other such programs. The hosts file is king. I was wondering why I couldn't access certain sites via Quidco (its a cashback site). Turns out that "tradedoubler" cookie had to be deleted from hosts file. Allowing it via spywareblaster didn't do it

Signed
Happy-again DVD buyer

[niGht kiD]

Do we need to run those anti-spyware on start-up?

[System64]

Do we need to run those anti-spyware on start-up?

Run them weekly. If you run on startup, then your computer's "boot-to-desktop" time will slow down

I realize that this thread is really old.