Has anybody used this? I just downloaded the eval version from here
http://www.pestpatrol.com/downloads/eval/download.asp and it found a gang of
stuff both Adaware and Spybot missed.
It looks pretty good so far detection wise. If any one has tried it let me
know how you like it. You can't delete or quarantine anything with eval
version so it is safe to try. The main site is here
http://www.safersite.com/

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Looks bad. I could not test the removal feature because it is only the
evaluation version, The article said it missed some. There was no problem
with the install or running it and they tested ver 4.1 and mine is 4.3 maybe
a bug fix.

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"pcbutts1" <pcbutts1@yawhoo.com> wrote in message
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If you decide to buy it exclude your favorites folder from the scan.
The newest update considers them as an item you may want to remove.
Don't get Rid of Adware, sometimes it gets what PP misses, but that
doesn't happen to often! PP cookiePatrol is an awesome feature also.
Support is good too

JD.

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I agree with Mike, it's a PIA.


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The only problem with the PCmag evaluation linked to below is that it was done in August 2003. Spyware is such a fluid problem that the results of such tests could be totally different if conducted this month. What I'm finding is that it takes a constant vigil to keep up with the changing nature of spyware along with the use of several tools to get rid of it. Given that, I think it is best at this point to not pay for something when the free tools in combination will help you out. I use a combo of ad-aware, spybot, hijackthis, cw shredder and WinPatrol. I'm pretty sure all of these tools are available from http://www.spywareinfo.com which I visit regularly. The forums there are a good source of identifying new spyware and the problems they cause. Lastly, my prediction is that within a year or two the virus companies are going to be the prevailing source for dealing with this problem by integrating it into their virus software. They are starting to now, but it will take a year or two before they get effective at it.

Spider
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1

That's what we are doing now, using several free ones. The problem is, where
I work, spyware is getting out of control on the users systems. Nobody
listened to me last year when I told them this could get out of hand unless
we did something about it. Now they want a more permanent solution. These
are corporate computers so the only thing license wise we could use legally
was Spybot. So I am looking for an all-in-one removal and prevention tool.
My job is now willing to purchase licenses so we can add it to our core
image. I went ahead and purchased Pest Patrol last night and it is a really
nice program and easy to configure. I am going to continue to test it for
about a week on different systems. If anyone has any other suggestions?

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"Spider" <spider1@mailandnews.com> wrote in message
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such tests could be totally different if conducted this month. What I'm
finding is that it takes a constant vigil to keep up with the changing
nature of spyware along with the use of several tools to get rid of it.
Given that, I think it is best at this point to not pay for something when
the free tools in combination will help you out. I use a combo of ad-aware,
spybot, hijackthis, cw shredder and WinPatrol. I'm pretty sure all of these
tools are available from http://www.spywareinfo.com which I visit regularly.
The forums there are a good source of identifying new spyware and the
problems they cause. Lastly, my prediction is that within a year or two the
virus companies are going to be the prevailing source for dealing with this
problem by integrating it into their virus software. They are starting to
now, but it will take a year or two before they get effective at it.

I know what you mean, we have the same problem at my company. Spybot's license agreement is clear that it is free so we also have been using that, but we do not want to put it on the user's pc for them to handle on their own. We looked at Pest Patrol along with a few other commercial ones. Pest Control does have a corporate solution that will work from a server and allows for remote scan's and maintenance, but the problem with that one is the extensive scripts that need to be written along with the maintenance of the system so it is not a good solution for us. We also realized as we were evaluating the software and dealing with the present problem that this is going to continue to be a support issue. There is no software out there that will effectivily prevent the installation of spyware. Combine that with the fact that all remove tools require some knowledge of what is being removed, we decided not to include any of the tools on the corporate image. As much as we would like to rid ourselves of the problem, we are continuing with the support calls to assist in the removal. It is this very reason, (the corporate world and the problem spyware is causing with support) that I am predicting the virus companies as being the "savior" with products that will really help the corporate world resolve this huge and exploding problem. But, like I said, this is probably a year or two down the road.

Spider
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1

Symantec 2004 is supposed to have that feature. A co worker has installed it
for testing. We will compare them. Thanks for that info.

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"Spider" <spider1@mailandnews.com> wrote in message
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but we do not want to put it on the user's pc for them to handle on their
own. We looked at Pest Patrol along with a few other commercial ones. Pest
Control does have a corporate solution that will work from a server and
allows for remote scan's and maintenance, but the problem with that one is
the extensive scripts that need to be written along with the maintenance of
the system so it is not a good solution for us. We also realized as we were
evaluating the software and dealing with the present problem that this is
going to continue to be a support issue. There is no software out there
that will effectivily prevent the installation of spyware. Combine that
with the fact that all remove tools require some knowledge of what is being
removed, we decided not to include any of the tools on the corporate image.
As much as we would like to rid ourselves of the problem, we are continuing
with the support calls to assist in the removal. It is this very reason,
(the corporate world and the problem spyware is causing with support) that I
am predicting the virus companies as being the "savior" with products that
will really help the corporate world resolve this huge and exploding
problem. But, like I said, this is probably a year or two down the road.

I'd be interested in hearing how Symantec does. We use Trend Office Scan at the home office and Trend Internet Security at our branches. Trend has also incorporated a spyware pattern file into their product. Problem is the pattern file only works on a very few spyware products and they have not been able to provide us with any instructions on how to test the effectivness of what it does guard against. It's a start though, they'll get it up to snuff one of these days...

Spider
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1

I'll post a follow up in a few weeks.

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"Spider" <spider1@mailandnews.com> wrote in message
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also incorporated a spyware pattern file into their product. Problem is the
pattern file only works on a very few spyware products and they have not
been able to provide us with any instructions on how to test the
effectivness of what it does guard against. It's a start though, they'll
get it up to snuff one of these days...