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Started 16 years ago by k8UndeadFox
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k8UndeadFox
Member

FREE - PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 5.5 Starter Edition (free updates for life)

Copy paste and *edit* the following (don't include the first opening bracket)
(http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=534191&da=y

K8

Posted 16 years ago #
funkymom
Member

can anyone give me a little more info about this?
i have just enough computer knowledge to be very dangerous to my computer, so i would like to know if this would be helpful or if i would be able to use it safely and properly.
:D
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oh yeah, thanks k8.

Posted 16 years ago #
copmom
Member

funkymom.. here's their web site so you can check it out:
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

Posted 16 years ago #
Robert
StrayCat

Funky

I don't wanna spoil the party, but this is a 'starter' edition.
It still is a useful program but some nice features are left out.

:)

Posted 16 years ago #
Buckleysmom
Member

Funky.....All I can tell you is hubby uses Spyware Dr after he runs everything else because it's very good at finding stuff the others missed.

Posted 16 years ago #
BuBBy
Teh adnim

uses Spyware Dr after he runs everything else because it's very good at finding stuff the others missed.

A rhetorical question - If it is that good, why does he run it last, instead of first? Perhaps he could avoid running the other scans. :)

Posted 16 years ago #
funkymom
Member

thanks everyone- i'm going to check it out.

Posted 16 years ago #
copmom
Member

Good thought BuBBy.. I've been running a few things tonight, like Ad-aware, and A-2 squared, but think I'll run spyware doctor now. Each one seems to find different things.

Posted 16 years ago #
CreamyPretzel
Member

Funky,

I use PC Tools Spyware Doctor and have for at least a year. It seems to work well for me. If anything, I would call it "over-sensitive", which I believe to be a better characteristic than not sensitive enough. I've never had any problems with it either.

Posted 16 years ago #
bluhoteyes
Member

I use pc-cillin antivirus program and it has all those features included :)

Posted 16 years ago #
sukibabe
Games Junkie

I still use Spybot: Search & Destroy on 2 PC's.

The only thing I don't like about Spyware Doc that I run on my 3rd machine (that I'm unable to run Spybot on) is that it doesn't break things down individually!
Dan, your right, it is over-sensitive! It tends to make you think your really infected with all its HIGH ratings!

I am at a loss as to why I can't run Spybot on that machine!
I had it on all 3 of my PC's, then I did a trial of Trend Micro(which told me I had to take spybot off?), didn't like Trend and took it off, was able to put Spybot back on 2, but not on the 3rd?

Will have to get into it and see if there is a leftover from Trend Micro,lol!

Suki

P.S. You can also just install the trial of Spyware Doctor and when you go to take it off they will offer it Free with the Google Pack, minus the Onquard feature.

Posted 16 years ago #
k8UndeadFox
Member

Suki... and minus the anti-virus :(

K8

Posted 16 years ago #
sukibabe
Games Junkie

OK K8

What am I paying for when I have McAfee? I thought that was my Virus protection!

I only use Spybot and SpyDoc for pups.....and for BuBBy,lol,(McAfee for)my site advisor!!!!!!!

Suki

Posted 16 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Sorry, that I come so late to this party with my question, does this tool - SpywareDoc with antivirus - match with Mr. Kaspersky ?
I have Kaspersky Antivirus, and Spybot, and Mamutu, and scan additional with Ad-Aware. I would like the Doc. only for some visitations not for permanent observation. But I saw that the prog comes in one exe.file and I don't dare to install it; won't mess my system up - more than it already is. Weird again...

Posted 16 years ago #
Robert
StrayCat

Hi Graylox,

You already seem to have enough ammo to blow up a (cyber)castle.Lol.
I would advise you not to install this program.

But I sure would give it a try on a freshly installed OS..
(thanks K8)

Posted 16 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Thanks Robert, I'm not really paranoiac, but "Doctor" sounds much more respectable than "...bot" or "...aware"; and he may have the one pill against all cyber illnesses
As long as I don't get the Forbidden Fruits... ;-)

Thanks K8

Posted 16 years ago #
k8UndeadFox
Member

Suki - it's just that it appeared that you were comparing the free version (with Google) of Spyware Doctor with the one that's being given away... "P.S. You can also just install the trial of Spyware Doctor and when you go to take it off they will offer it Free with the Google Pack, minus the Onquard feature." ... so I was just reminding *everyone* that the free version does not contain Anti-Virus.

K8

Posted 16 years ago #
sukibabe
Games Junkie

Thanks K8

graylox, I don't have Kasperky. but I was able to put SpyBot back on the one machine, just had to move its path.
Then I ran a Full Scan with Spybot. Then I ran SpyDoctor. The sensitivity of the issues with it were very low(all came up as very low problems)!
However, SpyDoctor came up with this: Threat Level info PUAs
Description: A Potentially unwanted Adaware program that could be used to Display Various Pop-up Advertisements.
"The threat is also known as: Win32.180Solutions.ay [Kasperkey] Hotbar.SpamBlockerUtility"

Now as far as I know I don't have Kasperkey on that machine, or any others! I never installed it!

K8, what is up with that????? Is this the same version: http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/google_pack/

My version on the 3rd machine is V5.5.0.204

Suki

Posted 15 years ago #
k8UndeadFox
Member

Unfortunately they are not the same - they are both 'Starter Editions' but the Google one doesn't contain the Anti-virus.

K8

Posted 15 years ago #
Paulga
Member

Sukibabe, i could be wrong but perhaps Spyware Doctor has the engine as they say,
from Kasperskey ? i posted Spyware Doctor Starter Edition about a month ago as offered
Free from the following link http://www.vnunet.com/ however they no longer offer it,
but if you click the link and type it in the search they give a big description. Funkeymom have a look at that link ! Oh the same link is now offering Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Paulga

Posted 15 years ago #
sukibabe
Games Junkie

K8

Could you insert that link here? I get page cannot be found!

I think I am able to get 1 out of 100 copy & paste jobs done right,lol!

Must be the Osteo-Arthritis in my mouse fingers, lmao!

Paulga: Yes I remember visiting that link you posted, but didn't notice the difference between that one and Google Packs. The link I provided above doesn't even show Anti-Virus as an option with their paid version, unless my glasses are that dirty,lol!

Thanks, Suki

Posted 15 years ago #
Paulga
Member

Spyware Doctor With Anti Virus 5.5.0,212 paid version
Spyware Doctor with Spyware Application 5.5.0.212 paid version
Spyware Doctor With Anti Virus 5.5 Full Commercial free
Spyware Doctor Starter Edition Without Anti virus free ( its also 5.5 ) full commercial

the mind boggles the more i read of spyware Doctor, ......and the Google pack version is
with no real time or virus protection.............but its good !

Paulga

Posted 15 years ago #
sukibabe
Games Junkie

K8
Tried it again on my Desktop, this time I got a text document?

Suki

Posted 15 years ago #
guest32
Member

Spyware doctor= great AV/AS program. I used the starters edition from the google pack http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html?hl=en&gl=us&utm_source=en_US-et-more&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=en_US , and now my computer is free of viruses mostly ;) and it got the highest rating on PCworld for anti-spyware!

Posted 15 years ago #
k8UndeadFox
Member

Suki - read the instructions in the text document you downloaded.

Posted 15 years ago #

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