On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 17:55:27 -0700 (PDT), Richard Fangnail
<richardfangnail@excite.com> wrote:

> There was a time when users had an antivirus and an antispyware. Do
> you think antivirus programs TODAY cover both things?


No they don't.


> I used to have Spybot and then Lavasoft (Ad-Aware). They were okay
> although they never found anything. When I upgraded my Kaspersky this
> April, it FORCED me to remove these two spywares and all their
> remnants.
>
> If it's helpful to have an "antispyware" program, what do you
> recommend?


It's more than helpful; it's practically required.

Two points:

1. The best free anti-spyware program, and it's excellent, is
Anti-Malware, by MalwareBytes. Get it at
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

2. In my view, no anti-spyware program is perfect, so no single
anti-spyware program is sufficient for protection. You should run at
least two. The second best is SuperAntiSpyware. Get it at
http://www.superantispyware.com/

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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