Richard Urban wrote:
Quote:
> I have done the following on my main computer. I have left Windows
> Defender enabled. I installed SpySweeper. I then set SpySweeper to NOT
> automatically start with Windows. I update it and manually run it for a
> scan about every 5 days. Then I shut it down till the next scan.
>
That's interesting, Richard. I don't shut down SpySweeper ever, except
when I'm installing something. Why? Because SpySweeper has real time
scanners that do help in ways that others don't.
About 5 years ago, I was running Windows ME (ugh) on my computer, with
Norton AV, and I got a Virus in an attachment that came from an
otherwise trusted source. The Virus was brand new and Norton didn't see
it, but the instant I opened that attachment SpySweeper shot rockets in
the air alerting me that something serious was wrong. It actually gave
first notification of a virus! The reason of course is that SpySweeper
monitors changes to the system, no matter what the cause. I became a
loyal fan at that point.
--
Dave T.
Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.