From: "Rich Gauszka" 

 That's what I use Antispyware for - the  live monitoring. I also scan
regularly with Ad-aware  and just every now and then with SpyBotS&D


"Robert Comer"  wrote in
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>> MS recently purchased the Antispyware product from Giant. I wouldn't rule
>> it out just because it's from MS.
>
> It's not bad, but it's got a ways to go to get up to the level of Adaware
> for offline scans.  I kind of like the live monitoring of the MS
> product...
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:4213a810{at}w3.nls.net...
>> MS recently purchased the Antispyware product from Giant. I wouldn't rule
>> it out just because it's from MS.
>> I tend to use Antispyware, Ad-aware, SpybotS&D at times just to keep my
>> paranoia on spyware in check. I had been using  PestPatrol but the
>> install of TrendMicro's antivirus software dealt a blow to that as
>> somehow the initial antivirus scan from the TrendMicro cd flagged some
>> PestPatrol files as a virus and removed them.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Chris"  wrote in message
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>>> Thanks for the suggestion.  As for the motherboard, it's an Asus A7V266E
>>> motherboard that I have not recently performed any BIOS upgrades on.
>>>
>>> Sorry, I can't bring myself to actually use a MS product to remove
>>> spyware, given their already proven-poor track record for security.
>>>
>>> The computer has SP2 on it.  I'll check the mobo drivers too.
>>>
>>> Thanks again,
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> Hrvoje Mesing wrote:
>>>> "Chris"  wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>>Another good suggestion.  I *think* I turned off the
automatic reboots
>>>>>(75% sure) but I'll double check that, too, when I get
home, after I
>>>>>restore the backup.
>>>>>
>>>>>Also, any ideas for other spyware-detection/removal
programs out there
>>>>>besides Ad-Aware and Spybot?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> You can try MS antispyware, then again, nice softW. is
Pest Control (I
>>>> think MS bought them but they push their own) which is working quite
>>>> ok.
>>>> I asked 'bout the chipset because maybe it's an VIA (which
is base for
>>>> AMD too) and maybe You should update Your chipset drivers (known
>>>> problems with shutdown).
>>>> Also, if not using SP2 on XP then You could try xpmanager
(ver. 4.8* is
>>>> out now) which have an repair option know as: "Repair
Windows wont
>>>> shutdown" or something like that :)
>>>> It's free for 15 days, so ... :p
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> M.
>>
>>
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