Re: Malware & Spyware

From	felix <me@nothere.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Malware & Spyware
Date	2016-05-22 12:55 +1000
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On 22-May-2016 11:11 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> felix <me@nothere.invalid> wrote:
>> On 21-May-2016 10:19 PM, SolomonW wrote:
>>> On Sat, 21 May 2016 19:43:06 +1000, felix wrote:
>>>
>>>> Been doing a bit of PC cleanup. I have Kaspersky Internet Security
>>>> installed and it has not detected any problems. I also have MalwareBytes
>>>> and it has not detected any problems either. I have just installed
>>>> SpyHunter and ran it, and it has found heaps of stuff, including a
>>>> trojan dialer. so far it's listed 202 'infections' and still running.
>>>> what gives??!! why is it finding stuff and the others didn't?!
>>> To get you to buy the product.
>> That's what I'm thinking. it's a con, and finding stuff that isn't
>> really spyware or malware. either that or it's SO much better than
>> everything else. I did a full scan with Kaspersky overnight and it found
>> nothing. still I'm a little concerned
> Yep, probably. A lot of these anti-virus programs behave almost like
> viruses themselves (and of course, some are).

which ones are?

>
> Frankly, if you're running three virus programs on the same PC,

I'm not. I'm only running Kaspersky. I just installed and ran the others 
to see what they could find, if anything. they are spyware/malware 
programs not AV. I wont be having them running. I'll just scan with them 
periodically and use them to remove anything they find.

> then
> any slow performance is most likely due to them, rather than any
> infection. You've been listening to Petzl's advise too much.
>


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Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-21 19:43 +1000
  Re: Malware & Spyware Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-21 21:31 +1000
    Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-21 22:27 +1000
      Re: Malware & Spyware Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-05-21 23:50 +1000
      Re: Malware & Spyware Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-22 10:09 +1000
        Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-22 11:03 +1000
  Re: Malware & Spyware SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2016-05-21 22:19 +1000
    Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-22 11:01 +1000
      Re: Malware & Spyware not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-05-22 01:11 +0000
        Re: Malware & Spyware Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-22 11:19 +1000
        Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-22 12:55 +1000
          Re: Malware & Spyware Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2016-05-23 23:16 +0000
            Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-24 12:23 +1000
              Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-24 12:27 +1000
              Re: Malware & Spyware not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-05-24 23:13 +0000
                Re: Malware & Spyware Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2016-05-24 23:53 +0000
              Re: Malware & Spyware Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-05-26 10:26 +0000
                Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-26 23:31 +1000
                Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-26 23:34 +1000
                Re: Malware & Spyware not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-05-26 23:16 +0000
                Re: Malware & Spyware Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-27 11:02 +1000
                Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-28 00:44 +1000
                Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-28 00:38 +1000
                Re: Malware & Spyware not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-05-28 00:10 +0000
  Re: Malware & Spyware "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-22 13:08 +1000
    Re: Malware & Spyware Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-22 13:22 +1000
    Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-22 23:21 +1000
      Re: Malware & Spyware Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 06:06 +1000
        Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-23 13:17 +1000
          Re: Malware & Spyware Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 16:41 +1000
            Re: Malware & Spyware felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-23 19:22 +1000
  Re: Malware & Spyware Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A> - 2016-05-25 04:43 +1000

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