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Browser Defender
Name: JohnO Date: November 24, 2008 at 11:15:11 Pacific OS: XP Home (SP3) CPU/Ram: Intel P4,3.0gb Product: Home built
Comment:
I have been using Spyware Doctor for about six months now, and on the 17th I noticed it was removing some of my FF bookmarks and not letting me re-install them so I contacted PC Tools tech support. I got a message back today saying that their Browser Defender had deleted the bookmarks because the websites are loaded with spyware. Here's the report they sent me re Computing.net:
I've been registered here and had the site bookmarked on various computers for about 10 years now, and never found spyware here so this new "Browser Defender" must be great, lol.
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Name: JohnO
