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Conflicting reports(?)
Name: g1952 Date: May 12, 2004 at 07:22:13 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: 486/32MB
Comment:
Pest Patrol online scan has found keys in the registry to Swaptor, Grokster, Wurld Media, Universetoolbar, and 12 others my spyware programs have never mentioned. In my situation I can't afford Pest Patrol. I am a resident in a nursing home. Please advise on what to do.
No need to pay for Pest Patrol. Go to http://wilders.org/ and get Adaware, Spybot and Spywareblaster. Spywareguard is also available there, if it has the features you might want. Some people like it, but I do not use it, but it is worth looking at.
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Response Number 2
Name: ranchhand Date: May 12, 2004 at 11:39:54 Pacific
Reply:
Before you run those programs, be sure to first update the indexes from the programs. Without the updated indexes they are helpless. Sort of like a hi-powered rifle without any bullets. Just let them kill anything they find, nothing will harm your computer.
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