7 replies to this topic

[lenny323]

using xp home edition on new dell 4600, 6 weeks old. set for 3 users; all have admim. priviledges

using norton av 2004, adaware, spybot 1.3, & spyblaster.

having some spyware problems, & i've been scanning. it seems that if i scan each user seperately, different items are found on each user, in the adaware & spybot. i also had to configure spyblaster in each user. then what comes to mind is what about cwshredder?

should seperate scans be performed from each users desktop?

thank you, len kiesling

[thyme]

Hi lenny323

There are 4 users on our computer (xp), and i have to run spybot,cwshredder on each desktop. The only thing i don't do seperatley is my norton av. I dont think there is any way round this. Is good practise here for everyone to keep their desktops clean.

[jasper]

I never thought about doing separate scans on different accounts. 3 on my PC, and Ad-Aware finds problems across the board not just mine, I will try this and see if it makes a difference. I had to configure spywareblaster on the other accounts though.

[jasper]

Thank you Lenny 323 for the suggestion, I ran Spybot on the other settings. And sure enough the bugs were their, not now though.
That is what I like about this site, the small but crucial gems of info that get handed around.

[Tuxedo Jack]

I don't think you should need it for separate acounts unless they're not running with root. If Ad-Aware runs as root, it sees all, knows all, and can kill all, so it shouldn't have issues with NTFS file permissions.

[jasper]

I was surprised by Lenny's suggestion, as Ad-Aware scans everything I assumed Spybot would. But is it possible to make it do that?
PS. Tuxedo Jack why only consider suing Outhost for their strain of CWS. Shooting might be a better solution, they might all get the message then, I suppose that might be a bit extreme though.

[Tuxedo Jack]

Spybot may handle NTFS permissions differently than Ad-Aware; I don't know about that. If it does, that's something to consider asking PepiMK to check on redoing for 1.4.

And I only want to sue because that'll drag the rats into the sunlight and expose their unethical practices.

[cnm]

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