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In my experience, NOD32 does a much better job of blocking spyware before it is installed than SAV10. We do nightly scans with Spybot S&D. You can setup a scheduled task to do this very easily. The command line switches are all in the help system. If you pay for Ad-Aware SE Plus, you can do the same. It makes a world of difference. Erik Peter J Murray wrote: > NOD32 picks up most spyware, as does SAV10. With Firefox in use a lot > here (it really makes a difference), we really don't have much of a > spyware problem, but when we do, I use Ad-Aware and Spybot (with > Ad-Aware, it's important to boot into safe mode and do a full system > scan, it finds much more in full scan mode). I've also found that a > little bit of education (such as avoiding certain websites and not > installing things) helps a lot. > > PM > > Richard Wiggins wrote: >> Do any of you now regard any anti-virus products or suites as >> sufficient for anti-spyware purposes? >> >> The most recent reading I have on what folks in NAG and on the Net say >> is that you need a specialized anti-spyware tool (on Windows >> computers) and that it's best to use two tools at once. >> >> Now the anti-virus vendors are offering anti-spyware components. >> Would you still advise users of these updated products to use an >> anti-spyware tool as well? >> >> I notice that Webroot's SpySweeper appears to be moving from a >> freeware tool with for-pay enhanced version, to purely commercial. >> What are you advising your users? >> >> Thanks, >> >> /rich > -- Erik Selke Information Technologist Department of Sociology 316 Berkey Hall Michigan State University [log in to unmask] (517) 353-1804