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Spywarebot has found 5502 problems on my PC!

Norman-B
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I have just done a check with Spywarebot and it found 5502 problems. Now, I ran Adaware and Spybot just before the Spywarebot check and they found less than 5!
Spywarebot costs $20 or so and I wonder if I should buy it? Any advice welcomed.

Thanks

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    Norman-B wrote: »
    I have just done a check with Spywarebot and it found 5502 problems. Now, I ran Adaware and Spybot just before the Spywarebot check and they found less than 5!
    Spywarebot costs $20 or so and I wonder if I should buy it? Any advice welcomed.

    Thanks

    No, don't waste your money!
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • bat999
    bat999 Posts: 1,951 Forumite
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    Sounds like a bargain.
    0.36 cents per problem.
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
  • Norman-B
    Norman-B Posts: 1,638 Forumite
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    espresso wrote: »
    No, don't waste your money!

    Do I just ignore the 5502 "problems"? Thanks for the reply.
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    Norman-B wrote: »
    Do I just ignore the 5502 "problems"? Thanks for the reply.

    Yes put your trust in Adaware and Spybot and ignore the hard sell.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • LuciferTDark
    LuciferTDark Posts: 1,525 Forumite
    Norman it's seriously a big con to get you to buy their software, once you buy the "full" version it'll magically not be able to find any of the problems you've been told about.
    Winnings :D
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  • Reluctant_spender
    Reluctant_spender Posts: 2,785 Forumite
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    As mentioned above rogue software, see here - https://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
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