AntiSpyware Programs - No Processes

manjuice · 9 Dec 2007 at 13:14

Apart from S&D, are there any other antispyware programs that don't have any processes running when the program is not in use. I only want an on-demand scanner.
Thanks

GSDog · 9 Dec 2007 at 23:08

SUPERAntiSpyware (If you disable it to start with Windows)
A-Squared free (This does have a process running, but it only uses very l ittle memory. However, you can disable the process from starting with Windows by changing the service to "manual" (go to Start > control panel > administrative tools > services > then look for a-squared and change the service to manual).

SUPERAntiSpyware looks kind of cheap and almost like one of those rouge antispyware programs, but infact it is extremely good and has excellent detection and removal rates. Their developer is always on the Wilderssecurity forum helping people and adding new definitions, fixing things, etc.

MarcLister · 9 Dec 2007 at 23:22

Lavasoft's Ad-aware SE? The old version I mean. Just a process that runs when you run Ad-aware. The new one runs services in the background.

manjuice · 9 Dec 2007 at 23:40

MarcLister said:
Lavasoft's Ad-aware SE? The old version I mean. Just a process that runs when you run Ad-aware. The new one runs services in the background.

I thought you could no longer update with the old Ad-aware...

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Thanks Zildjian, i'll look into it.

MarcLister · 10 Dec 2007 at 10:45

tchan_4 said:
I thought you could no longer update with the old Ad-aware...

I couldn't say for sure, I don't use it anymore. It was just a suggestion. Sucks if it is true.

valve90210 · 10 Dec 2007 at 12:05

I still use the old one and thankfully it still seems to be updating fine. Don't want to have to switch to the new one which has stuff running all the time!!!

Valve

MarcLister · 10 Dec 2007 at 12:06

valve90210 said:
I still use the old one and thankfully it still seems to be updating fine. Don't want to have to switch to the new one which has stuff running all the time!!!