Spyware Guard .....Updates?

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Spyware Guard .....Updates?, Is Spyware Guard still effective?

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10rand View Member Profile	May 23 2005, 08:45 AM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 3-March 05 Member No.: 13,466	I have had Spyware Guard on my system for more than five months. It's been a long time since I have seen updates. Is this program still able to effectively guard my system with no recent updates? Since spyware is evolving why is it not evolving/improving or is it that good, such that it does not need any updates. Does anyone know what is going on? Thanks. -------------------- "The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from the one who does."

tg1911 View Member Profile	May 23 2005, 03:10 PM Post #2
SPAM Magnet Group: Site Admin Posts: 15,789 Joined: 6-May 04 From: SW Louisiana Member No.: 363	Taken from Wilders Security Forums (Javacool Software Forums) QUOTE LowWaterMark Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: CT, USA Posts: 8,304 QUOTE quoting: Stereo_Type link=board=34;threadid=13138;start=15#msg112632 date=1072107513]My question is, how come other spyware detection tools, like Spywareblaster and many more, update frequently, but SpywareGuard hardly ever updates? Hi Stereo_Type, The reason for less frequent updates with SpywareGuard is that it doesn't need to update as frequently. Much of its detection abilities are heuristics in nature. They work for many of the newer versions of spyware installers even without adding "signatures" for them. An update is made when there are new items coming out that are not detected that way. SpywareBlaster's protections are all specific - target for target with no heuristics. It must be updated to stay on top of any new spyware items. -------------------- Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. . Become a BleepingComputer fan: Facebook

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