Yes, they are different.  Yes, you should run both.

SpyBot takes bad things off of your machine.
When you update SpyBot, which you should do everytime before you run it 
(pointless to run it with out-of-date spyware definitions,  you should also 
click "Immunize" (twice) after updating your spyware database.

Spywareblaster stops bad things from being put onto your PC.
Spywareblaster itself is free and you can update spyware definitions 
manually if you choose.  It runs on it own (from msconfig Startup), you 
don't have to run it manually.  It is $9.95 to subscribe for a year's worth 
of autoupdates, so that you always have the most current spyware definitions 
(it checks for updates each time you boot up).  I think it is well worth it, 
but you can certainly manually check for updates once a week or even once a 
month by opening the program and clicking "updates" on the left and then 
downloading & then applying the updates.  Then you should click "enable all 
protections."    Also, check the tabs across the top and enable internet 
explorer, etc.  protections also.   Put checkmarks everywhere as you go to 
enable all protections.  If you use ZoneAlarm and have LOCKED the HOSTS file 
(which you should), then you can't use the Hosts file item in 
Spywareblaster.  You might want to unlock the hosts file in ZoneAlarm, let 
Spywareblaster save a copy once, and then Lock it in ZoneAlarm again 
afterward.  You can make a "System Snapshot" in Spywareblaster, but frankly 
I don't know what to use it for - maybe someone else could tell you that.

---AnnaSummers


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Schroeder" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Virus, Trojan or what.


Is Spyware Blaster different than Spybot Search & Destroy?  I currently run
Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D occassionally to clean my machine and was wondering
if it would be worth my while to use Spyware Blaster also.  I also use AVG
as for my anti-virus protection.   TIA,  Dave Schroeder



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