Over the weekend, I install 5 copies of XP Pro on VM Ware 5 with no service packs, no updates, no other software but whatever comes with XP, no AV, no FW. I downloaded 5 different versions of spyware software:
Ad Aware SE 6 Personal Updated
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 Updated
Microsoft Anti Spyware Updated
Webroot Updated
Xoft Spy Updated
Each copy of XP had 1 each of those programs
I went to all the warez sites I know if, serialz, etc and downloaded every popup that I saw, every trial offer, you name it, it let it install. I was on the net for 5 minutes and got hammered with spyware, trojans, etc. I wanted to see which spyware would clean my system the best. Out of all the spyware programs, Microsofts did the best for removing a lot of spyware, but not all. The worst was Webroot and Xoftspy. With that in mind, Microsoft is the best in my opinion. I rebooted in safemode and Microsoft Removed about 90% of spyware, but I was still infected. The other programs were ok, you can see them fighting with the programs, watching the desktop change back in forth, back in forth, but the spyware won. Microsofts side left the desktop limegreen, instead on black border with a red box in the middle telling you to download software, the other 4 installs were hosed. You all should try this yourself. I was going to post a hijackthis log but forgot to save the log so I could show you all what I had. It was a mess. Anyone ever done this before?
Update:
I used the rest in safemode, they removed some more but nothing like Microsoft, Spybot was second.
Ad Aware SE 6 Personal Updated
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 Updated
Microsoft Anti Spyware Updated
Webroot Updated
Xoft Spy Updated
Each copy of XP had 1 each of those programs
I went to all the warez sites I know if, serialz, etc and downloaded every popup that I saw, every trial offer, you name it, it let it install. I was on the net for 5 minutes and got hammered with spyware, trojans, etc. I wanted to see which spyware would clean my system the best. Out of all the spyware programs, Microsofts did the best for removing a lot of spyware, but not all. The worst was Webroot and Xoftspy. With that in mind, Microsoft is the best in my opinion. I rebooted in safemode and Microsoft Removed about 90% of spyware, but I was still infected. The other programs were ok, you can see them fighting with the programs, watching the desktop change back in forth, back in forth, but the spyware won. Microsofts side left the desktop limegreen, instead on black border with a red box in the middle telling you to download software, the other 4 installs were hosed. You all should try this yourself. I was going to post a hijackthis log but forgot to save the log so I could show you all what I had. It was a mess. Anyone ever done this before?
Update:
I used the rest in safemode, they removed some more but nothing like Microsoft, Spybot was second.