Mike.N Posted March 17, 2009 ID:65212 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hi, This is probably the most stupid question you've had on the forum B) , but I have been using Malwarebytes for about 4 months now and from day one up until this evening it has not found one bit of malware. Now I know this should be good news, but I also use Spybot and AD-Adware and although they do not find much, they do find one or two bits every now and again, especialy the first time I ran them.So my question is, is this normal or should I play about with the settings?Don't all shoot me down at once. CheersMike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrobrandino Posted March 17, 2009 ID:65241 Share Posted March 17, 2009 The only stupid question is one not asked B)That seems normal to me. Malwarebytes was designed to catch specific infections, and to do it in a specific way.Spybot and Ad-Aware always catch little things... Malwarebytes wont because it is looking for certain things...kind of like a bounty hunter...It only hunts things it is supposed to. Everything else is a waste of its time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TeMerc Posted March 17, 2009 Staff ID:65248 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'd be wiling to bet most of what Ad-Aware & Spybot find are cookies? If so, MBAM does not scan for cookies. They are simple text files and thus cannot harm your computer. We figure it's best to scan for the important stuff as opposed to pad our detection database with text files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrobrandino Posted March 17, 2009 ID:65262 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Spybot and Ad-Aware always catch little thingsI'd be wiling to bet most of what Ad-Aware & Spybot find are cookies? If so, MBAM does not scan for cookies. They are simple text files and thus cannot harm your computer. We figure it's best to scan for the important stuff as opposed to pad our detection database with text files.LOL That's what I meant...only in more detail B) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TeMerc Posted March 18, 2009 Staff ID:65430 Share Posted March 18, 2009 LOL That's what I meant...only in more detail B)I think it's important for users to know that fact. People panic as it is when they see some things and cookies are just nothing to ever worry about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.N Posted March 18, 2009 Author ID:65519 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I think it's important for users to know that fact. People panic as it is when they see some things and cookies are just nothing to ever worry about.Thanks guys, I thought I had nohing to worry about, but you read about so many horror stories (ID theft, trojans etc), and that we have to protect our pc's, so I just wanted to check that everything is working as it should.CheersMike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrobrandino Posted March 18, 2009 ID:65550 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Its good that you are alert Mike. If you ever do notice something amiss and you cant remove it, you know where to come B) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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