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This is NOT SPAM!

 

This is a new product which makes strong claims - has anyone made an

independent assessment yet? If so, what is the verdict? Thoughts welcomed.

 

Dave

 

"From Spyware to cookies to the baddest of the bad Viruses, Exterminate will

find and EXTERMINATE them all. Not only does it identify hundreds of

millions of different malware, but our scanning technology performs behavior

analysis in order to detect many of the more sneaky and malicious malware.

Exterminate goes beyond typical anti malware solutions using sophisticated

heuristics and behavior analysis to achieve industry leading detection

rates. Exterminate categorizes each threat, so you can accurately and easily

assess the danger that malware poses to you and your PC."

http://pcpitstop.com/store/exterminate.asp

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~BD~ wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> This is NOT SPAM!

>

> This is a new product which makes strong claims - has anyone made an

> independent assessment yet? If so, what is the verdict? Thoughts welcomed.

>

> Dave

>

> "From Spyware to cookies to the baddest of the bad Viruses, Exterminate will

> find and EXTERMINATE them all. Not only does it identify hundreds of

> millions of different malware, but our scanning technology performs behavior

> analysis in order to detect many of the more sneaky and malicious malware.

> Exterminate goes beyond typical anti malware solutions using sophisticated

> heuristics and behavior analysis to achieve industry leading detection

> rates. Exterminate categorizes each threat, so you can accurately and easily

> assess the danger that malware poses to you and your PC."

> http://pcpitstop.com/store/exterminate.asp

>

> </span>

 

 

Why don't YOU try it out and then post "your" assessment of the program?

 

Some would appreciate it if you do so.

Posted

"none" <""richard\"@(none)"> wrote in message

news:%23k8G0zIWJHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> ~BD~ wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> This is NOT SPAM!

>>

>> This is a new product which makes strong claims - has anyone made an

>> independent assessment yet? If so, what is the verdict? Thoughts

>> welcomed.

>>

>> Dave

>>

>> "From Spyware to cookies to the baddest of the bad Viruses, Exterminate

>> will find and EXTERMINATE them all. Not only does it identify hundreds of

>> millions of different malware, but our scanning technology performs

>> behavior analysis in order to detect many of the more sneaky and

>> malicious malware. Exterminate goes beyond typical anti malware solutions

>> using sophisticated heuristics and behavior analysis to achieve industry

>> leading detection rates. Exterminate categorizes each threat, so you can

>> accurately and easily assess the danger that malware poses to you and

>> your PC." http://pcpitstop.com/store/exterminate.asp</span>

>

>

> Why don't YOU try it out and then post "your" assessment of the program?

>

> Some would appreciate it if you do so.</span>

 

--

 

Done - as requested!

 

Here is a synopsis of the results:-

Full Scan Sun Dec 7 15:49:05 UTC 2008Scanning Processes... Scanning Files...

Scanning the registry... Scanning

 

for Cookies... Scan Complete Found:2 2124.24 seconds

 

No High and Medium Threats Found

 

Unlike the larger threats on the previous page, Exterminate identifies other

minor risks and annoyances. Many other

 

products attempt to portray these files are more malicious than they really

are. Normally, these files do not represent

 

a threat to the security of your computer, but it is good practice to keep

them off your PC. Furthermore, if your PC

 

has a nagging problem, we also recommend to remove these files as part of

the diagnostic process. If you would

 

like these files removed, check the box below.

 

VIPRE.Suspicious

Threat ID:93377

Type:Misc

Level:3

Category:Misc (General)

DescVIPRE.Suspicious is a generic detection for potential threats that are

deemed suspicious through heuristics.

TracesType:4 aida32.bin

Type:4 D4186BB7d01

Type:4 CIT207355-Spider-HPCOM-V6.exe

Type:4 MSI83D.tmp

Type:4 OEMailRecovery.exe

Type:4 Dc65.exe

Type:4 MSI589.tmp

CanQuarantine:1

AuthorURL:

Cookie: Tracking Cookies

ThreatID:174265

Type:Cookie

Level:5

Category:Cookie (General)

DescCookies are small "data tags" that web sites store on PCs in order to

recognize unique visitors. Cookies are

 

used to identify returning visitors who have registered for special

services; to measure and analyze visitors' use of

 

web site features; to count unique visitors to web pages; and to allow web

surfers to use virtual "shopping carts."

 

Online advertising networks use cookies to track users across web sites and

to measure ad impressions and

 

click-throughs.

TracesType:1 2o7[2].txt

Type:1 ads.pointroll[2].txt

Type:1 advertising[1].txt

Type:1 adviva[2].txt

Type:1 apmebf[1].txt

Type:1 atdmt[2].txt

Type:1 bs.serving-sys[2].txt

Type:1 doubleclick[1].txt

Type:1 mediaplex[2].txt

Type:1 questionmarket[2].txt

Type:1 revsci[2].txt

Type:1 serving-sys[1].txt

Type:1 statse.webtrendslive[2].txt

Type:1 tradedoubler[2].txt

CanQuarantine:0

AuthorURL:

Exterminate2 is now ready to clean your system. Please click the Clean

button to begin making changes. We will

 

first back up your current settings; you can restore these settings later if

you encounter any problems.

 

Clean

 

You must reboot your computer so the cleanup can be completed.

 

Reboot

Finish

 

 

Exterminate Test Results

Threat Level Malware Found Malware Cleaned

1 0 0

2 0 0

3 7 0

4 0 0

5 14 0

 

 

 

 

Scan Start Time 07 December 2008 15:49:05

Scan End Time 07 December 2008 16:24:30

 

 

 

Test Details

 

 

Num Threats 2

VirusName #:1 VIPRE.Suspicious

Clean NOT requested for this threat

Level:3

ThreatID:93377

Type:Misc

Category:Misc (General)

There are 7 trace(s)

Type:4

aida32.bin

Type:4

D4186BB7d01

Type:4

CIT207355-Spider-HPCOM-V6.exe

Type:4

MSI83D.tmp

Type:4

OEMailRecovery.exe

Type:4

Dc65.exe

Type:4

MSI589.tmp

 

VirusName #:2 Cookie: Tracking Cookies

Clean NOT requested for this threat

Level:5

ThreatID:174265

Type:Cookie

Category:Cookie (General)

There are 14 trace(s)

Type:1

2o7[2].txt

Type:1

ads.pointroll[2].txt

Type:1

advertising[1].txt

Type:1

adviva[2].txt

Type:1

apmebf[1].txt

Type:1

atdmt[2].txt

Type:1

bs.serving-sys[2].txt

Type:1

doubleclick[1].txt

Type:1

mediaplex[2].txt

Type:1

questionmarket[2].txt

Type:1

revsci[2].txt

Type:1

serving-sys[1].txt

Type:1

statse.webtrendslive[2].txt

Type:1

tradedoubler[2].txt

 

No Threats were requested to be cleaned

Posted

~BD~ wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> "none" <""richard"@(none)"> wrote in message

> news:%23k8G0zIWJHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green">

>> ~BD~ wrote:<span style="color:darkred">

>>> This is NOT SPAM!

>>>

>>> This is a new product which makes strong claims - has anyone made an

>>> independent assessment yet? If so, what is the verdict? Thoughts

>>> welcomed.

>>>

>>> Dave

>>>

>>> "From Spyware to cookies to the baddest of the bad Viruses, Exterminate

>>> will find and EXTERMINATE them all. Not only does it identify hundreds of

>>> millions of different malware, but our scanning technology performs

>>> behavior analysis in order to detect many of the more sneaky and

>>> malicious malware. Exterminate goes beyond typical anti malware solutions

>>> using sophisticated heuristics and behavior analysis to achieve industry

>>> leading detection rates. Exterminate categorizes each threat, so you can

>>> accurately and easily assess the danger that malware poses to you and

>>> your PC." http://pcpitstop.com/store/exterminate.asp</span>

>>

>> Why don't YOU try it out and then post "your" assessment of the program?

>>

>> Some would appreciate it if you do so.</span>

>

> --

>

> Done - as requested!

>

> </span>

 

 

Now that you have used it, what is YOUR opinion? Is it better than

Malware bytes and Super Anti Spyware, equal to, or not as good as?

Posted

"none" <""richard\"@(none)"> wrote in message

news:OShLqmMWJHA.200@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> ~BD~ wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> "none" <""richard"@(none)"> wrote in message

>> news:%23k8G0zIWJHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:darkred">

>>> ~BD~ wrote:

>>>> This is NOT SPAM!

>>>>

>>>> This is a new product which makes strong claims - has anyone made an

>>>> independent assessment yet? If so, what is the verdict? Thoughts

>>>> welcomed.

>>>>

>>>> Dave

>>>>

>>>> "From Spyware to cookies to the baddest of the bad Viruses, Exterminate

>>>> will find and EXTERMINATE them all. Not only does it identify hundreds

>>>> of millions of different malware, but our scanning technology performs

>>>> behavior analysis in order to detect many of the more sneaky and

>>>> malicious malware. Exterminate goes beyond typical anti malware

>>>> solutions using sophisticated heuristics and behavior analysis to

>>>> achieve industry leading detection rates. Exterminate categorizes each

>>>> threat, so you can accurately and easily assess the danger that malware

>>>> poses to you and your PC." http://pcpitstop.com/store/exterminate.asp

>>>

>>> Why don't YOU try it out and then post "your" assessment of the program?

>>>

>>> Some would appreciate it if you do so.</span>

>>

>> --

>>

>> Done - as requested!

>>

>></span>

>

>

> Now that you have used it, what is YOUR opinion? Is it better than Malware

> bytes and Super Anti Spyware, equal to, or not as good as?</span>

 

--

 

My opinion? I have absolutely no idea how good/bad the product is - which is

why I asked here!

 

I use Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware already - maybe that is why

the'Exterminate' facility found very little on my PC. My take is that PC

Pitstop is a bonio fido operation (albeit now very commercial) and would

probably not promote a scam product. I'm not really sure how one can really

assess the viability of this product - but I'm sure some of the gurus here

will be able to do so.

 

Awaiting comment from the wise!

 

Dave

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