Running a virus scanner all the time is a good thing, but a spyware scanner is not always the best thing.

Viruses usually have 'footprints' which the virus engine will pick-up on, but when it comes to spyware, it very different.

Spyware can be any type of programming and spyware scanners cannot pick that up and will go undetected.


For example, on our web site are two programs that you can test this out for yourself.

#1 - Pop-Up.Bat - A simple batch file which will open up 6 web pages, then exits out.

#2 - Pop-Up.Exe - Same as above, but compiled to an EXE file. The only difference is that you will not see it running, it 'hides' from you.

Both were scanned with the latest McAfee virus files and with Ad-Aware, and these two files passed.

Download either one, save it to your desktop, then double-click on it and watch how easy it is for a spyware program to bypass your spyware engines.  Both are safe and harmless.

Now, spyware programs are useful, but really only after you become infected.  Running them all the time is pointless
and if you tried the above test(s), you will see what we mean.  Also, by running them all the time, it will 'eat up' your system resources and cause your system to slow down a tad.

And for those who might be interested, below is the contents of the batch file: Pop-Up.Bat:

@echo off

rem this is a pop-up test to demonstrate why
rem you do not need a spyware scanner running

cls

echo.
echo.
echo This is a demo of why you do not need a spyware scanner running!
echo.
echo This demo will open up 6 web sites, then exit automatically.

echo.
echo Testing starts in 30 Seconds . . .
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 30000 > nul



start "Pop-Up Test" "http://www.google.com"
echo Waiting For 10 Seconds Before Next Pop-Up . . 
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul

start "Pop-Up Test" "http://www.centexusa.com"
echo Waiting For 10 Seconds Before Next Pop-Up . . 
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul

start "Pop-Up Test" "http://www.yahoo.com"
echo Waiting For 10 Seconds Before Next Pop-Up . . 
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul

start "Pop-Up Test" "http://www.google.com"
echo Waiting For 10 Seconds Before Next Pop-Up . . 
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul

start "Pop-Up Test" "http://www.centexusa.com"
echo Waiting For 10 Seconds Before Next Pop-Up . . 
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul

start "Pop-Up Test" "http://www.yahoo.com"
echo Waiting For 10 Seconds Before Next Pop-Up . . 
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul


exit