Hi,

I thought you'd like to know that the M$ MVP site MVPS.org doesn't recommend Spywareblaster for Vista. When I asked them why via email, this is the response I received (in the quotation box):

http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?showtopic=4573

The reply in full:
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re: Any reason why"
Well there are several reasons ...

1) the entries (over 7,000) are not updated as often as needed, and many of the ones that do exist are no longer valid, thus creating a huge amount of invalid Registry entries. Which Microsoft NEVER intended that so many entries would exist there in the Registry.

2) Windows Vista does NOT allow any new ActiveX installs or any to run without first prompting the user. (XP doesn't do that)

When SpywareBlaster first came out it was and still is a good program however as time has progressed the type of malicious installs no longer simply use ActiveX as a method of infection.

Mike Burgess
Microsoft MVP - Internet Security
"There's no place like 127.0.0.1"
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
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The place where I originally saw them not recommending it anymore:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm - #7.

Thought you'd like to know.