one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by R.P. Singh , an ibibo Master, at 6:13 PM on July 22, 2008

one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by Santosh Kuma , an ibibo Master, at 9:30 AM on July 21, 2008

one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by Rocky , an ibibo Master, at 8:13 PM on July 19, 2008

one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by Uttam , an ibibo Master, at 2:28 PM on July 17, 2008

one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by Sharad Singh , an ibibo Master, at 6:24 PM on July 15, 2008

one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by .... ..... , an ibibo Master, at 9:13 AM on July 15, 2008

one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by Yash , an ibibo Master, at 9:05 AM on July 14, 2008

one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by Ni .. , an ibibo Master, at 8:44 PM on July 13, 2008

one is designed to search and recognise spyware, the other is designed to search identify viruss and the trojans..
Spyware can do things like steal passwords or personal information but usually does not have major effects on your computer.Viruses spread throughout your computer breaking functions and damaging the integrity of your computer.
To put it simply...
Viruses are generally referring to something that can damage your system; delete information, corrupt information, maybe slow your machine down... That type of thing. Trojans, which are generally a means to allow someone to infiltrate your system at will, are often included under the umbrella of viruses, but are actually a specific form of threat.
Spyware is something that gathers information on your computer. Cookies are most commonly the method used, where your browsing habits can be recorded. More serious uses can go as far as recording your personal information, and delivering this information at some later date. This can be used to target you for spam, and can be as dangerous as exposing you to identity theft.

Answered by Raksha , an ibibo Master, at 9:20 AM on July 11, 2008

well, Microsoft's Anti-Spyware program is causing troubles for people who also use Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus software; apparently, a recent update to Microsoft's anti-spyware application flags Norton as a password-stealing program and prompts users to remove it.

According to several different support threads over at Microsoft's user groups forum, the latest definitions file from Microsoft "(version 5805, 5807) detects Symantec Antivirus files as PWS.Bancos.A (Password Stealer)."

When Microsoft Anti-Spyware users remove the flagged Norton file as prompted, Symantec's product gets corrupted and no longer protects the user's machine. The Norton user then has to go through the Windows registry and delete multiple entries (registry editing is always a dicey affair that can quickly hose a system if the user doesn't know what he or she is doing) so that the program can be completely removed and re-installed.

http://www.co dinghorror.com/blog/archives/0 00803.html
http://www.5starsu pport.com/info/virusinfo.htm

Answered by Romi , an ibibo Master, at 1:28 PM on July 06, 2008