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[JamesPickens]

Got that annoying spyware on your computer? dont know how to get it off? or how you got it? well heres my suggestions.

Okay First you wanna Run a spyware cleaner such as SpyBot Search and Destroy, then You wanna run Adaware 6.0 or w.e the newest one is. Then Run Webroots other program called Windows Washer. Once you did all that Run your AV. and run spyware cleaner again. and after all thats done and cleaned get a browser and dont use IE unless you absolutely need to, to get somewhere such as zone.

*Note, you may not be able to clean somethings which means you have to restart comp go thru safe mode (f8) and go to admin user, and delete the file the spyware sweeper found n the name of it n location n shit*

All the programs mentioned cept an AV can be found at www.download.com

[theguid]

The first two are great programs, and I've not ever needed to use anything other than those two to clean a system. If they can't clean something then you just have to jump into the registry and start cleaning out BHO's by hand. And there's no good reason to not use IE, it's faster than firefox or mozilla or any other netscape based browser. just get an addon for IE like Avant browser so you have tabbed browsing, easy script/pic/popup blocking, and very customizeable interface. Also you never have to worry about compatibility issues with webpages you visit.

[Plumpen]

I just use Ad Aware SE. Is that enough?

[JamesPickens]

maybe? i duno if u keep getting spyware alot u may wanna check another prog. cause iknow not jus 1 prog gets everything

[Plumpen]

Hey, since you use FireFox, I was wondering if you use the SafariFox theme. I'm having some trouble installing it.

Back on topic:

Yeah, sometimes I get this annoying scam pop-up. I guess I should use more than one program. I'll use the one you mentioned above. Thanks.

[Adrian]

I would reccomend Sbybot Search and Destroy or Bazooka spyware.

-rodersrimble

[JamesPickens]

yeah spysweeper and spybot search and destroy are 2 the best, also for the firefox comment, i odnt use any skins cept defualt, i dont like the skins.

[Liquid]

euhm you forgot Ad Ware ( from Lavasoft ) .. and Opera is a nice browser 2 ( without SW ) and .. i use Maxthon .. MSIE in another skin and easyer 2 use .. and best of al WITHOUT ! spyware ! but FireFox .. stays the best program

[Andy]

Yea, i have never used anything other than Adaware, Until my computer got totally overloaded.. Ugh... how humerous, just as i was writing this reply, a SEARCH box was installed just above my system tray... BAaaa

Andy

[Gio]

I run fire fox, and weekly I run a spyware finder off a boot disk, it always comes up clean. And in a test done at the ohio state university, having ad removal programs on your pc allows more adware and spyware on your pc.

[theguid]

Gio, on Sep 28 2004, 05:17 PM, said:

And in a test done at the ohio state university, having ad removal programs on your pc allows more adware and spyware on your pc.

That makes no sense...it's not even feasible. True there are programs that claim to be spyware cleaners but actually just install spyware, but a true adware cleaner does not allow more spyware on your pc..

[UnideN]

I never use to have it untill i was at a cs site and got loaded with thons for no reason.

[Gio]

Mostly adware and spyware are from spam e-mail, porn sites, and companies that reasearch popular web sites that people visit. But I noticed that now that I do not use adaware or anything like that, I do not get spyware anymore. Like at all, though I do run programs every now and then to check.

[Faken]

Gio, on Sep 30 2004, 01:16 PM, said:

Mostly adware and spyware are from spam e-mail, porn sites, and companies that reasearch popular web sites that people visit. But I noticed that now that I do not use adaware or anything like that, I do not get spyware anymore. Like at all, though I do run programs every now and then to check.

I run IE and have adaware on my system and I get one or two every couple of weeks.

Faken

[theguid]

Gio, on Sep 30 2004, 05:16 PM, said:

Mostly adware and spyware are from spam e-mail, porn sites, and companies that reasearch popular web sites that people visit. But I noticed that now that I do not use adaware or anything like that, I do not get spyware anymore. Like at all, though I do run programs every now and then to check.

I still dont see why you say you dont have a spyware checker installed yet you run a program to check for it? It's either one or the other...
Or are you saying you dont run a real time scanner? Although I dont agree that it would cause more spyware to be installed, I do agree running a realtime scan for spyware is a total waste of system resources. A simple scan every couple of weeks is plenty. I'm like faken, rarely get much of anything but do scan to be safe.