Go back
spyware

spyware

General

Vote Up
Vote Down

how do you get rid of spyware????

Vote Up
Vote Down

I like a product called ad-aware.

Vote Up
Vote Down
Vote Up
Vote Down
Vote Up
Vote Down

Yep,ad-aware and spybot,both free,both decent 🙂

Vote Up
Vote Down

you can find Adaware SE at the lavasoft website.

Vote Up
Vote Down

If you buy the Ad-aware Pro it is much better than SE, but with either one make sure that you check for updates by clicking on the tab that looks like the Earth on the top. Pro will block access to your registry and will keep your system in tip top shape.

Or you could just dump Windows and install Linux 😀

Vote Up
Vote Down

Microsoft have a beta anti-spyware software available on their website too.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Personally i run spybot s&d, ms anti-spyware, use firefox browser and i never get any spyware problems.

Vote Up
Vote Down

I've never really had any spyware problems, but the MS product seems a pretty stable beta.
Obviously there will be the naysayers going off how crap any product by MS is, but I trust that MS would be able to protect their OS better than any other company, so I only use MS AS.

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by Tyell
how do you get rid of spyware????
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

1 edit
Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by Tyell
how do you get rid of spyware????
Often mistaken for spyware is a Microsoft program that runs in XP. From time to time it brings up popups and cant be removed by normal anti-ad/spyware programs. If you are having this problem go to the control panel then to "Administrative Tools" Click on "Services" in the list find "Messenger" open its properties click stop and then disable at start up.

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by hopscotch
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
I'll go along with that.
You don't need to get rid of spyware with Firefox, 'cos it's not full of holes like IE.

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by martin williams
I'll go along with that.
You don't need to get rid of spyware with Firefox, 'cos it's not full of holes like IE.
...but firefox is awful to use for ftp. IE is so easy! i used firefox, but IE for ftp, which would be fine if i didn't have a random spyware program on IE that slowed my comptuer right down when i open IE and is just plain ol' irritating. spybot spots it, but can't seem to fix it.

i'm trying to get around to installing linux, but i don't have the time! :'(

1 edit
Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by Tyell
how do you get rid of spyware????
Go to: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
and D/L Spybot ver 1.3. WHile you are there also D/L the updates for it. Then install Spybot, open it, run it. Then run the update patches.
Then open Spybot again and click on IMMUNINIZE.
You have to run IMMUNINIZE twice.

You're all set! 😉