Spyware

[jacquelyne]

How do i get rid of it please its very much annoying the shit outta me.Im dumb should my anti virus thing rid it ?
I did a full scan but couldnt remove it help please

[mrdevious]

Anti-virus is just that, anti-VIRUS, not spyware. download spybot search and destroy, adaware SE, and yahoo tool bar (with ant-spyware). if you're willing to pay money, get webroot spysweeper, best out there (though no one programs gets em all) .

[jacquelyne]

Thanks for that i will give it a go

[jacquelyne]

it scanned for me and showed me how many there were and when i went to fix them it went somewhere where i had to pay this is very annoying i gotta find myself a nerd lol

[Torog]

it scanned for me and showed me how many there were and when i went to fix them it went somewhere where i had to pay this is very annoying i gotta find myself a nerd lol
Howdy jaquelyne,

I have the home page url for SpyBot S&D http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

It's free and it won't cost you anything to clean out the spyware,hope it helps :)

Have a good one ! :D

[GreenGaucho]

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ for the best anti-spyware program. It rules, no joke.

[NowhereMan]

well
http://www.download.com/

look for Ad-Aware
download it

update its definitions
run a full scan
tell it delete it all
will get alot of them.
and yahoo.toolbar has a antispy now,
get a few more off,

most free ones want to sell ya the program

this place is slow but works free
www.trendmicro.com

free scan link
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
it looks for all sorts of bugs

i hate spyware ,just the thought of it makes me say fuck them,

good luck

[jacquelyne]

Hi Torog
I was about to download and it was all in German is that ok im scared i dont wanna turn my whole computer into German language
Howdy jaquelyne,

I have the home page url for SpyBot S&D http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

It's free and it won't cost you anything to clean out the spyware,hope it helps :)

Have a good one ! :D

[jacquelyne]

there are 4 options therebwhich one do i choose ? EITHER
chip online ,SR, hestia or dalnet france
must be SR or hestia yes ?

[XTC]

to be honest, if you want a good anti spyware program you might have to dish out some money. here are some things to I suggest. I dont know if you have a firewall, but if you dont it would be a wise investment to purchase one. Bestbuy or some other electronics store will help you out with this situation.
Anti Spyware, I have tried several free one's and none really work efficently. I went to my local bestbuy and picked up Web Root Spysweeper. 20 bucks. It worked very well.

[Lurker]

ive been using freeware spyware removers.. spybot, adaware n microsoft anti spyware.. n stop using internet explorer change to something like firefox or Opera as your web browser.. that will help a lot..

http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-1.0.3&os=win&lang=en-US FIREFOX

[NowhereMan]

to be honest, if you want a good anti spyware program you might have to dish out some money. here are some things to I suggest. I dont know if you have a firewall, but if you dont it would be a wise investment to purchase one. Bestbuy or some other electronics store will help you out with this situation.
Anti Spyware, I have tried several free one's and none really work efficently. I went to my local bestbuy and picked up Web Root Spysweeper. 20 bucks. It worked very well.


i would agree that if you can buy one
do so
microsoft antispy seems to work ok(must have SP2 installed)
ive got the free beta version of it
and i forgot to mention keep your 'Windows' updated if you aint doing so,
if your using windows thats a must do,
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
peace

[Looker]

They all SUCK

If you can reformat or wipe out and reinstall your whole system , you will be much better off

Just remember to back up your important stuff...

[clevemire]

They all SUCK

If you can reformat or wipe out and reinstall your whole system , you will be much better off

Just remember to back up your important stuff...Good call. That always helps.

Personally, I think spyware is more hype than anything else. I don't even concern myself with that bull. Only fools and companies who want to profit do. As long as you pay careful attention to your surfing habits and installations, you should have no problems.

[Looker]

I have 3 systems and I reformat them every six months..

It gets rid of all kinds of shit that ends up on there..

It also gives you the ability to re partition the hard disk if you want to...

After all that, then I look at updates, firewalls, security etc....

[BUZz UK]

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ for the best anti-spyware program. It rules, no joke.
yeah, that's right, the only one ya need really

[BUZz UK]

Good call. That always helps.

Personally, I think spyware is more hype than anything else. I don't even concern myself with that bull. Only fools and companies who want to profit do. As long as you pay careful attention to your surfing habits and installations, you should have no problems.
sorry mate, that's bollocks, i'm an IT technician, and spyware can FUCK your PC over, so full sys restore is the only option, you're thinkin of the over-hyped-mass-hysteria-phenomenon-OMG-its-a-virus!!!

[Beeblebrox.420]

yeah, that's right, the only one ya need really
Not true. There are several malware variants which are not detected by Adaware. The single best tool for spymare management is Hijack This, a freeware which will show everything on your system aand allow you to identify suspicious software. The hard part is knowing what to look for, but you can always copy and paste the log here and I'll have a look at it. Hijack This is available here (http://hijack-this.net/).

[Looker]

Hey Buzz

Does the antispyware software block the spyware??

Cause I eneded up with spyware even though I had the microsoft beta, adaware, and shit, I bought another one for like 50 bucks..

Like you said the only thing that got rid of it was a system re format..

[Omun]

I have posted this link a bunch, but its soo damn good that I will post it again http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm this is a very good artical on how dangerous some of these things can be http://www.securityfocus.com/printable/infocus/1829 (introduction to spyware keyloggers) also become a spywarewarrior http://www.spywarewarrior.com/ Oh and switching to linux would help ;)

[Lurker]

look if you stop using internet explorer it will help a lot! use firefox or opera browser or any other browser out there it will get rid of those spywares a lot!
since i stopped using IE i rarely get infected with virus or spyware or whatever there is.. im just using all freewares in my pc is in tip top shape no shutdowns or what so ever.
if youre still paranoid bout youre privacy get zone alarm or sygate firewall theyre both free too..

[GreenGaucho]

Just use ad-aware and stop listening to clowns like Looker.

[az666]

yo i was using ad-aware but i recently got the microsoft anti spyware and it seems to be finding things that ad-aware wasnt.....i recomend it.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/download/antispyware

[Omun]

Get this and your spyware, adware, malware, and virus problems will magically disappear. :D

[Looker]

HEY GREENGAUCHO IT WAS THAT CLOWN LOOKER WHO BACKED YOU UP PREVIOUSLY IN A THREAD WERE YOU WERE BEING TRASHED BY SOME OTHERS.I SENT THE FLAMERS A COUPLA "F U'S" CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU MADE ALOT OF SENSE AND WERE BEING TRASHED UNFAIRLY....BUT WHATEVER...

:D

I dunno all I know is I spent some hard hours trying to deal with spyware and reformat worked the best...

[Looker]

Oh and BTW your avatar blows......... :D