Popups are killing me.. anybody have a good FREE or hack spyware remover

**BigMike J** · 01-15-2005, 12:07 AM

I really would appreciate it, THANKS.

**painandpleasure42** · 01-15-2005, 01:59 AM

microsoft.com if you are running xp. i downloaded it and was suprised by all the stuff it found. Bad thing is its a beta version and only last till june i believe but it helps alot

**KeyMastur** · 01-15-2005, 02:04 AM

if you have a torrent client installed download ad-aware from one of the many torrent sites still up and running.

**kloter1** · 01-15-2005, 10:37 AM

there are tons out there. look on download.com.

**Syndicate** · 01-15-2005, 12:14 PM

Use Firefox as your browser instead of Explorer... I promise all problems will fade away.

-Syn

**Jantzen4k** · 01-15-2005, 12:22 PM

http://www.southbaypc.com/NoAds/

**GTsecurity** · 01-15-2005, 12:53 PM

You can try ad aware 6 AND spybot ( here for spybot : http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10...age&tag=button )

Spy find some thing what ad can't find...

**Syndicate** · 01-15-2005, 03:18 PM

Ad--Aware http://www.lavasoft.de/

Works great

-Syn

**BigMike J** · 01-15-2005, 07:19 PM

thanks

**arthurb999** · 01-18-2005, 05:02 PM

Ad Aware
Spybot
Spyware Blaster
and the MS one...

***Sicilian30*** · 01-19-2005, 09:28 AM

Also you can download a free 30 day trial of spysweeper from downloads.com. It is fully versions, and it is one of the best ones I have seen. Picks up things that adware and spybot misses. Also looks and destroy's traces, which I Like.

**BigMike J** · 01-19-2005, 10:12 AM

Thanks silican i'll try that too.

***Sicilian30*** · 01-19-2005, 11:49 AM

anytime

**PiecinItUp** · 02-25-2005, 02:32 AM

im bumping this cause i have both Spysweeper and Ad-adware and niether will remove all the crap they find...I have spysweeper run at 4 am every morn and when I wake up, it always finds something or the same thing? Any idea on how you can make sure this program(s) completely remove the spyware it finds....sometimes it says "can't remove this, go into windows explorer and delete the file/folder yourself" then when I try that it won't let me delete cause its being used by another person or program??? HELP!?

**purplelaceteddy** · 02-25-2005, 10:34 AM

Anti-Virus:
AntiVir - http://www.free-av.com/
Avast - http://www.avast.com/i_idt_1018.html
AVG - http://www.grisoft.com/

Anti Spyware:
Ad-aware - http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
CWShredder - http://www.download.com/CWShredder/...4-10301586.html
Diet K - http://www.dietk.com/
HiJackThis - http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
SpyBot Search & Destroy - http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard - http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html
Anti-spam programs:
K9 - http://www.keir.net/k9.html
MailWasher- http://www.mailwasher.net/
POPFile - http://popfile.sourceforge.net/
SpamBayes - http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/

Pop-up Blockers:
Google Toolbar - http://www.google.com/
NoAds - http://www.southbaypc.com/NoAds/
PopUp Stopper - http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html
Privoxy - http://www.privoxy.org/
Proxomitron - http://www.proxomitron.info/
Web browsers:
Firefox - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Internet Explorer - http://www.Mcft.com/ie
K-Meleon - http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/
Mozilla - http://www.mozilla.org/
Netscape - http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp

need more?

**clhp20** · 03-10-2005, 10:33 AM

www.sureshotsoftware.com Excellent pop-up blocker, they say you have to buy it, but don't believe them. i have never bought it and have been using it for almost a year.

System Mechanic 5 : Excellent computer cleaner.. Does everything from clean history, to cleaning the reg...They also have a Pro version ( which i have). You can get this trial version at www.iolo.com...

**TexasFitnessGirl** · 03-10-2005, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by PiecinItUp

im bumping this cause i have both Spysweeper and Ad-adware and niether will remove all the crap they find...I have spysweeper run at 4 am every morn and when I wake up, it always finds something or the same thing? Any idea on how you can make sure this program(s) completely remove the spyware it finds....sometimes it says "can't remove this, go into windows explorer and delete the file/folder yourself" then when I try that it won't let me delete cause its being used by another person or program??? HELP!?

I agree with this but Ad-aware and Spybot are good ones. Sometimes depending on the problem you have to manually remove things from the registry if tyhey continue.

**Sapper** · 03-10-2005, 09:06 PM

Use FireFox. Easy to transition to, tons of useful extensions, and won't get hijacked. Built in popup killer. Also, your E-penis will grow 3 inches once you mention you use Firefox. Also, use Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware in tandem. And for God's sake, have antivirus software running constantly. I recommend Norton, nothing else comes close.

http://security.kolla.de Spybot S&D
http://www.lavasoft.com Ad-Aware
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox Firefox

How sad is that I have those websites memorized?

Edit: PurpleTeddy, if I wasn't already married I'd propose to you solely on the strength of your nerd-knowledge.

**purplelaceteddy** · 03-11-2005, 09:49 AM

nerd-knowledge...lmao thats a good one....
thanks for the compliment.....Sapper

don't think your wife nor my b'f would like that idea...much less go for it...