2006-06-16 23:16:51 · 7 answers · asked by kumar g 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Here's what i did...
If you remember the time when your system got infected with them, you could go for a system restore for that date. It's like the undo command in MS word....only this time it's for your system.
However, watch out!!! Anything that you installed in between that date and now, would be deleted! Be it software or any other thing, it'll just go away.
I remembered my infection date to be just the day before....ran system restore and my PC got a clean bill of health.
About Anti-Spywares and anti-Adwares that the others are saying, you can never be sure as to which one is really effective. Some of the most famous ones are,of course, but remember one can never be sure.
Oh yes!! just remembered something. When my PC got infected with Spywares, it suppressed all installations of any Spyware and Adawares... That prompted me to go for system restore... Thanks to some wonderful users of Answers for helping me at that time!
To access system Restore, just go to Help and Support...
Click on "undo changes in your computer with SYSTEM RESTORE"...
Click on the date that your PC got affected. and just follow the process from there...
In case you don't remember the date, i suggest you to go for some real top-notch class Anti-Spywares and Anti-Adwares.
Good Luck and tell me how it goes!
2006-06-17 00:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by thinker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some weeks ago I had a problem with my computer, it was slowing down and i couldn't explain why some websites where redirecting! Since I had a good (norton) antivirus system I did not think that I had spyware! , however a friend of mine came to my house and immediately told me that I had a spyware program, he entered into a site downloaded one of the free programs featured there and installed it on my computer, after running this program my computer is fast and downloading normally, whilst my homepage was also restored.
the webpage where you can find free reliable anti spyware is:
http://charticles.atspace.com/spyware.htm
2006-06-21 21:08:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
other than Adaware and Spybot that others have advised you to run you can pay money and install Filezilla, tis a much better product and it blocks all the stuff the last two mentioned items did and more. Also you might want to get a copy of AVG Free, an antivirus software package and install and run it too.
2006-06-16 23:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by Pete 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thing u can do is format your computer..start all over again..
none of the spyware tool can remove it once it's infected..even if they can..those spyware will come again days later..spyware tools can only prevent them..so i suggest u go to a computer shop and ask them to format your computer..and tell them to install the best spyware tool available..that will prevent this from happening again..
2006-06-16 23:22:46 · answer #4 · answered by -curbside- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run Adaware or Spybot
2006-06-16 23:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by bad_bob_69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
run live update on all your anti virus/adware/spware programs, run full system scans. if that doesn't work, google and download ad-aware se, it's free. also, you need to stop visiting porn sites or get better protection.
2006-06-16 23:21:11 · answer #6 · answered by origchick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to http://www.download.com and get the Adaware software or Spybot that someone else already mentioned or look and see what other free software they have that might help.
2006-06-16 23:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋