2006-06-20 04:27:21 · 17 answers · asked by Quality_boy18 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
http://lavasoft.com has adaware personal which picks up just about everything.
avg free antivirus is good to pick up virus and spyware
Spybot search and destroy picks up a bit more then adaware, but they also do pick up some things that arent needed.
Those are the two most popular, check download.com for adaware programs
2006-06-20 04:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by what rymes with sprite? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-Aware SE Personal is a Lavasoft product and is free to download at www.download.com. Two other good programs are Spyboy Search & Destroy, and SpywareBlaster. Both of those programs protect your PC from spyware before it gets installed. Spybot can also scan your PC. I recommend running both and Ad-Aware and Spybot scan because I've seen cases where one finds something that the other doesn't. Make sure to update the definition files before running your scans. This will make sure you are searching for the most recent problems. I use all 3 of these programs on my PC and haven't had any spyware/adware problems since. Spybot and SpywareBlaster download sites can be found by using your favorite search engine.
2006-06-20 11:31:43 · answer #2 · answered by thisguy 4 · 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
2006-06-22 04:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avast has a scanner and virus cleaner. You have to have the free home edition anti-virus software though. I really like this one. I had a win32.sasser on mine and it washed it right out and restored some files. My PC is running smoother now. It also has a kick a$$ database update. The only thing that it doesn't seem to be compatible with is the Adaware software. But that is because it is a data miner. AND on the plus side of things, both the anti-virus and the cleaner are totally free. Yeah, I have the Adaware SE on my computer too. But you can set it up to accept the program as safe file.
2006-06-20 11:32:17 · answer #4 · answered by amaridy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can download a little touted program "Hitman" which is normally available on www.download.com.
Hitman uses the several of the popular Spyware programs that are available today and runs several of them each day on your computer. Set it and walk away. Come back an hour later and it will have run all the programs (including its own) and you will be clean. This is a program that is used extensively by gamers. Try it.
2006-06-20 11:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by theauburnian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The newest program yet is Windows Live One Care, you get three months of free protection and after the trial expires, just re-istal it and you have another three months, better than Mcafee and Symantec
2006-06-20 11:50:14 · answer #6 · answered by lynexxe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/index.html
Go to these website. You will come across alot of free software including spyware and virus removing software totally free.
2006-06-20 11:35:46 · answer #7 · answered by zypher01_tech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many programs here for free
Along with a free car show
http://www.photocarshowplus.com/Free
2006-06-20 11:49:03 · answer #8 · answered by Vulcan 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search "spyware/removal" I've been happy with ca.com's software pkg.
2006-06-20 11:36:10 · answer #9 · answered by fleamarketmutt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"spybot search and destroy" is very good. Get it at download.com. Also microsoft has a free Beta version of their antispyware program which is good. go to microsoft.com
2006-06-20 11:30:53 · answer #10 · answered by Michael1995 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋