Well my program recently expired, so i'm searching for another free Spyware program that i can download to my pc. A program that let's me scan my computer whenever i want or need to. Can someone please help me?
Oh and by the way.... my pc won't let me download the new version of Microsoft Anti-Spyware (i had the old version).
Thanks in advance you guys!
2006-07-29 18:43:00 · 15 answers · asked by Jas 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
There are quite a few free anti-spyware programs available! I suggest that users should use at least 3 different products to regularly scan their systems.
Spybot Search and Destroy is an excellent program for scanning for and removing spyware. The resident modules can be a bit buggy, but the extra included tools such as startup manger are great! http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
Adaware is another good scanner and removal tool but it has no resident abilities at all in the free version. http://free.lavasoft.com
Ewido is fairly new as a free spyware scanner, but it comes from the people who brought us AVG, so I expect good things: http://free.grisoft.com
Microsoft has their free scanner avalable for download although many advise that this tool is a bit permissive of questionable programs and add ons! Defender does offer a couple of options the others do not have such as scheduled scan. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
The Yahoo toolbar includes an Spyware scanner that work ok. Yahoo does not advise this but you can run this program outside the toolbar by simply creating a shortcut to the exe file found in the yahoo directory under program files. http://toolbar.yahoo.com/
Once you have your system cleaned up of all the spyware, then you should protect yourself against new infestations. Spyware Blaster does a very good job and does not use up any system resourses in doing so. http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
2006-07-29 18:46:47 · answer #1 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 18:10:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lavasoft's AdAware is by far the best choice of all the free spyware programs.
2006-07-29 18:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you wont be able to download the new Windows Defender unless you have a legit copy of Windows and all your Updates have been done
download Adaware SE Personal and Spybot Search & Destroy from www.download.com....check for updates b4 running the progs
2006-07-29 18:47:19 · answer #4 · answered by panda64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-aware Se personla u could download it for free on www.google.com/pack dont let the name confuse u cuz this is a adware and spyware remover
2006-07-29 18:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by Ruben N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad Aware SE and Spybot Search and Destroy are good choices.
2006-07-29 18:47:02 · answer #6 · answered by Leadfoot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo toolbar has a good free spyware i think that's the one!
2006-07-29 19:29:18 · answer #7 · answered by Hamid Agha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you acquire undercover agent ware well-known practitioner as area of the google %., this is going to eliminate your issues for loose, nevertheless a constrained version, yet will eliminate maximum folk of programes which you do no longer want. on the different hand there is spybot seek and ruin, yet i did no longer get on so nicely with that one
2016-10-08 11:49:52 · answer #8 · answered by duchane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-Aware, made by Lavasoft, is an excellent one. It is also intuitive and easy to use. If you are more computer savvy, then the CCleaner allows you to tell it exactly what to delete.
2006-07-29 18:48:39 · answer #9 · answered by soxfan06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Spybot search and destroy"
Adaware - Lavasoft.com
Always run more than one . What one doesnt catch the other will.
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2006-07-29 18:47:57 · answer #10 · answered by grainy33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋