What is a good anti-spyware removal tool?

Answer 1

Go to this website"http://www.lavasoft.de/" , click on the left side on the list of thing and go to "adware personal" it is free for home users , it is one of the best.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Here you are:

Pick and choose at least 2 from the list below. New spywares are created literally hourly, so no single anti-spyware can really detect all malware. Have at least 2 on hand and alternate scanning with each every few days or so. All are free. All can remove as well as detect.

Spybot Search and Destroy:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

Ewido:

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

Adaware SE:

http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

A-Squared:

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

Windows Defender (Beta 2):

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Unfortunately, many "paid for" anti-spyware products are in fact either of limited usefulness or downright scams. When in doubt, look at the list of rogue anti-spyware solutions listed here:

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm


And to protect your computer from ever getting infected with spyware in the first place, you can use these 2 freebies:

SpywareBlaster:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SiteAdvisor:

http://www.siteadvisor.com/

Answer 4

Spyware is software on your computer that spies on you - which websites you go to, which programs you use and in some cases reports back on your every move including sensitive data you may key into your computer (passwords, credit card details etc).

More about adware, spyware etc from Microsoft...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/adware.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxpsp2/Default.mspx

Google Pack is an excellent set of programs which includes 6 months free subscription to Norton Anti-Virus as well as adware and spyware removal programs. There's loads of other stuff like the Google video player, Google Earth etc... http://pack.google.com

Free Anti Virus Software:
AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
Avast - http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Clamwin - http://www.clamwin.com/

Free Adware and Spyware Removal Software:
Windows Defender - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Lavasoft Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/default.shtml.en
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5

Answer 5

hi, perhaps you can try Norton to remove the virus. but you need to pay for the software.

i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar. firefox can disable all virus to run, because the virus can only run on IE.

besides, firefox can block any any poppus and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE. as you know, most of the virus is spread throught internet and webpage.

firefox is much smaller than IE, so i run faster than IE.

download firefox for free:

http://www.bernanke.cn/firefox/

Best Wishes && Good Luck!

Answer 6

I have a legal and moral obligation to keep my pc 100% clean. And I use an antivirus/spyware program out of Beijing, China.
http://www.filseclab.com -- This program has kept me 100% clean for the past nine years.
Twister Anti-Trojan Virus is absolute state of the art technology that has a real time scanner
that really works. Will scan your memory on start up and continues to run in the background
while you use your pc. Plus this software uses very little CPU resources.
Some examples of how great this program is. If you open a webpage and there is a virus or
spyware embedded in the webpage the scanner will catch the virus in a second and clean.
If you download any type of file including music or a zip file and there is hidden embedded
virus in the file the download will stop and the Twister will clean and stop the download.
I had an experience where the software I download the company used another installer other
then their own. The installer had hidden embedded virus in the installer program.Twister found it and cleaned, plus ended the installation and traced it back to the installer software.
(I wrote the original software company and they now use their own installer).
What is really great is that you only pay a small one time fee for life. You will get frequent
large signature updates,excellent support and they never charge you for any new versions.
There are many other features as auto downloads, and the ability to fix all type of problems with your registry or windows.
The chinese don't believe in the annual fee or paying of new versions like most of the other software companies want to be paid over and over for the original purchase.

I use Zone Alarm free firewall (http://www.zonealarm.com). As a backup even though I have ADSL.I use ewido antispyware / malware. www.grisoft.com --Ewido was purchased by AVG. Ewido is free and will protect you from rogue dialers.

Also,you can use:

free
anti spyware blocker
spybot search & destory
spyware blaster
http://www.download.com

free
Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com

free
anti spyware firewall<< http://www.download.com/

15day free try
ZoneAlarm internet security suite
all in one firewall / anti virus/ anti spyware
no1 auto virus killer that will kill off a virus
as the virus try to download on to your system
when you open your explorer and search on the net
there are virus on websire that will auto download
this all in one firewall/anti virus/anti spyware
will kill the download link fast and auto kill the virus
http://www.zonelabs.com/

not free
ad-aware se professional 1.06 /ad-watch
http://www.lavasoft.com/
ad-watch block's all pop ups

not free
ewido anti-spyware 4.0
http://www.grisoft.com/

not free
spyware doctor
http://www.pctools.com

not free
XoftSpy 4.22 is the Latest and Most Advanced Spyware Detection and
pop up spyware
Spyware
W32/Spybot
Browser Hijackers
Adware
Malware
Keyloggers
trojans
worms
back door trojans
Malicious mobile code
MALICIOUS SCRIPTS
toolbar trojans that dont show up

download xoftspy422 and install it then run it stop the scan and click on scan settings tick every box and click on where it says>>click here to select a folder then tick the (c) thats your hard drive if you have 2 hard drives tick the 2 of them then click ok then click start when the scan is done click on remove tab.
http://www.paretologic.com/

all of them are the best among the best

Also,use:

Anti-Virus:AVG Free: http://www.grisoft.com/
Anti-Spyware:Ad-Aware SE: http://www.lavasoft.com/
Firewall:ZoneAlarm Firewall http://www.zonealarm.com/

I suggest using Online Armor.You can search it on Yahoo! or Google.I also suggest using McAfee Site Advisor,it has information about the websites that you go
http://www.siteadvisor.com/

For safe browsing, you can use Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 which is available at http://www.mozilla.com/

Don't use Super Anti Spyware,it has spyware in it.

For online AV scan, try the websites below:
GFI E-mail Security Testing –
http://www.emailsecuritytest.com/...
Port Scan Security Check -
http://www.sdesign.com/securitytest/inde...
Shields UP! -
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2...
Sygate Online Services -
http://scan.sygatetech.com/
VMon -
http://home.ahnlab.com/english/...
Panda ActiveScan Security Check -
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan...
Online Malware Scan -
http://virusscan.jotti.org
eTrust AntiVirus Web Scanner -
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virus...
BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan -
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html...
Symantec Security Check -
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/defau...
For online spyware,malware & trojan scan:
Trend Micro Anti-Spyware For The Web
http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan
X-Cleaner Online Spyware Scanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/txt_onlinescan.html
SpywareInfo Online Spyware Scanner
http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php
Ewido-Anti Spyware and Anti Malware Solution
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan
Tenebril Online Spyware Scan
http://www.tenebril.com/scanner/189062_start.php
Trend Micro Free Online Scan
http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/free_spyware_scan.asp
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
FutureSoft: Online Malware Scan
http://www.futuresoft.com/products/antispyware/webscan.htm
Free Online Trojan Scanner
http://www.trojanscan.com

Answer 7

spysweeper is great. It takes off all that stuff and lets you know the threat level of the spyware/adware that was on your cpu. It covers all the bases plus free updates for a year.

Answer 8

download the yahoo tool bar it comes with NORTON spyware tool. and it's free.

Answer 9

If you go to download.com they have free downloads for spyware removal but i would recommend Norton or McAffe

Answer 10

I highly recommend superantispyware. It will remove any and all spyware. It is VERY effective and it is free.