how can I permanantly get rid of "bargain buddy"?

Question

I use lavasoft's ad-aware and it keeps finding 'bargain buddy' and I've tried using the path that it gives me to go in and locate this malware, but it keeps coming back...

I've downloaded spybot - search and destroy and it finds nothing neither does spyware doctor...ad-aware is the only one that finds bargain buddy

the things i've read about firefox concerns me - as far as the security vulnerabilities/holes in the programming...don't know that I'm willing to download it. Thoughts on Netscape?

Answer 1

The removal process is lengthy and complicated, but it's spelled out at this website:

http://www.pchell.com/support/bargainbuddy.shtml

Answer 2

Update adaware se again and scan again. U'll be able 2 remove it. I had the same problem,apparently, updating did the trick.Not sure enough bcoz i had deleted a couple of wallpapers i got from group emails. Give it a try . Also try scanning in safe mode(press F8 continuously during start up) Spywares, adwares and viruses are most vulnerable in safe mode.
Maybe u are getting bargainbuddy from a typical site. Once u remove it,the next visit 2 the site might've been giving u the infection. It is highly probable that u got bargainbuddy through email. Did u recieve any emails with nice pics which u put as wallpaper or copied 2 your wallpaper folder?? I think that was the source of my bargainbuddy infection. I removed the wallpaper got by one of the yahoo group mails and updated adaware se and scanned. So remove if u have saved something like that recently. I guess thats another probability coz spywares can take advantage of embedded html . In that case identify the email. Also clear cache ( temporary internet files and cookies) to make sure there is no backup of the thing.

Answer 3

here is a list of free scans.
I like ewido the best.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
Get free anti virus for free click here.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Answer 4

you can also try another adware or spyware remover. Different ones do different things well. I use ewido as my backup to adaware