I have spybot, but I have to buy it to remove all the infected files that are infected. It told me that my yahoo homepage could be hijacked or something, how can i get rid of it, without paying for the stuff?? need some help quickly!! thank you
2006-09-26 07:12:17 · 14 answers · asked by *AMY* 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
you dont have to buy spybot. i have spybot search and destroy on my comp, i use it weekly, so i know its a free program. there is no pay version of spybot. i suggest you use spybot s&d along with adaware and avg antivirus. make sure you are offline when you run all anti-virus and spyware removal software. if you do it with an open connection, it will be impossible to remove, so make sure you are offline. also, consider using firefox browser. it is much less vulnerable to adware and viruses than internet explorer. internet explorer is the absolute worst browser to use.
here is the link to spybot which is always free:
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html
here is a link to ad-aware:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
here is a link to avg free:
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10543927.html?tag=lst-0-2
here is a link to mozilla firefox browser:
http://www.download.com/Mozilla-Firefox/3000-2356_4-10584190.html?tag=lst-0-3
all these downloads are free, although Ad-Aware and AVG do have pay versions, but in my experience the free ones work fine. good luck.
2006-09-26 07:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by MasterSplinter© 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-29 17:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jesus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spybot is freeware so you shouldn't have to pay to use it. You could also download A Squared Freeware or Ad-Aware Personal. Those are free and will help you get rid of spyware. If you've really got a problem, you can go to the McAfee website and download and run their stinger. Oh, and from the looks of your avatar, I'd come over and do this for you, LOL! Sweet!
2006-09-26 07:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by babalu2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same issue. Spybot, Adaware, and Norton did not help. I had a ton of computer ppl tell me to do a back up and restore and all other kinds of complicated stuff. I did it and it did not work either. Finally, PC Pitstop Optimizer worked great. No problems for the past 8 months, so far :)
2006-09-26 07:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by naughty_mattress_monkey 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Use Ewido Antispyware, the free version along with Hijackthis. That should take care of your problem. Install Pop up cop to protect urself from malicious scripts and check your antivirus. Avast is a great one, and its free.
2006-09-26 07:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you have Ad-ware?
startr your computer in safe mode, then run spybot, then run Ad-Aware
i keep trying things untuil something works
2006-09-26 07:15:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if it was just spyware you could download adaware from www.download.com and it would remove it for you but since it's the dread INFECTED spyware you'll need to swing a chicken over your head first.
2006-09-26 07:15:48 · answer #7 · answered by lodnem 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
surf
http://www.majorgeeks.com
and
http://www.freeware.com
and look for whatever sounds like what you need
some is free,
some isn't
i got spy-bot search and destroy free,
and EZCleaner to delete my unnecessary files, etc.
2006-09-26 12:40:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of Anti Spy ware that are free. you can check on google.
2006-09-26 11:09:27 · answer #9 · answered by moin_anjum 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to kim kommando website, pc world, zdnet, webmaster free, free downloads to start with. look around for FREE downloads there.
2006-09-26 07:14:18 · answer #10 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋