Spyware,What can I do?

Question

Too many spyware these days?
What can i do to remove and get rid of these annoying spyware on my PC?

Answer 1

The best and simplest way of getting rid of Spyware or Virus, is to use decent web browser while surfing.

Try Firefox with Google Toolbar, anti-spyware, pop ups and virus.

Download Firefox free here:
http://free.my-donation.com/firefox.html

Answer 2

Hi there,

Unfortunately this is a problem I'm hearing on a daily basis now.

The number of people who have AVG, adaware and Spybot installed but then get confused as to why they have been infected is increasing by the day. In all seriousness, these programs (especially spybot and adaware) are no longer good enough to be your only protection against viruses, spyware and adware (as well as trojans, rootkits and other nasties). They used to be great programs a couple of years ago, but have now been overtaken by programs with next-generation approaches.

One program I would strongly recommend you try instead is Prevx1. This has recently been proven as having the strongest protection and cleanup capabilities of ALL security solutions available today so should hopefully fix the problems your current protection has failed to.

You can download a Free Trial of Prevx1 which will scan your PC and remove all infections free of charge:
http://www.prevx.com

Answer 3

Good Morning. Microsoft recommends these (two Free) down loads Spybot and AdWare, keeping them along with your Virus program updated and changing your operation habits should take care of the problem.

You cannot click or accept any of the garbage; you know like punch Saddam and win a Play Station 360; or download free smiley faces, especially free games and music. It is not free! I just read Friday the worse offender was a program called "Realplayer" every time it acted it inserted Spyware. Hope that helps, good luck. God Bless You and the Southern People.

Answer 4

The best thing you can do is to start using a safer operating system such as Linux or MacOS X. I will recommend Ubuntu. You can get it for free from http://shipit.ubuntu.com

For some reason, if you want to use Windows, get these software:

* Spybot Search and Destroy (free)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

* Windows Defender (free)
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Also start using Firefox as your web-browser (instead of Internet Explorer). Firefox is free and open-source:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Answer 5

Trojan Removal Procedure.

Removing infections from your computer is never as easy as aquiring them. Malware infections are not meant to be removed, so, it takes TIME and PATIENCE to get rid of them. ONLY RESORT TO A REFORMAT AFTER ALL ELSE FAILS TO REMOVE THE INFECTION.

This procedure works for all Malware. Replace the Ewido and AdAware SE programs with any AntiVirus or AntiSpy program you choose.


Download and Update Ewido (now called the AVG Antispyware). Do not run:

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

Download AdAware SE and update. Do the setup. Do not run:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ad-aware/

AdAware SE Setup:

1. Select "use custom scanning options" then select "customize". Make sure the following options are enabled: "scan within archives," "scan active processes," "scan registry," "deep scan registry," "scan my IE favorites for banned URLs," "scan my Hosts file."

2. Select the "tweak" option. Under "scanning engine," make sure "unload recognized processes and modules during scan" is enabled. Enable "scan registry for all users instead of current users."

3. Under "cleaning engine" turn on "always try to unload modules…," "during removal unload explorer and IE if necessary," "let windows remove files in use at next restart," and "delete quarantined items after restoring."

4. Use the "select drives and folders to scan" option to ensure that your entire hard drive is scanned (if you have more than one hard drive, scan all of them (of course, do not include floppy and CD/DVD).


TEMPORARILY SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS.

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.

3. On the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, click "Show hidden files and folders", and clear(uncheck) the "Hide protected operating system files" check box.

IMPORTANT: Files are hidden by Windows for a very good reason. It is not wise to experiment with these files. Unfortunately, to successfully remove modern spyware we must turn this protection off temporarily. Please turn the protection back on when you have finished cleaning your system.


EMPTY INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER CACHE:

1. On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options.

2. On the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button. Select the Delete all offline content check box in the confirmation dialogue box that appears, click OK. Click OK again.

RESTART IN SAFE MODE:

To do this you need to hold down or repeatedly tap the F8 key while the computer is booting (when the computer is displaying a black screen with white text). When the boot menu appears, use your keyboard arrows to select "Safe Mode."

Safe Mode can look quite ugly. The color may look bad, and all of your desktop icons will be very large. This is normal.



START THE SCAN WITH ADAWARE SE. THEN DO IT WITH EWIDO.

NOTE: Let AdAware complete its scan. Sometimes AdAware will be unable to remove everything that it finds and will prompt to be allowed to try again after restarting. If that happens, when the scan finishes restart immediately and allow the scan to finish.


When the scan and removal are completed REBOOT COMPUTER. This will restart you in normal mode. DON'T FORGET TO RESET HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS.


NEW RESTORE POINT:

The RESTORE POINTS may be infected with the Malware and cannot be used.

HERE'S HOW:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click on the System Restore tab.

3. Select the Turn Off System Restore check box, click Apply, then restart your computer.

4. Return to the System Restore Tab and turn System Restore back on.


TO SET A NEW RESTORE POINT:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Point to Programs, then navigate to Accessories, then System Tools, then click System Restore.

3. Choose Create a restore point, and then click Next.

4. In the Restore point description box, type a name for your restore point, and then click Next.

5. Click OK.

NOTE: If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and are unable to access the Internet after removing Malware, there is a command that may fix the problem. It works by resetting the winsock catalogue. Click on Start, then Run and type CMD in the box. Click OK. Type "netsh winsock reset" (no quotes)into the DOS window that appears.


ADDITION INFORMATION ABOUT TROJANS:

There are Trojans that fall into the Smitfraud family. These require the use of a specialized program for removal. Here are two sites that specialize in removing these:

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/rog...

http://siri.urz.free.fr/fix/smitfraudfix...

Answer 6

www.windows.com

Downloads->Most Popular->Windows Defender(Beta 2)

People will solicit all kinds of weird programs that they will tell you to scan your computer with. The honest truth is that you only need one.

Download Defender, and it will solve all your problems.

Answer 7

visit this website and scroll to antivirus/spyware :

http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/

Answer 8

http://www.spybot.info/ Spybot

Answer 9

I use spybot
Its free! gets rid of all unwanted nasty things