2006-11-04 01:09:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I have Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spy-bot, but have found that the best and fastest thing to use is Norton Spyware Scan on the Yahoo Tool Bar and AVG free from Grisoft.com. Have used all of these over two or three years and never discovered any other bad things with the first two. The firewall with Windows SP2 is also good. Before running the Spyware scan, I always go to Tools and Internet Options and remove cookies and temporary Internet files. Am also using Internet Explorer 6 with Yahoo and Windows Messengers 7.5. Will wait on IE7 until March.
2006-11-04 01:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by Pey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.
Try this scan, its free, it removes
I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.
2006-11-04 01:15:54 · answer #2 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition willl take away your adware for you. It works just like a virus scanner, only looking for adware. Just click the link below and download it. Make sure you update regularly, or the scanner will not pick up new adware.
2006-11-04 01:14:39 · answer #3 · answered by Ross 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
download a program called adaware install it free for personal use update it and follow the instructions it should remove most of the adware
2006-11-04 01:30:37 · answer #4 · answered by j1mmyj2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download an adware removal program. I use and would recommend Ad-Aware as it has always worked well for me. They have a personal version of it which is free for personal use and downloadable at their website: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
It's relatively easy to use and works well.
2006-11-04 01:14:44 · answer #5 · answered by jelly b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that you know the name of the adware.. go to START...then control panel.... then add/remove programs.... then in that, scroll down to where you see YOUR adware in question.. click on it to REMOVE it. and follow instructions thereafter
2006-11-04 01:15:40 · answer #6 · answered by Richard K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to download.com and get a free adware remover
2006-11-04 01:16:46 · answer #7 · answered by squinekat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the website cnet.com and download the best adware removal dats effective try it....
2006-11-04 01:12:31 · answer #8 · answered by prince d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get Norton or anti virus software and run it. It'll ask if you want to remove it. Say yes.
2006-11-04 01:11:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try ADAware 6, it works for me every time
2006-11-04 01:14:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋