2006-12-27 07:51:50 · 9 answers · asked by Alex F 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Spybot - Search & Destroy (often Spybot-S&D) is a malware, spyware and adware removal program which works on Microsoft Windows 95 and later. Like most malware scanners, Spybot-S&D scans the computer hard disk and/or RAM for malicious software.
Spybot was written by German software engineer Patrick Michael Kolla, and is distributed by Kolla's Irish company Safer Networking Limited. Development began in 2000 when Kolla, still a student, wrote a small program to deal with the Aureate/Radiate and Conducent TimeSink programs, two of the earliest examples of adware.
Spybot - Search & Destroy is currently released as freeware.
Spybot is able to fix problems with tracking cookies, system internals (Registry), Winsock LSPs, ActiveX objects, browser hijackers, BHOs, and is able to protect a user's privacy, to some extent, by deleting usage tracks. Spybot also includes an "Immunize" feature which can be used to block the installation of spyware before it occurs. Another tool included in Spybot is a file shredder, for the secure deletion of files. Spybot is not intended to replace anti-virus programs, but it does detect some common trojans and keyloggers.
As some programs which ship with attached spyware or adware will refuse to run should the unwelcome co-programs be removed, later versions of Spybot allow it to replace the spyware binaries with inert dummies (designed to fool those programs which insist on the spyware's presence).
In order to efficiently detect recently created programs, Kolla regularly releases detection updates along with help improvements, new languages, and better heuristics algorithms. These updates are downloaded from within the software from a variety of mirrors and are then automatically installed.
Spybot is available for all versions of Windows from Windows 95, and offers more than two dozen different languages and several skins to users. Instructions are available on the website so users can design their own skins.
Support is currently supplied by means of Internet forums and support e-mails (with a response time of usually no more than 24 hours).
The newer version of Spybot also offers an immunize feature which blocks certain detected spyware from entering your computer, and by blocking certain known harmful spyware from installation.
2006-12-27 08:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Andrew S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 22:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by Ronda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.After you install any of them,make sure you update them to get the full affect.
AVG 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.
*Be sure to come back to Yahoo Q&A and vote for one of the answers as best answer!
2006-12-27 07:54:12 · answer #3 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to the ones already mentioned, I can highly recommend a free on-line scan by Trend-Micro. It's available at the below link.
2006-12-27 07:56:58 · answer #4 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spybot Search and Destroy
Download from the net
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
2006-12-27 07:57:23 · answer #5 · answered by Billy T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know anything but Adware. I found links in Adware that spy on your keystrokes and monitor your web visits. Have had great success with spybot.
2006-12-27 07:57:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
spybot... and norton, if you have ie7 (it'd be on the yahoo toolbar)
yeah if you want antivirus programs and stuff, then avg's good... and zonealarm's got a good firewall
i forgot what windows defender does specifically, but i have that one installed too lol
2006-12-27 07:55:51 · answer #7 · answered by tell me all!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use the following, they are all free:
http://www.lavasoft.nu/software/adaware/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsdefender
http://www.merijn.org/programs.php
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
2006-12-27 07:54:37 · answer #8 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AGV
2006-12-27 07:59:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋