can anyone out there recommend a FREE spyware remover. my pc has started playing up (adverts on screen when i've not got IE open etc) i've just done a free on-line search on my hard drive and it appears to have more spyware than Russia on it!
cleaned all my histories and temp files etc but don't know how to remove spyware?
2007-01-07 09:21:19 · 33 answers · asked by The Dazzler 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
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/...
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.
2007-01-07 09:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the best freee one: spybot search and destroy. c 1st link below
i would recommend u install the 2nd link as well-spywareblaster. it works in the background without noticeable loss in speed.
u could also install the third one:adaware personal.
a strong shareware is the last one:avg anti spyware. download it and use it till the end of the trial period. its among the best paid ones. maybe up in the top two along with webroot spy sweeper. c last link.
u can run spyware blaster with any other anti spyware but do not use any other 2 at the same time.
2007-01-07 09:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a virus that told me to buy virus software, it was a hugh pain in the butt. I researched how to get rid of it and this is the free software that I used. AVG Anti-Spyware version 7.5 it worked really well...also google your problem to find an exact answer to your specific problem. Also always run an additional firewall and antivirus, not jus t the free MS windows version that come with XP
2007-01-08 10:38:01 · answer #3 · answered by smm18951 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...!You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2007-01-07 11:51:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 18:12:44 · answer #5 · answered by howsare 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-awarew is the best spyware remover program in my opinion. It is a free download. You can find it at
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
2007-01-07 09:23:08 · answer #6 · answered by Betsy Jayne 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spybot, Yahoo Antispy, Ad-Aware, AVG Free are 4 of the best there is!
2007-01-07 09:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
2007-01-07 09:24:28 · answer #8 · answered by Penelope Pitstop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prevx1 worked great for me and it's free for the first 30 days.
2007-01-07 09:24:03 · answer #9 · answered by lm6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its been said many times on here...spybot.com is the best free spyware
2007-01-07 09:22:55 · answer #10 · answered by stygianwolfe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋