What is the best way to prevent spyware and pop ups?

Answer 1

spybot,will help you clean up your computer,whether it helps pre-emptivly I dont know,but I would buy spysweeper at one of the computer stores,best buy,or frys by the 215/15,and its pretty cheap,usually under twenty bucks

Answer 2

To prevent & remove spyware, use "Spybot Search and Destroy" (http://www.spybot.info/). This is free and very effective.

To stop pop-ups, you can use a browser like Firefox instead of Internet Explorer (although recent versions include pop-up blockers - it may be spyware causing the pop-ups)

Answer 3

load several spyware detection programs, they seem to work better if you have several, like spyware and windows defender. then use them on a regular basis, turn popups off in your browser, don't open mail or attachments that you do not know about, keep a firewall either hard or soft running and don't download music, movies from the p2p sites since many of them are infected.

Answer 4

do regular spyware scans with anti-spyware software get some here
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
and here
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html

Answer 5

Well, you asked for the BEST way. Unplug from the Net.

Answer 6

Try spybot . Its free and it finds most things and deletes them for you. Just search for "spybot" download it and install.

Answer 7

dont use your pc

serious get spybot or somethig similar and block ya pop ups.

Answer 8

use mozilla firefox as your web browser to limit the amount of bugs that make it onto your pc through software holes:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-2.0.0.2&os=win&lang=en-GB

and then do regular spyware scans to catch any that get through:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware%26subj=dl%26tag=top5

Answer 9

spybot, mozilla.org, zone alarm

Answer 10

don`t use your computer unplug it