What is your favorite anti-spyware solution?

Question

There are many. I was wondering what your home run solution is.

THANKS

Answer 1

I like AD-AWARE and SpyBot Search & Destory. Get these for FREE from
http://www.download.com
Install, run, update and scan your computer with both programs.

These are cleanup tools. Ad-aware cleans files, and SpyBot cleans the
registry.

Answer 2

On my computer, I have installed Windows Defender, Lavasoft's Ad Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy. I use Windows Defender for real time protection. Ad Aware Personal Edition does not have any real time protection. Spybot does have a real time protection feature but it is more trouble than its worth. I highly recommend all these programs. I don't dispute that all 3 programs pale in comparsion to commercial products, like Spyware Doctor or SpySweeper. These 2 programs are stellar in preventing and removing spyware. Unfortunately, they are incredible resource hogs and will slow down any computer. They use close to 100MB of RAM and, when scanning, use 99% of the CPU. I feel you need to find a balance between protection and performance, which is why I stick with the first 3 programs mentioned above.

Answer 3

Ad-Aware SE personal or Avg Anti-Spyware. For anti-virus I use Avast Home Edition.

Answer 4

Download and run SpyBot S&D> http://www.safer-networking.org/...
Then you can get a free tool ( Startup Guard )that will never let your home page be hijacked. You will have to wait about 20 seconds whenever your computer has to be restarted (to accept the run once application to run at startup)
http://www.acelogix.com/freeware.html...

You should go to Trend Micro and do an online virus scan> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/...

All computers should have a good Antivirus installed. A couple of good, and free programs are; AVG, and Avast.

http://www.click-to-download.com/avg2/index.asp?source=OVUS-US00&kw=avg
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Answer 5

Windows Defender - its free and blocks spyware. Most other programs remove spyware after the fact. I use Adaware occasionally just to be sure.

Answer 6

For anti-spyware, i prefer Microsoft Windows Defender.... FOC and can be downloaded from microsoft website but with condition you have to have Win XP OS and above...
It cleans all those spyware & adware... Totally a peace of mind to use it...

Answer 7

most virus are spread through IE. IE is not a safe browser. you should use a more secure browser to protect your PC from virus.

i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar. firefox can block any any popup and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE browser. as you know, most of virus spread throught internet and webpage.

besides, firefox is much smaller than IE, so it run faster than IE.

download firefox for free, Just have a try:

http://www.freeandbest.net/firefox/

Good Luck, Best Wishes!!!

Answer 8

Sygate Personal Firewall combined with Windows Defender.

Answer 9

Hitman Pro (www.hitmanpro.com) will let you automatically install, update, and run in Safe Mode many of the best free and free-to-try antispyware programs all with one click, including Spybot Search & Destroy, Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE, SpywareBlaster, Ewido, and free trials of Webroot Spysweeper and PCTools SpywareDoctor. The free version of Spybot Search & Destroy allows autoupdates, but Hitman Pro helps in keeping the others up to date with one click.

Answer 10

Hey Guys!
My personal favourites are Windows Defender & SpyHunter. The Windows Defender will look out for the OS desinged infections, and SpyHunter will seeks and destroy everything browser related and if you have problems - you can always request a FREE remote session support - a real life tech expert will remotely connect to your computer and he will remove the threats.

regards
www.MalwareKillerS.com

Answer 11

That's a great question.

What about Ewido
http://www.ewido.net/en/

Gibson Research Corporation
http://www.grc.com/

AVG Anti-virus
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1

OK?