I just ran mcafee anti-virus anti-spy program. It cleaned up everything, but I still have spyware alerts-Why

Question

my security icon keeps saying spy alert but I ran anti spy and it says its fine

Answer 1

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.seconddoor.net/firefox/

Good Luck !

Answer 2

McAfee avast! Antivirus AVG 8.0 Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Spyware Doctor SpyEraser

Answer 3

In my experience, you need more than one spyware program to remove all spyware from your computer. I don't know why it's like this. Certain spyware won't be touched by some spyware removal tools, but can be removed by others. Wierd, huh?

I use AdAware and Spybot spyware removal programs and I feel very confident they are doing a good job of keeping my computer clean of spyware. You can download both programs for free on the Internet. Follow the links below to download each program. They're free.

Answer 4

McAfee is good but it isn't the best anti spy program out there. If you want a top dog antispyware program that won't interfere with McAfee get Spy ware Doctor.

Answer 5

There is only one answer to this. You need to get a more powerful and Effective anti-spyware tool.

You can find top 5 anti-spywares reviews,comparisons and download links on
http://www.spywaredetectors.info
You can download and scan your computer for free.

Answer 6

try this
microsoft windows live onecare it free for 90 days it a all in one anti virus spyware backs up your files does disk clean up defrag and check for updates we all know how bad p2p are and this will protect you its live so ifa spyware or virus trys to enter your computer it will nail it its about 39.00 for a year with free upgrades when they are avable and you can use it on 3 pc's go to microsoft.com downloads and trials and download a full working verison

Answer 7

Sounds like your computer may have a new variant of the ubiquitous Smitfraud infection. Almost all "general purpose","all-in one" spyware and virus removal programs such as AVG, Norton, or Spybot S & D cannot remove it.

Free Smitfraud removal tool is here:
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

Answer 8

You need more than 1 antispyware software (like someone else said). I sugges you download a few free trials, scan you computer and see which software find the most spyware.

Here's a good start (go to the bottom of the page):

http://www.windvis.com/how-to-choose-an-antispyware-software

Answer 9

Personally, I think Mcaffe is horrible because they warn you about the things that dont harm your computer while the real viruses slip past its firewall. I always use Norton Protection center.