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thehunter1320

09-05-2005 13:59:10

whats the best free spyware removal tool? i just got a nasty piece and it's truly pissing me off... anynody know of any that are REALLY good? spybot and ad-aware aren't getting rid of it

liquidskin

09-05-2005 14:05:33

HiJack This is my favorite.

Post your log if you need any help with it.

nicd.01

09-05-2005 14:06:20

Boot into safe mode and run those programs again. Also make sure they are both up to date.

Collateral

09-05-2005 14:06:41

I'm too much of an idiot to use HiJack This LOL, I just use ad-aware and spybot S&D

nicd.01

09-05-2005 14:07:11

Yeah, hijack this is also good. Just don't go deleting things until you show someone who knows what they are doing a log.

thehunter1320

09-05-2005 14:31:54

i have XP Pro... how do i go into safe mode? then i'll get it PC rescanned and will post the log

liquidskin

09-05-2005 14:34:49

[quote3baf82b96a="thehunter1320"]i have XP Pro... how do i go into safe mode? then i'll get it PC rescanned and will post the log[/quote3baf82b96a]

as soon as your turn your computer on, keep pressing F8.

Collateral

09-05-2005 14:37:15

What's safe mode for?

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FiSKARZ

09-05-2005 14:38:50

I use webroot's SpySweeper 3.something....
www.webroot.com

seems like a good find...startup/memory/cookie shields keep your computer from being infected in the first place, and the full scan is very comprensive with details for each piece of spyware found...

dcrainmaker

09-05-2005 14:40:45

[quotef274c59eb4="FiSKARZ"]I use webroot's SpySweeper 3.something....
www.webroot.com

seems like a good find...startup/memory/cookie shields keep your computer from being infected in the first place, and the full scan is very comprensive with details for each piece of spyware found...[/quotef274c59eb4]

I also have SpySweeper in addition to Ad-Aware and Spybot. I know the SpywareDoctor is also very good.

liquidskin

09-05-2005 14:43:42

[quote6e9f6c20ae="Collateral"]What's safe mode for?

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It kinda "dumbs down" Windows so you can troubleshoot. Alot of drivers dont load.. It doesnt run some system files.. Stuff like that.

xs10shul

09-05-2005 15:40:31

There's no silver bullet program to get rid of all spyware. You need a constellation of programs to really get the job done. I use

Adaware
Spyware Doctor
Spybot Search and Destroy

Also, most programs rely on "reference files" against which they test files on your hard drive for spyware. It's really important to keep any program you use updated as much as you can manage. Otherwise, they'll slowly not work as well as the reference files become more and more out of date.

Matt8789

09-05-2005 15:43:01

Microsofts Anit-spyware program you can DL at their site..its a BETA but its gotten everything that i got on my computer..

halfbreed

09-05-2005 15:46:50

In my opinion spybot is the best...

MicroChris

09-05-2005 16:00:10

www.ubuntulinux.org

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thehunter1320

09-05-2005 16:18:40

ARGH!!! nothing is working ( it just keeps bombarding me with pop ups about removing spyware! and now it's pretneding to be windows telling me to check my firewall. and whenever i try to run IE it can't run but 2 EXEs of random namage (like mfcaw32.exe) are started... just fucking shoot me

Abaweet69

09-05-2005 16:19:34

Spybot is the best free program

Spysweeper owns for $20
Get it downloadable at newegg.com

x323smostwantedx

09-05-2005 20:22:03

[quote4375094218="thehunter1320"]ARGH!!! nothing is working ( it just keeps bombarding me with pop ups about removing spyware! and now it's pretneding to be windows telling me to check my firewall. and whenever i try to run IE it can't run but 2 EXEs of random namage (like mfcaw32.exe) are started... just fucking shoot me[/quote4375094218]
Same here, i got home from school and my computer had all this shit on it x . It says I have a trojan or something like that but my antivirus program wont open. I keep getting pop ups and other crap. It took me like 45 mins to start my computer. This really sucks

theysayjump

09-05-2005 20:22:41

yeah definitely spybot search and destroy[/size7f982c1255]....also ad-aware[/size7f982c1255] but it hardly ever finds anything even when spybot does, at least on my computer.....i have also used spyware doctor[/size7f982c1255] wich was good, and i used microsoft anti-spyware[/size7f982c1255] when it was [b7f982c1255]giant anti spyware[/b7f982c1255]. before microsoft bought it, i thought giant was one of the best i had ever seen.

FreeOffersNow

10-05-2005 08:09:42

Scan Spyware 3.8 (I think is the current version) works well - although it's not free. I use that in conjunction with ad-aware and spybot S&D.

EatChex89

10-05-2005 09:41:12

[quoteccaaed463e="liquidskin"][quoteccaaed463e="Collateral"]What's safe mode for?

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It kinda "dumbs down" Windows so you can troubleshoot. Alot of drivers dont load.. It doesnt run some system files.. Stuff like that.[/quoteccaaed463e]

It loads the minimal amount of drivers in case something is messing your computer up. It also doesn't start any programs at start-up.

Matt8789

10-05-2005 09:55:52

Spybot is horrible. http//www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

musicdriven

10-05-2005 10:43:57

Microsoft Anti-Spyware is good if you get a lot of spyware. It stops it while it's trying to install...kind of like anti-virus protection. It's essentially the same thing as GDI's version. I keep that running on my family's computers while i'm at school, and they never have problems or have to spend a lot of time removing spyware.

If you're like me and don't get much spyware, it's better to just save your sytem resources and keep both ad-aware and spybot handy. If you notice anything fishy, just run them both (not at the same time). Each usually picks up something the other doesn't.

The best spyware protection over all is using Firefox though. I haven't had to run a spyware remover once since i switched over.

Paradizzle

10-05-2005 11:54:28

Your brain...

along with spysweeper

dudeextrem2000

10-05-2005 13:41:14

i heard some where that spybot has spyware in it is that true or a rumor

thehunter1320

10-05-2005 14:01:17

i installed the microsoft stuff last night and got rid of it after a few scans! so easy! i love it!! D D D

thanks for all you guys' help!

Matt8789

10-05-2005 14:36:17

[quotea86bc854bd="thehunter1320"]i installed the microsoft stuff last night and got rid of it after a few scans! so easy! i love it!! D D D

thanks for all you guys' help![/quotea86bc854bd]

Your welcome )

theysayjump

10-05-2005 20:45:36

[quote533edaa799="dudeextrem2000"]i heard some where that spybot has spyware in it is that true or a rumor[/quote533edaa799]

i think its actually the fact that it keeps backups of all the spyware it removes, incase you delete something and something else stops working......so other spyware programs may find it when you run a scan.

i could be wrong but thats what i think it is.