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Comment on What is a good spyware/adware removal software? by Steve A

Steve A — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:41:32 +0000

This is the latest reviews for 2008 on the best top 3 Antispyware software..

Comment on What is a good spyware/adware removal software? by Mook

Mook — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:29:23 +0000

Zone Alarm…I’ve had it on my computer for 2 years and have not yet had a virus. I used to have viruses all the time before i had it and each of my computer’s lifespans were up to a year. you really need to know what you’re doing though because my dad has it too but he’s still getting viruses because he’s screwing with the program. or looking at things on the web that cause that sort of thing ;P

Comment on What is a good spyware/adware removal software? by tlworkroom

tlworkroom — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:27:10 +0000

If you’re looking for free, try Spybot. It also will have regular weekly updates for you. It works pretty good.
But if you’re planning on buying, then try Webroot Spy Sweeper. That’s one of the best.

For free stuff, go to MajorGeeks.com, click on left side on anti-spyware. Once you get the new screen, click on top at “License”, and it’ll rearrange the whole selection so that the freeware stuff is on top, and the shareware is on bottom.

What I’ve done, is get all free stuff. Choose only ONE to continually protect you, such as Spybot. Then have a couple others (like Spyware Terminator, A-Squared, AVG, etc) also installed, but NOT to start up when you turn on computer. If you do, the different programs may fight each other.
But then, once a week, a month, whatever you feel is good, UNPLUG from the internet, and run ALL the cleaner programs. That way, you clean without being reinfected from internet. Then when thru, turn off the extra programs, and use the main one as you surf the web again.
Works for me.

But if you’re looking at MajorGeeks, be careful…some of them do offer installing a toolbar along with the antispyware program. Usually, when you first install a program, it should offer you the chance to NOT install the toolbar.

To get rid of the toolbar, you’ll have to click on “my computer”, then go into C: drive, and then inspect where it says program and files, and those files to delete the toolbar.

But if you’re not sure or haven’t done it, DON’T try it. Find a friend to do it for you.

Comment on EMERGENCY- Adware.ZangoSearch and Adware.Gen removal- don’t suggest malwarebytes? by Jan S

Jan S — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:11:53 +0000

All the programs you mention are anti spywarw programs and not anti virus programs. They will not remove your virus.
You willh have to install an antivirus progra.

Here is a good one and is free. Install it and do a complete scan

Avira Antivir

together with

Zone Alarm Firewall Free

Comment on What is a good spyware/adware removal software? by Shubh

Shubh — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:26:34 +0000

norton antivirus 2008 for viruses and avg anti spyware/adware edition 2008…. i have them both and my compuet went from chit to gold

Comment on EMERGENCY- Adware.ZangoSearch and Adware.Gen removal- don’t suggest malwarebytes? by Sly_Old_Mole

Sly_Old_Mole — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:59:28 +0000

Malwarebytes, spybot, and combofix have been BLOCKED by one of these viruses. – leave combofix alone; you don’t have the knowledge to use it (unsafe unless a malware expert tells you to use it & I would like to see a HJT log before asking you to run combofix), you have trojan tdss:

@mick d – well done; good answer.

Comment on What is a good spyware/adware removal software? by MikeDawg

MikeDawg — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:03:16 +0000

Spybot Search & Destroy

Comment on EMERGENCY- Adware.ZangoSearch and Adware.Gen removal- don’t suggest malwarebytes? by mick d

mick d — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:46:34 +0000

First adware will not disable security programs,you have something more serious. The trick is to rename the program names.
Have you actually installed MBAM ? Or are you being blocked to the sites ?

Comment on What is a good spyware/adware removal software? by mbbleach

mbbleach — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:55:35 +0000

Ad-Aware Free Edition

Comment on EMERGENCY- Adware.ZangoSearch and Adware.Gen removal- don’t suggest malwarebytes? by Turtle

Turtle — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:45:24 +0000

if you can not install an av the best thing to do honestly is reformat the hard drive basically reinstall windows/apple/Linux all over again and this time have good security or don’t do anything illegal to prevent from having to do it again

get a system restore disk or go down to the electronics store and purchase a copy of windows

try vista it is more secure and will not allow anything to install itself on your computer without explicit authorization from you