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#180823 - 09/04/04 07:15 PM Spyware killer software
KN_Fan Offline
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Registered: 10/01/02
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Anybody here can recommend a good spyware/adware killer besides Spybot? Free and not free? My computer has been infected with this weird spyware that has disabled me from checking my hotmail from home.

Thanks guys
KN_Fan

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#180824 - 09/04/04 08:03 PM Re: Spyware killer software
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#180825 - 09/04/04 08:15 PM Re: Spyware killer software
GlennT Offline
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Registered: 12/01/02
Posts: 1790
Loc: Medina, OH, USA
Spybot should do the job. I've been using it and it works well, but has to be run manually on a regular or frequent basis.

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#180826 - 09/04/04 09:07 PM Re: Spyware killer software
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Registered: 08/01/02
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I use adaware and it's free. Works well.
Adaware.com.
Terry

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#180827 - 09/04/04 11:59 PM Re: Spyware killer software
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Registered: 08/22/04
Posts: 52
Loc: Sweden
I use Ad-Aware too. Works well for me.
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#180828 - 09/05/04 12:48 AM Re: Spyware killer software
dazart Offline
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Registered: 09/28/03
Posts: 92
Loc: England
I use ad-aware also and it does the job.

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#180829 - 09/05/04 03:37 AM Re: Spyware killer software
Roel Offline
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Registered: 06/24/99
Posts: 1232
On top of ADSL-firewall(router), software-firewall and Norton ......

I use them all : Adaware, spybot and Window-washer (WebRoot)

to prevent trouble comes in and get rid of unwanted stuff.

The system is clean (as far as I know ) and runs for more than a year now, without problems.

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#180830 - 09/05/04 06:09 AM Re: Spyware killer software
Tomcat Offline
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Registered: 11/17/03
Posts: 178
Loc: Ft Collins Colorado, USA
In addition to Spybot and AdAware I also run WinPatrol which has a free version at www.WinPatrol.com but you have to have a clean machine when you install it because it works differently than the others. What it does is to take a snapshot of your system at the time you install it and then it alerts you anytime something tries to write to your registry and asks you if you want to let that happen. So far it has alerted me several times when some malware wants to install something.

Tom

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#180831 - 09/05/04 07:29 AM Re: Spyware killer software
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Registered: 03/21/03
Posts: 3748
Loc: Motown
I have both Ad-Aware and Spybot loaded in my laptop. Both work wonderfully. I alternate between programs to hopefully catch anything that might escape the other. I use them about once every two weeks or more often when there are serious virus alerts.
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#180832 - 09/05/04 09:45 AM Re: Spyware killer software
KN_Fan Offline
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Registered: 10/01/02
Posts: 492
Hm...I downloaded adaware...right after the software found all the bugs/viruses, I was ready to do the clean up then it asked me to purchase the software. Nice marketing tool.

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