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14 Responses to “What is the best way to get rid of spyware/adware?”

1. parshooter Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 12:36 am

   Download adaware from adaware.com
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2. emmabugg Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   theres many programs…
   go to http://www.download.com
   and search spyware remover or adware remover
   some of the best are ad aware and spy sweeper
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3. raejacks Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 1:24 am

   You can download for free AdAware SE Personal and Spybot Search and Destroy, both safe and work great. Easy to use, automatic updates, and catch everything.
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4. stiffler_773 Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 1:47 am

   Adware se personal works great
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5. wolfman Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 2:18 am

   spybot and ad-aware. both free download.com
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6. nighthawk_842003 Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 3:06 am

   Ad-Aware, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Trend Micro’s free anti-spyware scanner (on their website) are all good programs.
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7. Evil J Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 3:13 am

   stop going into porn sites
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8. nitemere11 Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 3:44 am

   I use both Spybot and Yahoo Anti-Spy. They helped clean up my computer after a bout of spyware.
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9. phy333 Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 4:21 am

   Run Ad-Aware. It’s free and it’s good.

   http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
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10. franman Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 4:55 am

    get a good internet service such as Verizon, Cox, and etc. these things usually cost from 20-30$ but it’s worth it
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11. "EL SANCHO" Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 5:20 am

    Here is what i do.

    No matter how much anti-spy ware or anti-virus software you have you will never be able to catch all of it.

    I keep two hard drives. C: drive is a the main boot up drive that i use for starting up. D: drive has all the important stuff in it (programs, music, pictures, video, documents, you name it). I keep C: drive as the main drive and make sure that if any virus or spyware gets on it i can completely re-format the drive in order to erase all the crap on it and start over and not lose anything important. So sometimes i have to start off with a clean version of windows and re-load everything.

    You would be amazed at how much better your computer works once you do this every once and a while, and even better, you arent worried about losing any important info.

    One good program that i have found to be a usefull tool is Zone Alarm. It alerts me about ANYTHING that is trying to log on or send info over the internet. If i find it is trying to get on or send info or even is benign it will tell me, then i make the decision to either remove the program, delete the file or re-formatt my drive to leave it clean from EVERYTHING. I value all the money and time that i have put into my computer. I have 1400 songs and expensive DJ equipment on it and tons of pictures and memories along with several programs that cost from $600 to $1500 each. I make sure i have backups and i dont F*ck around when it comes to spy ware. I make sure the sh*t is GONE!!!
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12. bdesai9 Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 5:36 am

    Boot into safe mode after install Adawar, Spybot, or Spy Doctor.
    This will give u BETTER efficiency to remove bugs.
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13. dragonfire Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 6:02 am

    get the following, all are free for a safe surfing experience,
    install in SAFE mode with networking ( hit F-8 at boot time ), run them all in SAFE mode
    with networking as you’ll need it for the updates all the programs below will need.

    ANTI VIRAL

    AVG (free) http://free.grisoft.com/

    FIREWALL

    ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

    WEB BROWSER – http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox

    EMAIL use thunderbird. It has a good built in spam filter and learns when you teach it. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird

    SPYWARE

    http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

    http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

    and if you have a wireless router follow these tips,

    1. Use WPA encryption (WPA-PSK) it’s less crackable then WEP.

    2. Make a passphrase that is upper & lower case and has some numbers thrown in there as well, again harder to crack.
    some like mAkE1t5eCurE0rel53 and as long as possible.

    3. Use MAC access control so only you or authorized PC’s can connect (even if you do have encryption turned on)

    4. Turn off DHCP use static addresses.

    5. Turn off SSID (and change it) unless your card really needs it (some do)

    6. Change username/password of access unit front end

    7. Ensure you have the usual firewall enabled on your PC.

    8. Paranoia rules, turn WLAN off if your not using it

    one last tip
    control panel—administrator tools–services–messenger

    right clik on it
    stop the service
    then disable it
    save changes
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14. leemop Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 6:09 am

    These links are how-to’s for various products.

    Microsoft–Bug Busting, not a product but their recommendations on what to do:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/bugbusting.mspx

    How to use Ad-Aware:
    http://www.download.com/How-to-use-Ad-Aware/1200-2023_4-5157520.html?tag=morehowto

    How to use Spybot Search and Destroy:
    http://www.download.com/1200-2023_4-5157526.html

    How to use WinPatrol:
    http://www.download.com/How-to-use-WinPatrol/1200-2023_4-5157781.html?tag=morehowto

    All 3 products are free. Hope this helps.
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