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Title: spyware
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 17, 2007, 08:12:44 PM

What's a good free spyware removal program?  Seems like Ad-Aware and SpyBot are no longer freeware =(


ack-ack

Title: spyware
Post by: Wes14 on August 17, 2007, 08:25:33 PM

im not an expert here but AVG *might* help.

Hope you find what your looking for ack.

Title: spyware
Post by: soda72 on August 17, 2007, 08:27:47 PM

the 'Free' version of AVG will find it but it doesn't remove it...

Title: spyware
Post by: Max on August 17, 2007, 09:00:23 PM

Aw come on' ack ack...we've all been using those "free-side" offerings for years now. Pony up the money and live with a clear conscious.
:D

Title: spyware
Post by: Rolex on August 17, 2007, 09:11:40 PM

Have you tried Trendmicro? (http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/free_security_tools/housecall_free_scan.php?WT.cg_n=home_qa_housecall#)

Title: spyware
Post by: Maverick on August 17, 2007, 10:37:18 PM

I got PC Tools spyware doctor. It tends to scan on it's own and not when scheduled, kind of like my experiance with McAfee anti virus. At least it doesn't shut everything down when it does scan unlike McAfee.

Title: spyware
Post by: ROC on August 17, 2007, 11:11:25 PM

http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Symantec  very good security checker and spyware cleaner.

I use it as a backup for my Spyware Docter, I don't want to rely on a single source to clean my system.  This does really well.

Title: spyware
Post by: tedrbr on August 17, 2007, 11:35:10 PM

Anti Virus and Spyware cleaners are worth actually buying for a system in order to get constant and timely updates.

Using Computer Associates Internet Security Suite as primary (3-system license) for viruses, spyware, and software firewall (usually router firewall is all I need, but sometimes I kick in software FW if getting hit bad);
Spybot - Search and Destroy as secondary;
and HijackThis with logs as the third.  HiJackThis didn't cost anything, but unless you know what you are doing, you can really screw up your system with it.

Title: spyware
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 18, 2007, 12:38:10 AM

Thanks guys

Title: spyware
Post by: Latrobe on August 18, 2007, 02:46:19 AM

I have Ad-Aware, AVG, and Norton. I never use em though :lol  but when I do they get the job done.

Title: spyware
Post by: LePaul on August 18, 2007, 03:14:58 AM

Spybot Search and Destroy is payware now?  Geesh I thought I just downloaded that last week for my parents recently.

Title: spyware
Post by: SteveBailey on August 18, 2007, 04:07:02 AM

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Originally posted by LePaul
Spybot Search and Destroy is payware now?  Geesh I thought I just downloaded that last week for my parents recently.

No Spybot is free but when you do a search it often comes back w/ a payware clone called SpywareBot. It is absolutely still free.

Title: Re: spyware
Post by: pallero on August 18, 2007, 05:37:40 AM

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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
What's a good free spyware removal program?  Seems like Ad-Aware and SpyBot are no longer freeware =(


ack-ack

They are freeware.

SpyBot from here (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html),
and Ad-Aware from here (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/).