karimw786 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Hi all, I am looking for a good all-purpose spyware removal tool that won't take up too much system resources (i.e. something that's light). I used adaware 6.0 professional, but I am not satisfied with it anymore. I would prefer something that's freeware, but i'll settle for something that's not free as long as I can get it for free online from a bittorrent site or something ;) FYI, this is just for personal use on my home PC running WinXP SP2. I'll appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer101 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 *shudders* SP2, i didnt even install that. besides i learn hackers target newer updated computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimw786 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 *shudders* SP2' date=' i didnt even install that. besides i learn hackers target newer updated computers.[/quote'] I'll be making the switch to Linux (Fedora Core) this summer, but at the moment, I have no time. So, I am still in need of some advice on adware/spyware removal software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahaha Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 http://www.download.com/Spyware-Center/2001-2023_4-0.html?tag=dir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaska Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I've had two of three other that I thought were fine (Spyware: Search and Destroy was one) but I've made the switch. Microsoft Anti-Spyware. It's still in Beta but news releases say that even the complete version will be free. When I install it I ran Search & Destroy, then ran MAS. Found several things that S&D missed, and one more once I ran the deep scan. I'm really happy with this program even though I found one other solution. I switched to Mozilla Firefox and I no longer find spyware on my computer. It's that simple. It's been about a month since I switched, and it's been about a month since I last had any spyware. It's as simple as that! http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central.html http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRRoRz Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 MS too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimw786 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 Thanks guys, i'll check out the links you've put up. But if there are other good removal tools, post 'em here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimw786 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 I just checked out the Microsoft Anti-Spyware (the link of which is posted above), and it requires a "genuine version of windows". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaska Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 It says that, but go ahead and download it. It'll give you the option to validate windows. Tell it no. Then the download will continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimw786 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 It says that' date=' but go ahead and download it. It'll give you the option to validate windows. Tell it no. Then the download will continue.[/quote'] OK, so it will download without problems if I ask it to NOT validate windows as you recommend. But, the question is, will it RUN on a bootleg version of windows? I hope so! As for browsers, I made the switch to Firefox, so it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimw786 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 http://www.download.com/Spyware-Center/2001-2023_4-0.html?tag=dir This is a very useful link wahaha. I learned a lot, but I'm disappointed to see that there is no perfect adware remover and that they recommend getting 2 different ones (from their list of 6). :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRRoRz Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 It says that' date=' but go ahead and download it. It'll give you the option to validate windows. Tell it no. Then the download will continue.[/quote'] OK, so it will download without problems if I ask it to NOT validate windows as you recommend. But, the question is, will it RUN on a bootleg version of windows? I hope so! YES :) Tried it myself :cyclops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimw786 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 Awesome!! Thanks eRRoRz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeskiing Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 i got mcaffee Internet security suite, and paid for it, as I do every year. some things are just worth paying for. its a pain in the but when you first install it and have to grant access to all your regular programs, but after that, worth what i pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffydk Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Hi all, I am looking for a good all-purpose spyware removal tool that won't take up too much system resources (i.e. something that's light). I used adaware 6.0 professional, but I am not satisfied with it anymore. I would prefer something that's freeware, but i'll settle for something that's not free as long as I can get it for free online from a bittorrent site or something ;) FYI, this is just for personal use on my home PC running WinXP SP2. I'll appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. I used adware and I stil do but it takes too long for it to search the computer. Spybot is free and it is quick and recognizes more things than adware I Think. But its best to use both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavaMonkey Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Hey, i use Spyware Doctor, Mcafee, Ad Aware, MS Anti-Spyware, and Webroot Spysweeper.I just like to make sure. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relentless Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Using too many spyware softwares can mess up your system BAD, since each software can sniff eachother's quarentine folders and yell virus and let it loose for a while too long. I'd personally use just one. And I usually use AntiVir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimw786 Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 I gotta admit it, this microsoft antispyware (that was recommended on page 1 of this topic) is great. in the first scan, it found stuff that ad-aware has been missing for months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaska Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Someone mentioned the detriments of running more ths one spyware program. And I have to disagree. Yes, if you quarantine problems, then multiple programs might have problems. I have not had this problem myself, but I also only run only two programs. Also, I don't screw around with quarantining problem programs. If they are identified as spyware, delete the sons of beeyatches. Unless it's a program that you are using, and think you need, and thus allow it to be simply quarantined, delete the bastard! Microsoft Anti-spyware has worked well for me in killing everything it finds. (At my request) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 All I use is Ad-aware and Spybot S&D, with the Windows firewall up, but configured to allow the programs I use and know are safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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