Spyware...

manni420 · 02-18-2005, 03:36 AM

Out of no where on my computer i get some sort of background telling me i have spyware and i dont know how to get rid of it. I also get messages saying theres no spyware software installed on my pc when there is. Can anyone help me?

mgoldb2 · 02-18-2005, 03:46 AM

download ad-aware se personal http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-...6.html?tag=pop
It a fairly good program for finding spyware and getting rid of it. the best one I know of overall that free.

manni420 · 02-18-2005, 03:50 AM

been there... done that

looks like im gonna have to re-format my computer

for the 500th time!!!!

dave597 · 02-18-2005, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by manni420

been there... done that

looks like im gonna have to re-format my computer

for the 500th time!!!!

have you tried microsoft anti-spyware, it is around 15 times better than adaware. also virus scanner, popup blocker and messenger service disable?

dont reformat yet! prevention is better than reformat. (bad cure)

lilm3boi · 02-18-2005, 05:01 AM

Microsoft antispywayre beta 1, Ad aware SE, and spybot search and destory all find things that the other programs dont. They are all very good and free..

**Praetor** · 02-18-2005, 05:40 PM

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for the 500th time!!!!

Welcome to the club. Formatting isnt that big a deal ... but now that you bring the number 500 .... you've formatted 500 times trying to fix this problem or so ... and obviously its not working ... so what do you keep doing each time?

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have you tried microsoft anti-spyware, it is around 15 times better than adaware

Where'd you get that number??

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dont reformat yet! prevention is better than reformat. (bad cure)

Yes prevention is better but as it seems, its already compromised so it would be more of an "antidote"

dave597 · 02-18-2005, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Praetor

Where'd you get that number??

some random test MSas vs AW. It depends on how many files that antispyware detects compared with adaware, which is quite a lot.

irsmart · 03-11-2005, 07:25 AM

Also try http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ it is a free utility, and it works great. DON'T REFORMAT!!! TOO MUCH UNNESECARY WORK!!!

cell4me · 03-11-2005, 10:54 PM

Also when you get rid of your spyware download a program called (spyware blaster) its made by spybot and what it does is prevent spyware from getting on your computer in the first place...I have been using it for about 6months and had no spyware since installing...Great program imo!

elmarcorulz · 03-11-2005, 11:38 PM

3 weeks with no spyware using spybot: search and destroy, and spyware blaster

02-18-2005, 03:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
manni420 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 71	Spyware... Out of no where on my computer i get some sort of background telling me i have spyware and i dont know how to get rid of it. I also get messages saying theres no spyware software installed on my pc when there is. Can anyone help me?

02-18-2005, 03:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
mgoldb2 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 25 Posts: 1,259	download ad-aware se personal http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-...6.html?tag=pop It a fairly good program for finding spyware and getting rid of it. the best one I know of overall that free. __________________ Acer A11912B 19"montior Aspire x-superalien case Asus k8t800 pro motherboard athlon 64 fx-55 2GB(2 of 1GB) of Geil DDR ram Geforce 6800 ultra 2 Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Model ST3200822A configure as RAID 0 1 DVDRW and 1 CDRW 3.5 drive sound blaster audigey2 zs logitech 2300 thx certified 2.1 speakers

02-18-2005, 05:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
lilm3boi Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 72	Microsoft antispywayre beta 1, Ad aware SE, and spybot search and destory all find things that the other programs dont. They are all very good and free.. __________________ 2.6 Intel Pentium 4 HT 512mb ram Audigy 2 ES BFG 6800 OC Logitech 5300E 5.1 speakers 80 gb hd 19 " crt screen

03-11-2005, 07:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
irsmart Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 83	Also try http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ it is a free utility, and it works great. DON'T REFORMAT!!! TOO MUCH UNNESECARY WORK!!! __________________ Follow the Path of NaNoWriMo online at: http://www.pathofnanowrimo.net.tc/ (broken)

03-11-2005, 11:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
elmarcorulz VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 6,033	3 weeks with no spyware using spybot: search and destroy, and spyware blaster __________________ C2D E6300 @ 2.6Ghz Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 2GB DDR2 667 1TB (1x500GB 2x250GB HDD) BFG 8800GTS 320MB PFC Til I Die

02-18-2005, 03:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
manni420 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 71	been there... done that looks like im gonna have to re-format my computer for the 500th time!!!!

03-11-2005, 10:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
cell4me banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,486	Also when you get rid of your spyware download a program called (spyware blaster) its made by spybot and what it does is prevent spyware from getting on your computer in the first place...I have been using it for about 6months and had no spyware since installing...Great program imo!

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