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doc_bean
10-09-2005, 11:49
Does anyone here know a good free spyware remover I can download ?

I never really concerned myself with spyware because I don't use the internet for financial transfers of any kind, but I recently decided to check if any 'unwanted software' was installed and the list I got from a few programs was quite big (over 200 files), so I'd like to get rid of them now...
Kääpäkorven Konsuli
10-09-2005, 12:23
Ad-Aware and Spybod.
Dâriûsh
10-09-2005, 12:28
Spybot - Search & Destroy (http://beam.to/spybotsd) :charge:
Dutch_guy
10-09-2005, 13:06
Ad-Aware and Spybot.

yeah, those work miracles , be sure to update them to their latest versiosn though.

:balloon2:
_Martyr_
10-09-2005, 13:41
Hijack This. You'll need to be minimally computer literate though.
LeftEyeNine
10-09-2005, 15:38
Ad-Aware all time..

Efficient removal, easy update and no hassle with system files..
Ice
10-09-2005, 21:55
www.lavasoft.com

~:)
Pericles
10-09-2005, 23:55
I highly recommend Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy.

Both are FREE, and they are updated all the time...

Don't surf the internet without them...

Cheers!
Monk
10-10-2005, 00:25
I highly recommend Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy.

Both are FREE, and they are updated all the time...

Don't surf the internet without them...

Cheers!

Agreed. i use them both and when i check for spyware i run both back to back, just to double check.
Big King Sanctaphrax
10-10-2005, 19:33
I use Spybot S&D and Spyware Blaster-which is a nice little utility that prevents spyware infecting you in the first place. You can probably google it.

Hijackthis.exe is also priceless.
Adrian II
10-10-2005, 20:11
Hitman Pro (http://www.hitmanpro.nl) is a Dutch free anti-spyware programme that integrates most available freeware such as Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D, CWShredder, etcetera, as well as any payware you have installed on your computer. Hitman's own heuristic analysis is excellent, too.

Another good free anti-spyware programme is the German AntiVir PersonalEdition (http://www.free-av.com).

Hijackthis is indeed important, but so is Pocket Killbox (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/killbox.php), a little gadget that allows you to get rid of files that stubbornly refuse to allow deletion by normal anti-spyware. Handle with care...