Does anyone have advice on which free spyware removal is the best to download???  I don't want one just to scan.

"Connie B" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have advice on which free spyware removal is the best to download???

I don't want one just to scan.



Lavasoft's Ad-aware is free, fairly user-friendly and does it's job and nothing

else.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com



HTH

~Silj



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Remove Spyfiles by using these 5 programs .

Make sure you use the SpyBot/SpywareBlaster/Ad-aware/Bazooka/Swat It > Online > Update button regularly . 

Once you have the program installed , open SpyBot and select the "Immunize" icon on the left & Click on Immunize , in the new page .

Permanently running bad download blocker for Internet Explorer .

Select > Block all bad pages silently & click Install .

Then check the box "lock hosts file read-only as protection against hijackers". 



Select your download site .

Open Spybot Search and Destroy. After clicking the button that says "Search for Updates" you will see 5 items near the top of the window, "Search for Updates", "Download Updates", UniDo(Europe), "Show Log" and "Help". Next to UniDo(Europe) you will see a "down" arrow. Click the "down" arrow and you will see download site choices (3 in Europe, 1 in USA and 1 in Australia).



http://beam.to/spybotsd

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html

http://www.lsfileserv.com/

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index...howtopic=11613

http://forums.net-integration.net/?;act=ST;f=38;t=3051

Bazooka

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html

Swat It

http://swatit.org/



What does SpyBot-Search & Destroy? 

SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; little modules that are 

responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of these modules also transmit 

information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net.

If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace them with empty dummies in 

case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host still runs 

fine after removing the bot.

For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface is so 

easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates are 

distributed by my software mailinglist, over this page and are also available from inside the 

programs update section.



Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more complicated 

for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened files, 

started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three major 

browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.



Make sure you use the SpyBot > Online > Update button regularly . 



Select your download site .

Open Spybot Search and Destroy. After clicking the button that says "Search for Updates" you will see 5 items near the top of the window, "Search for Updates", "Download Updates", UniDo(Europe), "Show Log" and "Help". Next to UniDo(Europe) you will see a "down" arrow. Click the "down" arrow and you will see download site choices (3 in Europe, 1 in USA and 1 in Australia).



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http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html



SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.



How? By setting a "kill bit" for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents the 

installation of any of them from a webpage. You can run Internet Explorer with Active-X enabled, 

but you will never even get a "Yes/No" box popped up, asking you to install a spyware Active-X 

control (Internet Explorer will never download or run it!). All other Active-X controls or 

plug-ins will work fine.



The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X controls. Make 

sure you run the Check For Updates feature frequently to get the latest database! (And make sure 

you check the new items to protect your system against them!)



As a side benefit, setting this "kill bit" will also prevent the spyware Active-X from running, 

in many cases, if it is already installed on your system.*  



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Ad-Aware

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

http://www.lsfileserv.com/support/download/

Get rid of spyware now!

Download the most recent version of our award winning, free multi spyware removal utility.



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Bazooka

http://www.webgrid.co.uk/security_2.html

http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?17000000037943

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects a multitude of spyware, adware, trojan, keylogger and trackware components; sources of irritation that antivirus software does not deal with. The scanning process will only take a fraction of a second and tell you how to uninstall the invasive spyware or put you in contact with the spyware developer for the most up-to-date and safe uninstall instructions.



Spyware and adware is often bundled with software such as Kazaa, Morpheus, Grokster, Imesh, Xolox, Gnutella and a myriad of other programs, and in many cases installed without your knowledge. Some send information about your surfing habits to ad companies, which target you with popup ads that fit your preferences.



Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner search for Gator, GAIN, Bargain Buddy, CommonName, FlashTrack, IPInsight, n-CASE, NetRatings, NewDotNet, SaveNow, Wurldmedia, etc. The complete list is available here. To stay up-to-date with the latest spyware and adware software Bazooka downloads the threat definitions from the web.



Bazooka is freeware and Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP compatible.



Click on the files found & you will be taken to a site that will show you how to remove , either with a program or manually .



It reports on all drives & partitions , so remember to check all these , when doing manual remove .



After the Download - It is important to remember that once the installation of Bazooka is completed , that you should update the File Signatures by clicking on the Update tab and check for an update .

Make sure you Update regularly .



Spyware and Adware Encyclopedia

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner...urce=bassindex



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Swat It

http://swatit.org/

Swat It is a Completely FREE program that scans your files for Trojans, Worms, Bots and other Hacker programs. Swat It can detect and remove over 4000 different Trojan programs plus variants. Swat It was recently independently tested against popular commercial scanning software and we were absolutely delighted by the results.



We try our utmost to keep our software more up to date and current than other similar software. The comparison results strongly indicated Swat It's ability to detect and remove the latest Trojans that are in circulation. 



After the Download - It is important to remember that once the installation of Swat It is completed, that you should update the File Signatures by clicking on the Update tab and check for an update. All Product and File Signature Updates are Totally FREE, this means that you will never have to pay a single penny to get the very latest version of Swat It or to update the File Signatures. 



Beware of SpyHunter 

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03289/231446.stm

I know you said that you wanted something free but if you are really having problems with spyware you might want something a little better. Like maybe pestpatrol. I have run Ad-Aware then immediately run pest patrol and found several spyware programs that

Ad-Aware didn't find. I have had no problems since I installed pest patrol and run a scan periodically.

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> Beware of SpyHunter

> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03289/231446.stm



there is nothing to beware of spyhunter. Dont blame program, blame

yorself and try learn using computer.



anyway more about spyware, adware and other parasites, their removal

instuctions read at: http://www.2-spyware.com