spywear question

[pritty_kitten]

im having a problem with my computer and spywear. i know i have it, but i cant download anything from the internet to correct the problem. any suggestions cause i dont want to take it in without trying something free first

 

[Gentle Ben]

http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp
I use Trend Micro PC Cillan for AV & spyware,had great success with it
Their houscall is a free online scanner that does pretty much the same as the purchased version ,

 

[pritty_kitten]

thanks, i have tried it before, and had some success, so ill try it again

 

[desperation]

once you are able to get online and download again....there are two pieces of software (both free) that you want to install on your computer that should remove and keep you free of spyware in the future. They are:

Spybot "Search and Destroy"

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

and

Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE:

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE...045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5


Hope this helps

 

[loco2.0]

im having a problem with my computer and spywear. i know i have it, but i cant download anything from the internet to correct the problem. any suggestions cause i dont want to take it in without trying something free first

https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=140035

More info for you.

 

[xdog]

I'm with Gentleben....I also use PC-cillin and highly recommend it.


x

 

[tboy]

BTW: it is spy WARE not spy WEAR....I think spywear is like a black fedora and a tan overcoat if I'm not mistaken hehehehe

 

[Wolfleader]

I use Lavasoft Ad Aware to get rid of spyware which is quite good.

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE...045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

 

[papasmerf]

im having a problem with my computer and spywear. i know i have it, but i cant download anything from the internet to correct the problem. any suggestions cause i dont want to take it in without trying something free first

I do reccomend TrendMicro's AV it has the ability to help

 

[tboy]

It still amazes me that people wander the net without any protection from this sort of thing. To me, wandering the net without protection is like BBFS....it's like playing russian roulette with an automatic...

PK: your virus protection software should have prevented this from infecting your system. Please tell me you're using virus protection????

 

[Edifice]

Yeah, weren't you using McAfee or Norton Anti-virus?

 

[tboy]

That IS a great deal for Norton AV but the problem with Norton is it is a memory hog. It provides for a safe environment but it IS a pig....

 

[WoodPeckr]

Avast is a nice lean running free AV.
D/L Avast! 4 Home - English version (length 11.54 MB)
Been using it for a few months now and like it better than that resource hog Norton AV that I was using before.