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RealPoor Guru
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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 Posted: 05/15/04 - 11:42 Post subject: Need a good spyware/adware remover/pop-up ad blocker
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At this point I don't even mind paying for it, these pop up ads (probably caused by adware/spyware) are driving me crazy.
Looking for a program that can take care of both problems, don't mind paying for it, any suggestions?
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kireol
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Joined: 02 Aug 2003
Posts: 9517
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 11:58 Post subject:
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google toolbar will block almost everything. toolbar.google.com
spyware search and destroy gets about 95% of spyware. free and google for it
adware from suprnova will get the other 5%
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RealPoor Guru
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 3260
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 12:04 Post subject:
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Just installed the google toolbar, so far so good.
I'll try the spybot thing after Nortan AV '03 finishes scanning my PC :P
Thanks!
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Yanbik
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Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Posts: 1575
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 12:06 Post subject:
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Adaware and spybot search and destroy as was said is all you need to stop spyware.
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Starks
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Joined: 17 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 12:09 Post subject:
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my protection=google toolbar+spybot+adaware
lastly spyware blaster. keeps tracking cookies off, so to save the trouble of removing them
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Akronn
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 12:13 Post subject:
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I have google toolbar + spybot and I'm still getting some nasty popups now and then. Also, my homepage can't be changed - it's one of those cheesy search pages.
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principessa
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 12:30 Post subject:
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I found that the only way to remove a 2020 Search bar from a computer at work was to remove the activex control for it...I could NOT remove it from add/remove programs  I removed it via spybot..
Also, spybot recommends a program called spyware blaster...can get the link from the spybot program...blocks insidious planting of b******t on your computer...
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Aluaeia
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Luturb
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Location: Livermore, California
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 13:28 Post subject:
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Those homepage hijacks are evil. I have used that CWShredder program (from the merijn.org site) to get rid of them when Ad-aware/Spybot didn't get em, but they keep coming back. I think they have something to do with Microsoft Java Virtual Machine.
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Xion
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 13:32 Post subject:
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| Akronn wrote: | | I have google toolbar + spybot and I'm still getting some nasty popups now and then. Also, my homepage can't be changed - it's one of those cheesy search pages. |
adaware will find registry entries that are permanently setting your homepage.
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rosie
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Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 13:49 Post subject:
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Akronn, i had a problem like that a while back. We tried a few things before I finally googled the webpage address. I got a few hits for pages with solutions to the problem, one of them happened to work.
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Aluaeia
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Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 14:05 Post subject:
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| Luturb wrote: | | Those homepage hijacks are evil. I have used that CWShredder program (from the merijn.org site) to get rid of them when Ad-aware/Spybot didn't get em, but they keep coming back. I think they have something to do with Microsoft Java Virtual Machine. |
If it keeps coming back, you have CWS.realyellowpage.
It uses a super-hidden DLL to reinstall a secondary cws variant, he provides some tools for finding the file, but you have to reboot in a non infected OS to even be able to see the file to delete it. CWShredder won't affect realyellowpage yet.
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RealPoor Guru
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 3260
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Posted: 05/15/04 - 21:27 Post subject:
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Thanks for the advice.
Installed the google toolbar, adaware, spybot search and destroy, and the spyware blaster.
I think adaware and spybot alone removed a couple hundred spyware programs :P
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compusmack
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Joined: 15 Oct 2002
Posts: 6354
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Posted: 05/17/04 - 11:16 Post subject:
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I too can vouch for Spybot's ownage.
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