[BJungNan]

Also instructions on downloading the latest windows security update for the new virus or whatever it is.

[zzen01]

2 Words "Mozilla Firefox"!

[Dubya-M-Dees]

And after you get it all cleaned up again.. stop using Internet Explorer and go download Thrunderbird. Adware and Spyware will disappear from your life..

[BOBWADE]

I have been using Lavasoft's adware and the spybot programs but I found one tonight that did much better. Check out the free use version of "spyware doctor" at http://www.tucows.com/
It found 61 bugs tonight that the others missed.

[ntnychik]

Bump

[BJungNan]

Thanks, I will try that now. Ad Aware does not seem to be catching anything while I am sure my computer has.

[jamaly]

Bump for later

[fastattacksailor]

ping for the morning

[The Great RJ]

Be careful of sites that promise to speed up your computer or remove spyware. In some cases these sites do just the opposite and actually install junk ware programs. Three free downloads actually work and are spyware free:

Ad Aware

Spybot Search and Destroy

Crap Cleaner

[Right Wing Professor]

...or they could just eliminate all this tedium by buying a Mac.

[The Great RJ]

Three free downloads actually work and are spyware free (Links added):

Ad Aware

Spybot Search and Destroy

Crap Cleaner

[pickrell]

Good info, thanks.

[BigSkyFreeper]

The problem is a large percentage of computer users won't bother with maintaining their machine until it's too late. By that time, the machine won't even boot into Windows. Maintaining a machine at peak performance is too much work for most computer users.

[rrr51]

if your running XP, make sure your have the latest free Windows update, Service Pack ??. I'm not sure of the version number of the Service Pack, but I know it prevents some of these problems. Also, run Ad Aware-SE regularly and switch to Firefox. In addition, go into Add/Remove programs and see if anything suspicious looking is installed. If you see something suspicious, find it in Google and see what it is. If its spyware, go ahead and remove it. I have done all these things, and havent had trouble for months.

[Frog Legs]

bttt