[backhoe]

Help for viruses and malware:

 

 Ad-Aware ... Spybot ... Peper Uninstaller ... HijackThis... CWShredder ... Spyware Blaster ... IE Spyad ... Free online Virus scan ... AVG AntiVirus ... LSPfix ... How to Show Hidden Files ... How to boot into Safe Mode ... How did I get infected in the first place?

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Things you need--(all FREE)
Anti-Virus
AVG

 Avast
Firewall
Kerio(Direct Download) Zone Alarm

 If are using zone alarm it may slow your PC. Try Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost or Sygate Firewall http://www.sygate.com/, both have FREE and Pro versions and are heads above ZA.
Misc.
IE Spyads SpywareBlaster Spyware Guard
Windows Update- you must keep updated, it is the start of a secure system-
get all CRITICAL Updates

Things you want(Still Free)
 

  I use Firefox PR1 and IMHO, beats the sox off MS Explorer. Life is good with tabs. Click the link and give it a try.

Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D

SpywareBlaster
MS MVP Hosts file

Mike Lin's Homepage and get the Startup Control Panel and Startup Monitor tools.

 

The best forum for malware removal:

 http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?s=262d844129208feb8b0cf5b0186a32f6&act=SC&c=4
SWI Forums--

[GaltMeister]

Another good one you might check out is SpySweeper, available at www.webroot.com

It does a very good job; I own a computer shop, and deal with this stuff all the time. Spysweeper seems to be the best overall to me, but even it leaves things behind that Spybot and Adaware will clean up behind it.

[monkeywrench]

I had to click on all those links and then some to get rid of persistant spyware pop up problems. However, the 'search and destroy', ad-aware, hijack this did no good as they kept reinstalling on reboot. I finally read where I should download Win Inspector freeware.

http://www.windowsstartup.com/Startup Inspector for Windows is a Windows™ platform software that helps Windows™ user to manage Windows™ startup applications. On www.windowsstartup.com, there are more than 4,100 known programs in the database. Startup Inspector for Windows can thus provide a consultative information on the programs that are running at your Windows startup process....

Scans all programs that are in the Windows Startup Folder, Registry and provide you with a background information of the program.

Remove harmful programs like spyware, virus, dialers, make your system healthier.

Remove unnecessary programs like reminders, monitors, improve your systems performance.

[AFPhys]

Thank you for your Help for viruses and malware
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[ken21]

thanks.

[clyde260]

I know this is an old thread, but, I have an ooooold computer, and am using windows95, have tried to download spybot1.3 several times, but with no sucess.

Any ideas?

[pghkevin]

for future reference, thanks.