Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Help Question On: Spyware & Parasite Blockers
11-25-2004 | FrankRepublican

Posted on 11/25/2004 10:32:44 AM PST by FrankRepublican

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 141-147 next last
To: FrankRepublican
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?


Things you need--(all FREE)
Anti-Virus
AVG Anti-Virus version 7 (free) release available...
 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)
 
 Get Firefox 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--

41 posted on 11/25/2004 10:59:17 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: FrankRepublican
I use Spy Sweeper, plus the Freebies, AdAware & SpyBot and keep most everything cleaned off to where my computer runs about as fast as when new 3 years ago. Read good reviews of these products at CNet.com, and Consumer Reports had a good review of them recently. These three products rated very highly, so did Pest Patrol, but cost of it is high and not as user friendly as the others. Good Luck!

I don't know why so many are scared of Drudge. It has been my homepage for years now, and if spyware gets put on there, I am just taking it right back off, so it doesn't matter.

42 posted on 11/25/2004 10:59:58 AM PST by Babu
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: FrankRepublican

Mark for later .


43 posted on 11/25/2004 11:00:20 AM PST by lysie
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BushCountry

Thanks tons.

Will try to track down. Search/find didn't find them.

Much appreciate your thoughtful helpfulness.

Best to you this day and weekend.

Blessings,


44 posted on 11/25/2004 11:00:20 AM PST by Quix (5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]

To: Hotdog

Someone should give Drudge a clue on this. He's losing hits over it. Probably a lot of hits.

Those intrusive ads really are ridiculous. I mean, who in the world ever even clicks on them? All they do is hijack your computer and plant some nastiness on your hard drive.


45 posted on 11/25/2004 11:01:02 AM PST by EggsAckley (...............stop unnecessary excerpting.................)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies]

To: FrankRepublican
Ditto on Mozilla Firefox for browsing!!! IE is chock full of holes.

And another good anti-virus package is Kaspersky Personal Pro (http://www.kaspersky.com/personalpro). They have cumulative, weekly, and daily updates.

The best defense is always a good offense.

46 posted on 11/25/2004 11:01:07 AM PST by SpiritualPatriot
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Quix

Just a suggestion. I had a trojan or worm that kept giving me popups. Very annoying. Norton, AVG and Panda found it but they gave me instructions to remove - no easy task.

I found Solo AntiVirus. It found it and removed it. I was impressed. Solo has a free trial and you can search for it on Goggle. It seems to be a good one.


47 posted on 11/25/2004 11:01:48 AM PST by FrankRepublican (Boycott NBC & their parent company General Electric for smearing the USMC)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: FrankRepublican
I've found that Norton Antivirus seriously messes with my Windows 98 and ME. Also, Norton is terrible about refunding rebates that come with their software.

I use Ad Aware SE Personal and Spybot and find they usually do the job.

Muleteam1

48 posted on 11/25/2004 11:02:36 AM PST by Muleteam1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lancey Howard

I visit Drudge all the time and have no problems.

You need to run Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.05 (free), Spybot Search and Destroy, and the related Spyware Blaster. Also occasionally run CWShredder. And I swear by Ad Muncher, which blocks popups and banners. Most of the spyware either comes from visiting porn or music download sites or from advertising links that have been hacked. Ad Muncher blocks a lot of that and saves time loading sites too. It costs a bit but is well worth it. Very clean, well-designed, and small footprint.


49 posted on 11/25/2004 11:04:07 AM PST by Cicero (Nil illegitemus carborundum est)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: BushCountry

Both of those are good


50 posted on 11/25/2004 11:05:39 AM PST by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Quix

Sorry for not making myself clearer. The instruction I gave you were for removing -- Adware.Ezula -- problem.

There is nothing to lookup. ;^)


51 posted on 11/25/2004 11:05:40 AM PST by BushCountry (They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies]

To: FrankRepublican
I think Drudge has it on his web site

You got that right......Drudge is a cesspool for spyware.

52 posted on 11/25/2004 11:06:24 AM PST by True Grit
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Muleteam1

I have gotten rebates from Norton for years without a hitch. Just got another one back, a $20 one and it came in about 2 weeks.


53 posted on 11/25/2004 11:06:26 AM PST by Babu
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 48 | View Replies]

To: backhoe

ZoneAware does make your computer boot up much slower. And there were problems after the release of WinXP-SP2 and with the early versions of ZoneAlarm 5. But the latest version of ZoneAlarm (5.5.062) has finally cut back on the bugs and the amount of memory used. It's a considerable improvement.


54 posted on 11/25/2004 11:07:10 AM PST by Cicero (Nil illegitemus carborundum est)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]

To: thegreatbeast
I've been trusting AdAware to get everything, am I wrong?

Yes.

55 posted on 11/25/2004 11:07:21 AM PST by houeto
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Cicero

I once went to Drudge and immediately found myself in a pop-up cycle where if I 'X'ed out of one ad, the other popped back up, over and over. I couldn't get rid of it until I restarted my computer.


56 posted on 11/25/2004 11:07:38 AM PST by Lancey Howard
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: Quix

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453072551


I found this. Hope it helps.


57 posted on 11/25/2004 11:08:09 AM PST by bad company (I'm a new Grandpa.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: backhoe
Your link to IE-Spyad has mosed to here.
58 posted on 11/25/2004 11:09:25 AM PST by realpatriot (Some spelling errors may have been intentionally included)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]

To: Lancey Howard

It's the ads. Like most active pages, Drudge probably has agreements that open him up to sabotage from outside his site. Or possibly you already had the problem and visiting Drudge just set it off. Anyway, with my combination of programs I've never had trouble with Drudge, and it's been a couple of years since I saw any of his ads.


59 posted on 11/25/2004 11:10:24 AM PST by Cicero (Nil illegitemus carborundum est)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 56 | View Replies]

To: FrankRepublican

Use the programs mentioned....they help. I went back to windows 98 for the internet. While it can't do everything, I get less annoying things happening. It is certainly find for browsing FreeRepublic.


60 posted on 11/25/2004 11:10:27 AM PST by TheLion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 141-147 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson