[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

No List provided.....perhaps someone with an Earthlink access could throw it on here.

[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 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)
 

  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:

-SWI Forums-

[R. Scott]

I somehow picked up CoolWebSearch a few months ago. It was a bear to get rid of – I used several programs, first in regular mode then in safe mode as administrator. I had to go through the whole thing several times to finally get it under control, eventually going into the registry and replacing the program with a dummy to finally get rid of it.

[A knight without armor]

Hello, I'm an ignorant person.

Has anyone ever heard of XoftSpy by Paretologic? Their ad is at:

http://www.paretologic.com/xoftspy/lp/14/

It says I can do it for free and remove bad things.

Is it really that simple? I can just click on the "Download Now" and just watch the computer?

I do not want to be closing or opening anything as I don't want to get tangled up.

Thank you very much. Honestly, I fluctuate between wanting to throw my computer away and getting a degree in computer science or something.

[GOPJ]

Oldie but goodie bump