Adware-infected PCs net slimeware firms $3 a pop

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/02/adware_market_estimate/ ^ | 2nd February 2005 | John Leyden

[Malsua]

I have two AD WARE thingees in my computer. Neither my Norton or my Ad Aware can get rid of it.

My FR homepage has some information that may be useful. Have you tried the Microsoft beta tool? It works pretty well.

[zeugma]

How much money is made by anti-virus, anti-adware, pop-up blocker companies and such to stop the adware?

I don't know, but some of it is handled for free by Mozilla/FireFox.

[ichabod1]

I got the greatest little spy camera....

[ichabod1]

I find that multiple spy killers are better than one. Try the Microsoft Anti-spyware Beta. It got rid of an infection for me that Ad-Aware failed to get rid of. But, Spybot S&D found some things that MS Anti-spyware missed.

[OldFriend]

I check for updates on Ad Aware every single time I use it.

How do I uninstall and find a new version?

Thanks, and please keep in mind I'm feebleminded.

[OldFriend]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL.......OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[OldFriend]

I'm on Windows 98........boo hoo.........

[Corin Stormhands]

Go to "Control Panel" and "Add/Remove Programs"

You'll find an option there.

Then google for Adaware and download the newest version.

[ichabod1]

With Spybot, go to Mode => Advanced. Then select File Sets on the right and click the Usage Tracking check boxes.

[ichabod1]

That's kind of like a protection racket. That's probably actionable under RICO.

[processing please hold]

I just downloaded the spybot thing and once it was finished, before I run it, a warning came up from IE saying the publisher could not be verified....is that a bad thing?

[ichabod1]

No, sometimes Microsoft's own stuff causes that to come up. If it is Spybot Search & Destroy you should be ok, just means the author didn't pay a fee to Microsoft.

[zeugma]

Microsoft's anti-spyware software is free at the moment, but from what I understand, won't be "free" for long.

As a side note, it's threads like these that make me snicker everytime some microsoft astroturfer trots out the "Linux is only free if you don't value your time" line.

[Mr. K]

try Avast

[bigdog]

ping for later

[processing please hold]

OK. Thank you very much. Besides posting pictures, turning this thing on and off and hitting the print button, that's my total knowledge of computers....pathetic huh? Thanks again.

[holymoly]

How do I uninstall and find a new version?

The current version of Ad-Aware SE is 1.05 Assuming that all versions are similar to SE 1.05, to un-install you select "Start > Programs > Lavasoft... > Uninstall..."

Do you know what version you're running? When you launch Ad-Aware, do you see an icon with a "I" somewhere at the top?

[PianoMan]

[beaureguard]

for later

[Orange1998]

How come I did not get the benefits upon refi? I guess I did not use the coupon.