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Best Spyware Stopper out there?
Carlos

Posted on 01/11/2005 9:07:03 PM PST by StopDemocratsDotCom

Do any freepers know of any really good pop-up/spyware software out there that can not only remove but detect spyware before it is installed on a computer? I am a website designer and have to be constantly reformatting my HD do to this problem.
Any help, links and advice is much appreciate!


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To: ntnychik

ping


21 posted on 01/11/2005 11:25:05 PM PST by ntnychik (Proud member of the Bush-eoisie)
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To: JoJo Gunn
It's bad enough to have to deal with spyware without having to sift through erroneous advice. Add/Remove Programs doesn't send anything to the Recycle Bin.

Then YOU don't know what the hell you are talking about, because I have done this on MORE THAN ONE COMPUTER.

10 TO 15 TO BE "FRANK" WITH SUCCESS...

I'm awaiting your next line of BS...

Tick,Tick,Tick

I'm up and awaiting the reply. Or do you work for swill gates???

22 posted on 01/11/2005 11:27:54 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn

WELL?????

I'm here.


23 posted on 01/11/2005 11:28:31 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn

Still waiting...........


24 posted on 01/11/2005 11:30:44 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn

Hello?????


25 posted on 01/11/2005 11:31:39 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: ChefKeith

What OS are you referring to?

I'm running 9x. Tell me I don't see what goes on with my machine.

I'm here too, Bad Boy.


26 posted on 01/11/2005 11:31:42 PM PST by JoJo Gunn (More than two lawyers in any Country constitutes a terrorist organization. ©)
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To: JoJo Gunn
I'm running 9x.

And what do you mean by "9x"

Do I need to walk you through the process? That I already explained...

27 posted on 01/11/2005 11:35:54 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn
What OS are you referring to?

98SE

What planet are you on?

28 posted on 01/11/2005 11:38:50 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn

I'm here


29 posted on 01/11/2005 11:42:55 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn

Well...


30 posted on 01/11/2005 11:43:31 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn

Bring it on.


31 posted on 01/11/2005 11:44:47 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn

O.K. I've got to go to work, so when you get around to finding out that I'm correct I'll be back later.

Have a great night.


32 posted on 01/11/2005 11:47:12 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: JoJo Gunn

Last chance for now...


33 posted on 01/11/2005 11:49:48 PM PST by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is comming soon...)
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To: nutmeg

bump


34 posted on 01/11/2005 11:50:34 PM PST by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: ChefKeith

You don't even know what "9x" means, and you tell others they're shoveling the BS? Are you just argumentative or drunk or stoned or what?

The "x" after the 9 means 95 or 98, and it's understood that since ME is just gussied up 98SE, it's part of the 9x family.

Now, with that out of the way, allow me to explain something even a belligerent can understand. You're implying that something can be sent to the Recycle Bin, thus there's the opportunity to Restore whatever was removed. I defy you to do it. Nothing gets sent to the Recycle Bin from the Add/Remove box, and I'll stake my life on it.

For the record, I run ME, and I have a friend which I help do some maintenance here and there, who runs 98 FE. What you say doesn't happen.

Another thing - IE5.5 came with my machine. It's listed in the Add/Remove box, but the only options you get are to repair IE, or to go back to 5.5 if you have upgraded to 6.0

Windows 9x doesn't give you the chance to "remove" IE. It's one of the things MS said to the DOJ, that it's too integral to the OS. There ARE a couple of third party removers out there, but I never recommend them to the general computing populace, because they can spell disaster for even seasoned computer users.

Lastly, I'm running FF 1.0 as well as 1.7.3 Suite, and bash MS and Mozilla both if they deserve such. Thank you.

Bottom line - you can't remove IE in Windows 9x from Add/Remove, and I'm no fan of Big Brother Gates.

The ball's in your court. Or should I say it's your turn to shovel?


35 posted on 01/11/2005 11:58:09 PM PST by JoJo Gunn (More than two lawyers in any Country constitutes a terrorist organization. ©)
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To: JoJo Gunn; ChefKeith; backhoe
Both of you seem to know much more than I, so Please, PLEASE let me ask a few questions. I seem to be infected with 3 different "redirect host" bugs. In alternating between adaware and spybot The same three come up every time. I click to remove, but they never seem to really be erased away. Any ideas? I'm doing reboots about 20 times a day and its making me nuts. Please advise on any ideas or help. Thanks,
36 posted on 01/12/2005 7:00:43 AM PST by Slicksadick (Go out on a limb........Its where the fruit is.)
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To: Slicksadick

"I seem to be infected with 3 different "redirect host" bugs. In alternating between adaware and spybot The same three come up every time. I click to remove, but they never seem to really be erased away. Any ideas? I'm doing reboots about 20 times a day and its making me nuts. Please advise on any ideas or help."

First, go here:

http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?b=1

( you may have to hit f5 or refresh to get it to come up- they are overloaded badly )

Go to the "malware removal" forum and read ALL the "pinned" stuff near the top-- it's all together.

You may glean enough info to try a self-cure, but if in doubt, join the forum and post a Hijack this! logfile, and they will help you sort it out. Be advised they went from 5,000 members last summer to over 45,000 today, and they are swamped-- do not bump or add to your first post or they will overlook it, thinking someone is helping you already.

You've got one of those regenerating bugs, and they can be the devil to get out-- if you have all your installation CDs, and your data saved, it may be faster to fdisk, reformat, and reinstall everything from scratch. Then again, if you go through the removal process you will learn a lot, and be very motivated to ditch IE, get hardware & software firewalls, and keep the system updated.

The people who write and propagate this garbage should be triple-fined for downtime and publicly horsewhipped.

And branded with a "V" for vandal...


37 posted on 01/12/2005 7:38:18 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: StopDemocratsDotCom
To get back to the original question, there are four anti-adware/spyware programs. All are free. Ad-Aware SE & Spybot Search & Destroy are "must have". SpywareBlaster & SpywareGuard are also very useful, particularly for those who use MSIE.

Ad-Aware SE is an on-demand scanner.

Spybot Search and Destroy offers on-demand and real-time protection.

SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard
From Javacool Software

Tutorials for these programs will be found here:

Using Ad-Aware SE

Using Spybot - Search and Destroy

Using SpywareBlaster

Using SpywareGuard

These programs may be used in any combination. I.E Spybots' "TeaTimer", and Javacools' "SpywareGuard", both of which offer full-time protection, may be used together.

38 posted on 01/12/2005 8:03:11 AM PST by holymoly (About:Blank)
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To: holymoly
there are four anti-adware/spyware programs. All are free.

Mis-statement. Should read "...there are four free anti-adware/spyware programs..."
39 posted on 01/12/2005 8:04:47 AM PST by holymoly (About:Blank)
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To: backhoe

Many thanks Backhoe


40 posted on 01/12/2005 8:35:45 AM PST by Slicksadick (Go out on a limb........Its where the fruit is.)
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