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Adware, spyware -- How to stop this crap
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Posted on 03/02/2008 7:15:35 PM PST by no nau

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1 posted on 03/02/2008 7:15:37 PM PST by no nau
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To: no nau

We have lots of computers here. The spyware seems to have evolved beyond the Windows 98 system, it never has problems and it’s 10 years old.
A Mac is a good thing too. :)


2 posted on 03/02/2008 7:17:33 PM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Three more days of Clinton II.)
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To: no nau

Dowmload SpyBOT Search... its FREE..


3 posted on 03/02/2008 7:17:39 PM PST by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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Try “Hi-jack this” and “CCleaner” and “Spybot-search and Destroy”


4 posted on 03/02/2008 7:17:49 PM PST by txroadkill (Liberals believe that the only oppressed people in Cuba are the terrorist in GitMo)
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To: no nau

This is going to attract some wise comments. What AV do you use?


5 posted on 03/02/2008 7:18:11 PM PST by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: no nau

I use Stop Sign. Really good at adware.


6 posted on 03/02/2008 7:18:29 PM PST by golfisnr1 (Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
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To: no nau

Here’s what I do : I run Adaware weekly, I run Avira antivirus, and I use Windows Defender. All free. Generally, Defender shuts the adware down quickly, and Avira finds what Defender doesn’t get.


7 posted on 03/02/2008 7:18:31 PM PST by mysterio
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If it is Spyaxe I had someone here help me solve the problem.

They directed me to a free site and it took about 4 hours to get things cleaned up.


8 posted on 03/02/2008 7:18:36 PM PST by Carling (It's Danny, Sir)
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To: no nau

We use Ad Aware and Spy Bot. What one doesn’t take care of, the other does.


9 posted on 03/02/2008 7:19:10 PM PST by mtbopfuyn (The fence is "absolutely not the answer" - Gov. Rick Perry (R, TX))
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To: no nau

Pay for something. Those ads for software to check you computer for “free” are just adware that you willingly accepted.


10 posted on 03/02/2008 7:19:30 PM PST by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: no nau
Windows Sucks More!


11 posted on 03/02/2008 7:19:40 PM PST by hiredhand (Check my "about" page. I'm the Prophet of Doom!)
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Trend Micro Housecall. It’s free - it takes about 3 hours to run - and snags about everything. Google Trend Micro Housecall; you may have to allow installation of several Active X controls.

Reagan80


12 posted on 03/02/2008 7:19:55 PM PST by Reagan80 ("Government is not the solution to our problem, Government IS the problem." -RR; 1980 Inaugural)
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Two suggestions, ditch internet exploder and stay away from pron sites.


13 posted on 03/02/2008 7:20:01 PM PST by Rb ver. 2.0 (Global warming is the new Marxism.)
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To: no nau

I think Ad-Aware will probably help alot, and I believe its free. In fact, I just checked and it is...

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php


14 posted on 03/02/2008 7:20:12 PM PST by navyguy (Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue.)
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AdAware, Spybot and http://www.trendmicro.com for an excellent online scan.


15 posted on 03/02/2008 7:20:34 PM PST by The Mayor (The purpose of prayer is not to get what we want, but to become what God wants.)
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I use Stop Sign. Really good at adware.

Stop Sign IS spyware.

16 posted on 03/02/2008 7:20:36 PM PST by roamer_1 (Conservative always, Republican no more.)
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Stop Sign:

http://www.stop-sign.com/installed/se131b.php?pg=ss_di001%26index%26IA2&isp=aol&ver=online&n=o_ss_aol_com_instl&uid=f0ca754e3f0ba5bc93e0af884244faca&bit_mask=0&bit_sample=1540332397


17 posted on 03/02/2008 7:21:47 PM PST by golfisnr1 (Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
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Spybot Search and Destroy? AdAware? Using these in conjuncture will alleviate some malady’s caused by the spyware, such as those troublesome tool bars. To eradicate all of it? I am at a loss, although some other FReepers may know. Are you using Internet Exploder? If so, Firefox can help.


18 posted on 03/02/2008 7:22:02 PM PST by Xenophon450 (I guess I'll never know, some things under the sun can never be understood...)
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1. Load the cleaning programs, drop down to Safe Mode, and run the utilities there. Don’t forget to check for a rootkit.

2. Pull the hard drive, and put it into a “clean” computer as a second HD, and scan it that way.

3. Reformat, reload. That’s what us IT people do here at work.

4. Buy a Mac. Or, load your PC with Linux.


19 posted on 03/02/2008 7:22:24 PM PST by TWohlford
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
The only way to get away from spyware and a host of other crap is to switch to MAC. It is the best move you will ever make and save hrs per week in the struggle with Microsoft that you undertake right now.
20 posted on 03/02/2008 7:22:34 PM PST by Maneesh
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