mybadbanshee Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I kept getting spyware alerts so i bought spy sweeper and now it seems to be no better than it was before so WTF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTBIKEZ Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 They sell spyware removal programs???? Try adaware, spybot search and destroy, bazooka spyware scanner, cwshredder. All of which can be downloaded free of charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nater006 Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Use ad-aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com or... Spybot S&D. http://security.kolla.de/ Both are good programs. Run the updates after you install, and they'll take care of you. Spybot, right off the bat, prompts you to make a backup of your registry, etc, just in case. If you aren't familier with Windows or editing the registry by hand to bust a cap in that shiz, run one of the above and it should take care of you. Also, go into yoru Internet Explorer settings and change the security settings back to Medium or higher. -- Tools -> Internet Options -> Security tab. Click "Custom Level" and make sure the little box at the bottom reads "Medium" and click Reset. Restart IE. I've seen some stuff lately that is changing the settings to low or setting it to run all activex (bad bad bad! ... aka How to Put a Nuclear Bomb In a Webpage) controls. EEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybadbanshee Posted May 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I DOWNLOADED SPY SWEEPER ITS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST THAT THEY OFFER BUT IM STILL GETTING "YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED WITH SPYWARE"POPUPS.I HATE COMPUTERS!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Use ad-aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com I use Ad-aware w/ Ad-watch and Norton Internet Security. Together, I am completely spam, popup and spyware free, there ain't shit getting into my system. It has like 3 or 4 barriers to get through. And it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtRider Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 all free. NUMBER ONE MUST DOWNLOAD IS SPYWAREBLASTER. then "hyjack this" dont go erasing everything though. post your log here and i will tell you what you can erase. spyware blaster prevents ANYTHING from being downloaded to your computer and hyjackthis will get rid of all the shit thats already on it. after you get those up and running download adaware6 download spybot search and destroy. download CWShredder and a decient pop up blocker in panicware. may sound like a lot but it doesnt take up that much space and will only take about an hour to figure out how they all work. any other problems post em. right now some ones computer i sent an e-mail to had a virus and its currently send me e-mails with viruses in them, pain innthe ass deleting them all the time. i get at leat one a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 get a mac. no spyware problems, no virus problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Go to download.com and search for spyware removal tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 get a mac. no spyware problems, no virus problems. what's up with the mac's?? i'm not down with the "sickness". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 get a mac. no spyware problems, no virus problems. what's up with the mac's?? i'm not down with the "sickness". huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 sorry, i realized that was a little f'ed up sounding... i mean't, "why are mac's free from getting spyware, viruses and such". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 no i just wasnt sure if you were fuckin around or if you really wanted to know.. well, macs run a different operationg system that spyware and viruses arent made for. its possible to make them for macs, but no one does cause their whole point is to reach the masses, and the majority of people dont use macs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 no i just wasnt sure if you were fuckin around or if you really wanted to know..well, macs run a different operationg system that spyware and viruses arent made for. its possible to make them for macs, but no one does cause their whole point is to reach the masses, and the majority of people dont use macs. That makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton eyed Joe Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 no i just wasnt sure if you were fuckin around or if you really wanted to know..well, macs run a different operationg system that spyware and viruses arent made for. its possible to make them for macs, but no one does cause their whole point is to reach the masses, and the majority of people dont use macs. That makes sense Hmmm....I should go back to using a Commodore 64, or the ol' standby TRS-80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 lol my first computer was a Tandy1000. i was like, 6 or 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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