getting rid of spyware

El_Kabong

is there any program that actually removes all of it?? i've tried a bunch of programsand they find the stuff and i select delete and i reboot and it's still there...i've even gone into the registry and manually deleted it myselff where it said it was and i reboot and it's still there!! it's getting annoying...what program actually gets rid of it all for good? i'm sure they constantly change the locations and all to make it harder but it's frustrating

Innocent_Bystander

I use Spybot Search and Destroy, and Adaware together. They both cover spots the other one misses, and it works very well.

FinsburyParkCarrots

There's another free program called SpyCatcher:

http://www.download.com/SpyCatcher-Express-2006/3000-8022_4-10438910.html

BinFrog

1) Run Spywareblaster religiously every time you turn your computer on

2) Run Ad-Aware and/or Spybot (my favorite) once a week

3) If you are up for the task of reading forums, using Hijackthis occassionally. IT IS NOT FOR NOVICE USERS.

4) Use a Kaspersky trial but delete the program from your computer when you are done using it once...it can kill your memory.

FinsburyParkCarrots

There's also a free trial program called UnHackMe. It can with limited success help get rid of those otherwise invincible rootkit trojans.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/UnHackMe_d4563.html

El_Kabong

i've tried adaware and spybot and it would get rid of everything but somethingcalled ist...something...i downloaded one from pcworld's site...forgot the name cos i already uninstalledit...didn't get rid of hardly anything

maybe i can go to ist's site and tell them i want it off my computer or something

thanks for all the recommendations

aNiMaL

Innocent_Bystander wrote:

I use Spybot Search and Destroy, and Adaware together. They both cover spots the other one misses, and it works very well.

Same here...both programs. But recently i have also been really digging on Microsofts anti-spyware program. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Thecrownofthorns

yeah, M$'s anti-spyware is actually damn good at removing spyware.

Deeve

El_Kabong wrote:

is there any program that actually removes all of it?? i've tried a bunch of programsand they find the stuff and i select delete and i reboot and it's still there...i've even gone into the registry and manually deleted it myselff where it said it was and i reboot and it's still there!! it's getting annoying...what program actually gets rid of it all for good? i'm sure they constantly change the locations and all to make it harder but it's frustrating

I do this all the time for work.

The 3 I use are ad-aware, Spybot and Ewido.

Ewido is pretty kickass.

http://www.ewido.com and download a trial version. Gets rid of a ton of stuff the rest don't detect.