Thread: Removing spyware etc

ewido from grisoft.com

Spybot leaves Adaware for dead

I run a few of these programs simulaneously, and Spyware doctor is the best of them, espeically inconjuction with Adaware.

I find that just about all stuff that gets planted on the computer will be cleared by cleaning the cookies and temp files from Internet explorers Tools=>Internet Options menu, and then "Delete Cookies" and "Delete Files" buttons.

Guys I do this for a living and please consider this

Run Mozilla Firefox as your internet browser
Run a program call Crap Cleaner once a week
Run a firewall called Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro
Run NOD32 as your antivirus program

If you want to do it on the cheap run this
Run Mozilla Firefox as you internet browser (free)
Run program called Crap Cleaner once a week (free)
Find yourself a free firewall that protects you both in and out (free)
Run Avast Free Antivirus (free)

Dont rely on the Microsoft firewall in XP
Dont use internet explorer
Dont let teenagers use your computer
Dont browser Porn Sites

I found once I made these changes on the machines that I maintained my workload went down by 80%

Cool, someone who does it for a living, thanks for the info. You should not have told us that, now I have some questions for you

1. What to you think about AVG if you have used it? I changed over to them a year ago and everything has been good so far, I got sick of how much some of the other Antivirus programs slow you up

2. Is there a fix for firefox? I changed over last year but found that it would not open quite a few sites or other applications. I changed back to IE for this reason.

3. I am running through a netgear router. I was told this is acts as a firewall, is this correct?

Originally Posted by incisor

ewido from grisoft.com

Ewido is great, i downloaded a torrent that was full of pop up ad crap and Ewido cleaned it all out.

Thanks for the input I'll make the changes and see what happens. One more question: Free firewalls - any suggestions.

Originally Posted by harro

Spybot leaves Adaware for dead

I agree put "Spybot - Search and destroy" into your browser and follow the prompts, it is free to download and outdate, although there is a facility to pay money should you appreciate what it does for you.

I have been running it for years and do not have a problem with spyware, I also run Norton Internet Security and North Antivirus, and Norton System Works as well as System Mechanic.

I know that Internet Security contains Antivirus but if you run it with Norton Antivirus ( You have to load Internet Security first) it combines to form a really strong Trojan Horse barrier.

Go SPYBOT

Rob