Spyware/Adware Removal

[Scorey1974]

Does anyone know of the best program to download for removal of this junk?....I have Spybot Search & Destroy...but I don't think it's very good....

Thanks for your input...Scorey

[Scorey1974]

And...why are those 2 words (S p y w a r e/ A d w a r e) showing up in orange...anyone else see this?

[kingmob]

yes i see it....get ad-aware scorey

[cartman00000001]

Trend's Internet security, Norton has one too. For free the yahoo toolbar has a pretty good one, and Lavasoft has a new ad-aware. It's called SE Personal and that's a freebie too.

[williethebasset]

google spybot

[kingmob]

get ad-aware se....it killed an annoying toolbar and some other **** i couldnt get rid of
ad-aware se download....this is the best one by far...thanx cartman (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html)

[Scorey1974]

Thanks guys for the input....I appreciate it!

[Scorey1974]

Originally posted by kingmob
yes i see it....get ad-aware scorey

Am I supposed to be seeing certain words in the color orange this has never happened before...and I have run several Spy-Ad removers...registry cleaners...virus checkers...and this is still showing up...and the words are acting like links...I can click on the orange words and it takes me to an ad???...anyone know how to get rid of this?

[kingmob]

get ad aware se from the link i posted...i used to get those....i dont anymore

[Scorey1974]

Hey Mob that program worked it cleared out the orange words...but If I don't have a program I have called "Systweak Ad & Pop-up Blocker" running my Internet Explorer will not work...Just goes to the Web Page not available...If I turn on the program the browser works...So I still must have something on my computer???

[boomboom]

you might have something still on your computer, many adware, freeware, and spyware programs carry Virus too, you might want to check out Norton internet Secruity or MacAfee Internet secruity...there are some free ones too, check out in google.

Bobby

here is a link!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=internet+Security&spell=1

[Scorey1974]

Thanks Bobby!

[Scorey1974]

The address I get when I have the ad/spy blocking programs off is

http://www.404ads.net:800/redirect.php?q=

There's a little more on the end but that's the start of it...It wont go to my home page and seems to be trying to redirect me to somewhere???....I tried to download the trialware of Norton Internet security but the links do not work...probably because of the ad/spy blocking software running???

Anyone have a clue?

[kingmob]

try this scorey its called housecall ....you can virus scan your puter from the website....i ran it on my machine ...it works

housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)

[boomboom]

i used this a long time ago, trensmicro, my computer manufacture told me to go to this site, since i had a virus.

works great.....but having Norton, Macafee, or any virus and firewall protection is the way to go, you should be safe.

[kingmob]

most virus's arent system killers....while annoying wont kill your machine.....but hey im cheap what can i say

[williethebasset]

I have a firewall, and thats all I need. I'm computer savy enough to know what to do.

[Scorey1974]

Originally posted by williethebasset
I have a firewall, and thats all I need. I'm computer savy enough to know what to do.

I have one too...but this junk still seems to get through....Willie are you implying you are smarter than the rest of us? ;)

[Hash1]

Originally posted by Scorey1974
The address I get when I have the ad/spy blocking programs off is

http://www.404ads.net:800/redirect.php?q=

There's a little more on the end but that's the start of it...It wont go to my home page and seems to be trying to redirect me to somewhere???....I tried to download the trialware of Norton Internet security but the links do not work...probably because of the ad/spy blocking software running???

Anyone have a clue?

So everytime you try to change your homepage it goes back to the same site everytime?

Ive helped some people with this before... You may need to manually delete some things out of your registry. If your still having problems with it let me know

[Hash1]

Also is you have a restore date that you could go back to than i would just do that.

[williethebasset]

use spybot

[Scorey1974]

Originally posted by williethebasset
use spybot

I've had Spybot Search & Destroy and it never seemed to work too well for me...didn't get everything like this Ad-Aware SE program does...I ended up doing a master restore on my comp and quickly downloaded all the necessary protection that I need (hopefully)....:)

[Scorey1974]

Figured out my problem...why the browser wouldn't work unless that program was running....somehow it changed my settings in >>Tools>>Internet Options>>Connections>>LAN Settings>>Use a proxy server was turned on....I turned it off and waalaa...It works!

[williethebasset]

Having XP service pack 2 helps also...

[Scorey1974]

Originally posted by williethebasset
Having XP service pack 2 helps also...

Yes I have all the updates for Windows XP.

[cartman00000001]

careful if you use SQL Desktop edition. It will stop working with service pack 2.