Spyware and Popup ads

Town Crier · Post by **Town Crier** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:05 pm

I need some recommendations for my daughters PC... what are the best freeware going these days?

Todtstoy · Post by **Todtstoy** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:41 pm

http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm
top right of the page.. click on scan now. i used this page for years while i had Norton on my machine.. This scan always found hundreds more viruses, pop ups and spyware that Norton missed. After using this free version for a couple years i finally broke down and bought it. WOW.. now I have no problems. Could also be i am the only one who uses my computer now too and i only go to the same places.. but it is a great page and by very trusted people. McAfee is well known and trusted. Good luck and I hope all turns out well.

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:43 pm

MS's anti-spyware works pretty well.

thenetworkgod · Post by **thenetworkgod** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:52 am

MS or http://security.kolla.de

Neat tool

Town Crier · Post by **Town Crier** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:45 pm

What is MS?

My daughter has this hijacker virus that takes her to http://www.needupdate.com/ ... instead of her home page. It also says she has a virus.. but norton, spybot, and ad-se cant find or remove what is causing this.... any ideas?

thenetworkgod · Post by **thenetworkgod** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 4:45 pm

Microsoft Antispyware.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

Todtstoy · Post by **Todtstoy** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 6:41 pm

Try using mine =)

Ncatyl · Post by **Ncatyl** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:02 pm

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Pop up stopper and general prophylactic. Always on, requires manual updating.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Best free virus scanner there is IMO

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Spybot Search & Destroy. For anything that gets through. Requires manual running and updating.

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Per ... l&tag=top5

Adaware, for anything not covered by the above, like certain tracking cookies. Manual running and updating required.

If you're not using Firefox as your browser, get it here: http://www.mozilla.com/

And install this:

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/m ... .php?id=10

You'll even be able to regulate what images are displayed on the VN.

Enjoy!

Town Crier · Post by **Town Crier** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:31 pm

I tried yours Todtstoy, and it did find more ads... it didnt stop the ones causing the most problems.... but thanks... will try loading MS.... thanks all.

Nash the slash · Post by **Nash the slash** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:15 pm

THE BEST ON THE MARKET IS SPYSWEEPER by webroot

you pay for it but for a reason ...it actually works

thenetworkgod · Post by **thenetworkgod** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:33 pm

Watch out tho, alot of the $$ ones ARE if fact spyware themselves. Go with Grisoft (AV for free), MS Antispyware or Spybot S&D, those are totally clean.

Ashida Kim · Post by **Ashida Kim** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:56 pm

There is a freeware program out there called HiJackThis. This little program will beat down any broswer hijacking software you run into in addition to a few programs out there that most of the adware/spyware/virus tools do not pickup. The other program I would recommed is Spybot. Turn that on and it constantly watches for changes. Any requests to update things like your registy get a little popup box asking you to OK it. That way, even if she downloads and installs games that come with adware, she can plan the game without allowing the adware to ecome active

Spybot has been a lifesaver with computers I let my kids on. I just tell them to click no to anything it says and so far, 18 months later, still 0 problems