I need suggestions for a new spyware removal tool. I use both Adaware and Spybot but have noticed that neither of them have updated in a very long time. Given that I don’t think that the spyware makers are neglecting to update, I am looking for a new free tool.
Spybot needs to be prompted to search for updates. If you’re running a version older than 1.3, then you’ll need to download the whole program. AdAware SE is running 1.06r1 with definitions as recent as 6.21.2005 so you may need to do a bare bones download of that utility, also.
Ah. I will try that. I didn’t think to go beyone checking the web update from the programs themselves.
I’ve been pretty happy with this so far:
but i keep ad-aware updated and handy as a backup.
I have also been using Microsoft AntiSpyware for some 6 months now. I’ve had no spyware problems, and it’s only had to remove 2 things from my computer since the initial cleaning.
It runs in the background with virtually no interference. I can highly recommend it.
(yeah, I know… it’s Microsoft… waddaya gonna do?) :smack:
I’d also recommend Microsoft. It’s autoupdating and protective featers have the others beat.
I too recommend Microsoft Antispyware. The current Beta1 version is free to download and use. I presume there will be a charge for any release version in the future.
I recently encountered a problem with some spyware.
The nice people at www.geekstogo.com recommended Hijack This and some other software. They also talked me thru (specifically, a very nice lady named tampabelle showed me how to remove the never-to-be-sufficiently-darned malware. You download Hijack This, run the scan and post the log, and they tell you “delete this and this”. Very cool.
I hope tampabelle is a Doper, sees this, and I can thank her for her assistance again. Virus writers are bad for free, geekstogo is helpful for free.
Regards,
Shodan
I’ve been using Counterspy as well as Spyware Doctor. The latter is free, the former isn’t but the free trial removes spyware.