Okay People which do you believe is the best tool for spyware removal. I seem to have been infected by some nasties and some websites do no longer load properly but instead send me off to other "wierd" sites. Any help would be appreciated
I don't know which spy-ware killer to recommend, i find they are often lacking when dealing with new stuff but the ones listed above are all good.
Personally I like to do it manually, with the freeware program Process Explorer to ID and stop the program from running, it also lets me locate where on my drives the bugger is, so I can remove it. As well as googleing to find out which processes are what. It's kind of low level but very effective. Direct link to download Precess Explorer.
I also use Unlocker to remove files that report windows can't delete...
Depends what you've actually got, and what you've identified (if anything) already. These are highly regarded (freeware or paid versions.) http://www.superantispyware.com/ http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5 http://www.emsisoft.com/en/ I've used them all. Serious infestations might need more specialist tools. The sky is the limit (almost) when going for staunch protection. Immunizers are quite a good idea (google SpywareBlaster, mvps hosts file) and if you have Spybot (who doesn't) make sure the bad download blocker is active. But you can get into virtual machines, sandboxing, HIPS applications, etc. For the average user the links above, plus maybe SpywareBlaster should be adequate. Some will recommend Windows Defender to help prevent this sort of thing, I've found SpywareTerminator excellent.
Windows Defender - Runs in the background to prevent spyware AVG antivirus - Runs in the background to prevent virus's
Ad-aware - free version: runs when you start it, checks system for adware and removes them Spybot - Search and destroy - free version: runs when you start it, checks system for spyware and removes them
All free, very popular and well supported
I used to run all that and a couple others, but over time have found all I need is Windows Defender and AVG...with Windows Firewall enabled, nothing has got through for as long as I can remember.
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