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REMOVING ADWARE & SPYWARE

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is there any more ways on how to get rid of spyware and adware on my computer?Coz i tried using adwareSE from lavasoft both on normal and safe mode but still i have the spyware and adware on my machine. It did remove some but still i have 2 to 3 more on the machine. Aside from reformatting is there any other way?

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We use multiple

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spyware removal programs here. I have Ad-Aware Pro on each machine (I don’t think the free version does a very good job). I also use SpyBot to immunize each unit and have started using MS AntiSpyware. I also have the Ad-Aware Pro run at log on.

BTW, are you sure it’s not viruses? I presume you have an Anti-virus program, updated and run every day?

REGRUN

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I got a programe called REGRUN it might solve your problem

More tools available

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Go to Cnet .com
search in downloads
CWshredder
Hijackthis
MS Defender (Windows XP and Vista)
all are tools I use with good results.

Good Luck

Use a combination of removal tools – Dirtysouth

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I have found that in order to effectively remove spyware viruses and adware it takes a combonation of tools. I have run spybot, AdwareSE, AdwareAlert, Spybot Search&Destroy and one tool I rank highly among all of them, PcTool’s Spyware Doctor! I run each in safemode and then again in regular mode. Depending on how long the system has been affected will have a lot of bearing on how hard it will be to remove the viruses.

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Agree with
CWshredder
Hijackthis
Spybot S&D
LavaSoft’s Adaware
Also:
Edwido > AGV Antispyware
and
ccleaner
There are special tools that address
certain spy/ad ware etc. issues such as
Combofix
SmitFraudFix
more…

Join a Forum
such as:
http://forums.spybot.info/
very helpful for removing spyware

Do your research > there is free stuff that is good, or you can upgrade or continue using and pay for some of them such as
AVG Antispyware and others.

Use caution about downloading just anything,
do your research on forums, some alleged
adware / virus removers are adware laden.

Download a Hosts file from
http://www.mvps.org
Hosts files for protecting against
sites that track your acitivy on the internet
and can put bad stuff on your computer.

You will see areas on your screen that says
page cannot be displayed, but worth it to some for the tracking it stops and that it offers some protection.

And find help / info of course at
Techrepublic Forums.

Spyware Removal

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Running in SAFE MODE with SYSTEM RESTORE TURNED OFF is the correct way to remove spyware. Use Adaware from Lavasoft-USA (get it from a legit site like Cnet.com) and also run SPY BOT or (not free) SPYSWEEPER.
Restart your machine immediately after each sweep to remove programs loaded to memory.
If the process is really slow….try terminating Adaware, let it delete what it has found so far and then restart the PC so it begins with a little less spyware…and it will run better.
If trouble persists you may have a root kit.
Go to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/securityutilities.mspx?wt.svl=featured

and download the Root Kit Revealer and see if it finds anything.

Still no satisfaction? See what is running with “Security Task Manager” or “Hijack This”

Cnet gave me NSIS

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ok, my bad, downloaded a game, thinking “oh, it’s on Cnet, it will be fine… NOT”

got it cleaned up, but had to remove and reload Spybot… every time I ran a scan with Spybot S/D, it replicated/restored the NSIS infection..

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