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by frnt9

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I'm trying to help a friend clean up a machine from spyware. Where on the c:\drive are typically hiding?

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by lmon

They hide in different places. you best best is to get a program like spybot search and destroy, adaware by lavasoft, and if you have any that you cant remove get highjackthis(this one is very powerful but can be dangerous if you dont know what your doing). D\l them update it then run. Along with that update their virus software and run it also.

by sgt_shultz

yes, get and run ad-aware from www.lavasoftusa.com and run it in all the profiles and consider the pay version.
in the meantime, to answer your question they live in folders and in the registry. some good overview articles available, for example from www.pestpatrol.com, Pest Patrol is another spyware remover. prevention is worth lots of cure

by mikex

Here's one additional software which i'm using and it's good - Spybot Search&Destroy - and yes ... it's a free tool

by Mark W. Kaelin

Excellent answers.

You can acquire the latest versions of Spybot Search & Destroy, and Ad-aware 6.0 from Download.com:

http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-3

http://www.download.com/Ad-aware/3000-8022-10214379.html?tag=lst-0-1

On August 3, 2004 (next week), TechRepublic will publish an article that explains how to use these apps to remove the offending spyware and malware.

In the meantime, you might want to check out this [b]discussion[/b] ? we could use some feedback.

https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?PromoFeature=discussion&PromoByPassed=1&forumID=3&threadID=156350

by neuber

There's a lot of spyware hunter out there. But there are not no-brainer software. Some found items are not really spyware. Try also Security Task Manager to see all running background programs & drivers incl. security rating (http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager)

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by gebobass

Does anyone have any comments on Spy Sweeper or Spyware Eliminator? These were top rated on various "10 ten" software websites. Example: http://www.anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/

Is this a site that gives high rankings to the highest bidder or what? I've been using Ad-aware 6.0/Spybot Search & Destroy happily for a long time now. It's what I recommend to my customers.

Is there any reason to change my recommendations?

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