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anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 7:54:42 AM   
zeen420



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Status: offline 		well I dont know how it happend, but it did .. i got a bunch of stupid pop-ups and warnings blinking blinking ahhh!!!.. lol.. anyways.. I got the AVG free/AVG spyware detector... but that does not seem to find them all and get them deleted, anyone have any linky's for a good adware/spyware detector?
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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 8:31:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		AVG Anti-Spyware. It's very good. Free to install, free updates... http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-spyware/us/frt/0

EDIT: Just realised I didn't read your post properly. Sorry. I found AVG to be very good, but I also use file change monitors and an IDS protocol analyser to help me identify this kind of stuff. I have an IT security background, so I don't allow many unrequested packets through.

PS. Vista's built in antispyware is also very good, I hate to admit.

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 10:03:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Spybot: Search and Destroy is also good.

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 12:44:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		i dont actally use a spyware detector. i found a program called c:cleaner and it seems to wipe out spyware and stuff. i used to run avg antispyware so it would detect it and then run c:cleaner to see what it wiped out. so far it takes care of everything. and it cleans out cookies and history.

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 2:09:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have used SpySweeper for a few years now, with good results. It's also a free download, and you will get some messages requesting that you upgrade (of course), but the free version seems to work well. The scans can be time consuming at first, but they mellow out the more you run them.

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 2:14:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wicked, the spybot S&D, and the c:cleaner worked!!! thanks guys!

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 2:20:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like Spyware S&D also, along with Lavasoft's Ad-Aware. (Free versions, of course).

Glad you got your stuff fixed, zeen!

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 3:08:08 PM   
zeen420



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Status: offline 		Well it happend to fix more then just my viruses, I wasn't able to open my task manager ( alt+ctrl+delete) before and i guess it fixed a bunch of registrys, sweeeeeet

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/24/2008 5:07:17 PM   
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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/28/2008 12:33:43 AM   
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Status: online 		Currently, I have the following programs installed: Ad-Aware SE Personal, Spybot - Search & Destroy, SpywareBlaster, Easycleaner, AVG, Windows Defender, and ZoneAlarm.

If I run Spybot first, the others never detect anything, my basic point is it's an awesome program. I'm glad it fixed your problem.

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/28/2008 12:46:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah, I use AVG and Search and Destroy, I have no viruses what so ever. And usually my solution to a serious virus is REFORMAT!!!!

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/28/2008 12:51:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		i use the free AVG and also Winpatrol Plus which controls any new 'apps' that want to start up.

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/28/2008 1:01:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		I use Avast mainly, and I run Spybot S&D. Avast got rid of a pretty crazy virus my computer had that nothing else including spybot sd would help. Avast is also free for non business use.

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RE: anyone know of a good FREE spyware detector? - 1/28/2008 3:57:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		ya that S&D fixed a bunch of stuff. I couldn't do the alt+ctrl+delete task manager after a format and it fixed all the registry's

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