What is your favorite spyware removal tool? I've read that the best spyware removal tools on the market are these: Trend Micro Hijack, Ad-Aware, Spyware Terminator, Spybot – Search & Destroy 1.5. I've used Spybot but I am not too satisfied, but it's free so I shouldn't complain. Anyway give me your opinions,
Thanks.
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No idea, dont use them, never get spyware thats worth worrying about.
Last edited by: Zero on Mon 28 Nov 11 at 20:58
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I have the technicians licences for Malware Bytes, and Super Anti Spyware, I am also a reseller for Super Anti Sypware (SAS).
The customers I have sold SAS Pro to have been very happy with it, and it has picked up things the regular AV hasn't.
Process Explorer and Autoruns are vital programs too. I also run TDSS Killer. Rootrepeal and GMER are also vital tools.
I have written a program which runs most the automatic tools automatically, then removed them and produces a log at the end of it. Saves a lot of time, then I just run the manual tools and tidy everything up and fix any windows problems the spyware/malware has caused.
Not had any virus removal work for a week so it must have quietened down again.
No program is great but these are better ones.
Spybot is useless at removing or detecting anything which has a root kit infection.
Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Mon 28 Nov 11 at 21:31
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...No idea, dont use them, never get spyware thats worth worrying about...
I knew that before you posted it.
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Try Ad-Aware from Lavasoft. The free version has antivirus & antispyware (the versions you pay for have additional features). I installed it on my PC at the recommendation of my brother-in-law (he's in IT) and it seems to do the job well. I do scans every now and then to clear out minor spyware and look for nasties. It's also very easy to use.
www.lavasoft.com/
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I dont rely on just one or two apps, I like to play!
I use widows firewall, Avast antivirus, and spyware blaster - all running in the background.
Then for cleaning toys i use : Superantispyware, Malwarebytes, Ccleaner, Glary utilities, spybot s/d 1.62 and system mechanic.
I don`t use them all everytime i do my housekeeping, but tend to randomly mix an match, as i find that they all find something different to the others, and over time I seem to cover most areas of junk, crud, an carp!
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Belt and braces man there then:)
Pat
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...I use widows firewall, Avast antivirus, and spyware blaster - all running in the background.
Then for cleaning toys i use : Superantispyware, Malwarebytes, Ccleaner, Glary utilities, spybot s/d 1.62 and system mechanic...
I use a Mac.
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>>I use a Mac.
Aw! no toys, how sad! ;-)
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...Aw! no toys, how sad! ;-...
It's one big (expensive) toy. :)
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"...I use widows firewall.."
That must be some firewall.
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SpyWare removal - Zero
