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Zester · 12-11-2008, 06:10 AM

currently using:
Spybot search and destroy
Ad-Aware by LavaSoft

I believe they are not the strongest in the arena anymore.
which are ?

Machete_ · 12-11-2008, 06:15 AM

Malwarebytes

polish_aristocrat · 12-11-2008, 06:16 AM

I just said this in another thread
combofix is a great tool, though not for the inexperiencd user (but we are on a webmaster board, right?)

read the description here

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix

Antonio · 12-11-2008, 06:26 AM

combofix fucked up my computer really bad, tehy say about it happens about to 1% of the people that use it, well, I was lucky - it took me hours to get everything working after that

another vote for Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware

Zester · 12-11-2008, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

I just said this in another thread
combofix is a great tool, though not for the inexperiencd user (but we are on a webmaster board, right?)

read the description here

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix

why and in what way is it not for the inexperiencd user ? are you talking about the complexity of running combofix with all the stages like installing "Windows Recovery Console", the restart of scan ?

Way3 · 12-11-2008, 07:57 AM

HiJackThis is always helpful as well!

Scott McD · 12-11-2008, 08:05 AM

Spybot usually always does the trick for me...

webjoker · 12-11-2008, 09:17 AM

how about SuperAntiSpyware ? this guy seems to recommend it:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...re-remover.htm

tranza · 12-11-2008, 09:35 AM

HiJackThis and Malwarebytes helps a lot!

Zester · 12-11-2008, 10:56 AM

why choose 1 ? how about I install all of these antispyware programs:
SpyBot S&D
Ad-Aware
SuperAntiSpyware
Malwarebytes
HiJackThis

they don't conflict with each other do they ? so what's the downside of installing 5 antispyware programs ?

u-Bob · 12-11-2008, 11:26 AM

format c:\

leek · 12-11-2008, 12:06 PM

Firefox.

Pay attention to what you execute.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zester

they don't conflict with each other do they ? so what's the downside of installing 5 antispyware programs ?

Performance degradation? Unnecessary?

Calico Jack · 12-11-2008, 02:30 PM

Malwarebytes gets my vote too.

Zester · 12-12-2008, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leek

Firefox.

Pay attention to what you execute.

Performance degradation? Unnecessary?

Unnecessary I can live with.

Performance degradation I think should not accure unless you use real-time protection like SpyBot's "TeaTimer". - those can be disabled to use only 1.

leek · 12-12-2008, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zester

Unnecessary I can live with.

Performance degradation I think should not accure unless you use real-time protection like SpyBot's "TeaTimer". - those can be disabled to use only 1.

Personally, I run absolutely no spyware/malware protection. I've gotten 1 infestation in the past 3 years and that was from the one time I loaded up Internet Explorer prior to getting Firefox on a fresh Windows install.

Following the instructions here cleaned it all up.

12-11-2008, 06:10 AM	#1
Zester Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,344	best free spyware/adware/malware removal ? currently using: Spybot search and destroy Ad-Aware by LavaSoft I believe they are not the strongest in the arena anymore. which are ? __________________ * Mainstream ? $65 per sale * new male contraception

12-11-2008, 06:16 AM	#3
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	I just said this in another thread combofix is a great tool, though not for the inexperiencd user (but we are on a webmaster board, right?) read the description here http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

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12-11-2008, 06:26 AM	#4
Antonio Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spartaaaaaaaaa Posts: 14,136	combofix fucked up my computer really bad, tehy say about it happens about to 1% of the people that use it, well, I was lucky - it took me hours to get everything working after that another vote for Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware

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12-11-2008, 10:56 AM	#10
Zester Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,344	why choose 1 ? how about I install all of these antispyware programs: SpyBot S&D Ad-Aware SuperAntiSpyware Malwarebytes HiJackThis they don't conflict with each other do they ? so what's the downside of installing 5 antispyware programs ? __________________ * Mainstream ? $65 per sale * new male contraception

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