SPYWARE / ADWARE MUST BE STOPPED
   
 
   
 
 

What is Spyware?

 

 

Child Safety Online

 

 

Viruses and Worms

 

 

What is Spam?

 
 
 
 
 

Important:     Makers of spyware and other unwanted software might disguise their programs as anti-spyware tools and some will crash your system.  Click the links to the programs at right or ask someone you trust to recommend a tool before you download and install it.

2nd warning:  Be careful with some of the anti-spyware programs available today, few will do what you expect.

The programs on the right have been tried and tested, start at the top of Programs to Run

If you don't know if it is spyware then look up the file on the Spyware Guide search page.

links

 Spyware Guide Website - Search

FREE ONLINE SCAN and Removal

Free activeX Scan and removal

Symantec Virus Removal Tools

InterMute : Spyware Research Center

Adware, Spyware and Advertising Trojans - Info & Removal Procedures

GRC - Shields up - test your firewall

SpyBot Dictionary

if you think it's a Malware file, they will test it here

this site has alot of tools

excellent site on Host file problems

 
 
Last updated 5/20/07
 
 

Programs to Install:

Spybot Search and Destroy - Tutorial - Webpage - updates

Adaware personal edition - info


Programs to Run:

run these 1st

Remove Temp files

Startup Control Panel - info

Toolbar Cop - Info

HiJack This - info - Analyzer

CWShredder - info

Radiate / Aureate DLL removal - Info

Internet explorer Fix - info read 1st


Information:

How to disable windows messenger

Test your "Popup Blocker"

to unregister a file so you can remove it - >>>>or use killbox - info


Note: You need the Visual Basic 6 runtime libraries to run most of the programs.
Most systems already have this, but should you get an error about MSVBVM60.DLL missing, get the libraries from Microsoft.com here .

 
 
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