removing spyware

elljay20

hi guys,

i think i may have spyware on my lappy. ran avg free and it found trojans and infections but because it is free i don't think it does anything with them

anyone recommend something to clean up the computer and remove any vuiruses etc thats on it?
downloadad spybot and that's running now

Chippy_Minton

The free editions of AVG Anti-virus and Anti-spyware will remove infections.

See the FAQ - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5/us/frt/0

and documentation - http://www1.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-documentation/us/crp/0

Quasar

SuperAntyspyware removes a lot of stuff. So do ad-aware and spybot. I run all three of them regularly and my computer is quite free of cobwebs and stuff.

Google the above names and download the free edition. This is what I did and never looked back.

Good luck ell.

Browntoa

read the first post here

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269

nickj_2

try spyware terminator , it's free and offers real time protection
https://www.spywareterminator.com

southernscouser

You been looking at dirtys? Again.

elljay20

thanks for all the replies, i'm running superantispyware and have done it several times now. sometimes it comes up clean but it keeps finding adware tracking cookie? i remove it, run it again and it comes up clean. Then i connect to the internet, run it again and it finds this adware cookie? any ideas what it is? i daren't even log in to my e-mail!!!!

Quasar

I run AntiSpyware first, then ad-aware and then spybot.

The first time I run AntiSpyware, only a few weeks ago it found 117 baddies and removed them. Spybot and ad-aware found a few more just afterwards.

As Al Mac says, things like tracking cookies etc are just a fact of life and should not actually harm the computer, but best get rid of them as quickly as possible.

Also, make sure that all these security programs are updated regularly - some of them update automatically, some you need to do manually but it's no big deal.