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Offline Jester Frog

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Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« on: April 14, 2008, 06:57:14 PM »
I figure someone here is at least a bit more trustful than some forum I've never been on so I decided to ask here. Anybody have any good methods of removal that they'd like to share? And please don't direct me to anything that's all "Free Anti-Spyware Thingo (that actually installs more spyware"... Please?
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Offline Jared

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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2008, 07:45:04 PM »
I use Spybot, myself.
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2008, 08:08:54 PM »
Quote from: "Jared"
I use Spybot, myself.

Yes. Use Spybot.
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2008, 09:06:49 PM »
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Quote from: "Jared"
I use Spybot, myself.

Yes. Use Spybot.
That's the way to go.
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Offline Jester Frog

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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2008, 12:29:54 AM »
Okay, downloaded it and running it... now if only I had a way to convince my dad to use it instead of going out and buying Norton or whatever. Unfortunately "some people on the internet told me to" isn't going to fly too well.
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2008, 07:23:19 AM »
Say I told you to, he'll be all "fwa not soulbreather? oh alright then. Just tell him not to beat me up" or something.
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2008, 07:48:47 AM »
people need to realize that for everything you can pay for on the internet, there's a free* alternative.

*may or may not include piracy
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Offline Jester Frog

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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2008, 11:12:27 AM »
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people need to realize that for everything you can pay for on the internet, there's a free* alternative.

*may or may not include piracy
The problem is he's been fed the whole "everything that's supposed to be a "free anti-spyware thing" is ALSO spyware. Which is true a lot of the time but not ALL of the time.
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2008, 11:16:00 AM »
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Quote from: "Freudia"
people need to realize that for everything you can pay for on the internet, there's a free* alternative.

*may or may not include piracy
The problem is he's been fed the whole "everything that's supposed to be a "free anti-spyware thing" is ALSO spyware. Which is true a lot of the time but not ALL of the time.

Parents these days :V
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2008, 04:17:53 PM »
Quote from: "Fossil Maiden"
The problem is he's been fed the whole "everything that's supposed to be a "free anti-spyware thing" is ALSO spyware. Which is true a lot of the time but not ALL of the time.

well gee I guess that means it's time to roll with the times then eh :V
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2008, 02:52:16 PM »
spybot and ad-aware works for me.

Found like three spywares in total.
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2008, 10:22:09 PM »
Avast + Spybot + Yahoo Anti-Spy + AVG = Epic Win.

I run any one of these four and I can usually get it. Ironically, Yahoo seems to work the best for me, since the guy who keeps giving me spyware changes my Avast and Spybot settings to allow it. AVG sometimes catches it early, but it can pop up at the worst time. (Like, for instance, when your in a massive fight in AOE3...) Basically:

Spybot: A good, solid, all-aroun spyware remover.
Avast: A good backup
AVG: Works great, but the constant updates are stupid annoying.
Yahoo: If the virus persists, use this, it will find it.
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Re: Who here has had spyware and knows a good way to remove it?
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2008, 10:24:49 PM »
Too much protecting will lock up your computer you know.
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