Best anti spyware program

hockref

I have some how managed to get some program on my computer that keeps spitting pop ups at me every 10 minutes.

It would appear I need an antispyware program but the options seem overwhelming. Can anyone recommend a good anti spyware program?

Cheers,
Steve

compuease

2 I can recommend, Ad-Aware (free version) and ewido (30 day trial, fully functional.)

http://www.download.com/3405-8022-5153545.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/Programs/lng/us/tpl/tpl01?prd=triews

QueenNine

I run a combination of 2.

First I do a full system scan with Ad Aware, then I run a full system scan with Spy Bot. Running both usually eliminates all problems, sure it takes a long time, but it's worth it in the end.

Big E

MDSGuy wrote:

I run a combination of 2.

First I do a full system scan with Ad Aware, then I run a full system scan with Spy Bot. Running both usually eliminates all problems, sure it takes a long time, but it's worth it in the end.

This is exactly what I do and also have on every machine here at work, the combo works well. Norton corporate anti-virus version 9 and up also does a decent job on spy/malware.

I also have used SuperAntispyware, it's free and similar to Ad-Aware.

compuease

Hey Eric, have a look at the Grisoft product that I recommended above. It has bailed me out and saved me from several reloads in the past few weeks that I have been using it. Jeff...

Big E

compuease wrote:

Hey Eric, have a look at the Grisoft product that I recommended above. It has bailed me out and saved me from several reloads in the past few weeks that I have been using it.  Jeff...

Thanks Jeff, I have used the Ewido product as well and I agree with you it works great...I was just too cheap to actually pay for anything and deleted it after abusing the 30-day trial a few times....

sstar

Adaware and SpyBot both work well to remove spyware and other crap.  Use Spywareblaster (link below) to prevent it from ever being installed on your PC.  Ever since I started using this, Adaware very rarely finds anything it needs to remove.   Just download it, update it, then click on "enable all protection".   That takes about 4 seconds, then close it.  It runs in the background completely invisible, but blocks all that stuff from getting in.

sstar

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
(proper link)

The Prophet 22

link didn't work

hockref

Thanks for all the replies.

The program from Grisoft worked great, I even got my homepage back!

Cheers,
Steve

AcidJoe

Since when did you become a fish with teeth jeff?  I guess he's back to the skating beaver again...... LOL

compuease

hockref wrote:

Thanks for all the replies.

The program from Grisoft worked great, I even got my homepage back!

Cheers,
Steve

You're very welcome... And Joe, the avatar change was to razz Blondefish, see my post yesterday at..
http://pokerforum.ca/forum/index.php?topic=11106.0

I have changed back to the industrious beaver....

AcidJoe

Sorry Jeff with my busy schedule I didn't catch the blondefish in drag post. I'll pay more attention next time.

sstar

Sorry, that link I put in doesn't even look like the right one.  This should be it.

sstar


http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Rivaflush

lol..i godda ask..what the hell were you looki...you know what..never mind!