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  • Help, I can't get rid of Spybots!

    After following a link to an internet quizie I found that my copy of IE has picked up a couple of parasites. I downloaded Spybot 1.2 and it got rid of most of them but I still have four parasites which Spybot can't seem to remove from my machine. Can anyone recomend another program to remove these die-hard parasites?
    Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

  • #2
    AdAware v6.0 was released (after several months of non-communicado from the developers). I use both SpyBot S&D and AdAware to get pretty much everything the other misses. There might still be a thing or two that BOTH miss, but less likely than using only one program.
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    • #3
      Ok, I'll try adaware. Thanks
      Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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      • #4
        Ad-Aware solved the problem. Thanks alot.
        Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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        • #5
          how did you know you had a spy-bot?

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          • #6
            Stupid ads kept popping up on my desktop for one and the front page of poly told me was the second hint.
            Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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            • #7
              front page of poly ehh. let me check that out

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              • #8
                but I'm thinking spy bots aren't the proper word for that.

                They aren't very good spies if they are discovered that easily

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                • #9
                  There are passive spybots and then there are the ones that pop-up a bunch of crap ads. I had a half dozen different ones which I suspect all got installed when I stupidly downloaded a plug in from the Gator Corp.

                  I'll never trust those clowns again.
                  Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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                  • #10
                    gator corp. yep, those guys are bad.

                    I only trust material from microsoft- even in that case I'm hesitant.

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                    • #11
                      I think I'd trust a few more companies besides MS but not many.
                      Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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                      • #12
                        well this is weird. After viewing this thread I just had a whole bunch of pop ups come up.

                        I also had a cnn.com window open. Perhaps CNN is getting desperate and doing a whole bunch of pop-up.

                        What are the odds I get a spy-bot after reading this thread?

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                        • #13
                          I hope you don't because they can be hard to get rid of.
                          Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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                          • #14
                            Trust no one.

                            Keep your laser handy.

                            The computer is your friend.
                            No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.

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                            • #15
                              ixnay recommended "Spybot Search and Destroy" a few months ago, and it worked wonders on my computer...got rid of Gator, Xupiter, and more! I ixnay
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