computer clean up/virus reccommendations/help

[Humboldt High]

pop ups are killing me.

I use : norton system works
adaware
spybot search and destroy

i found these to work well, but it is not cleaning everything off. what other programs do you guys use that would supplement my current programs. looking for free downloads and programs that are highly reccommended and are not copies/redundant from the programs i use currently

 

[hobgoblin]

pop ups are killing me.

I use : norton system works
adaware
spybot search and destroy

i found these to work well, but it is not cleaning everything off. what other programs do you guys use that would supplement my current programs. looking for free downloads and programs that are highly reccommended and are not copies/redundant from the programs i use currently

I dont know if you have spyware blaster, but you can get it from www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html. Use this to help prevent spyware from installing on your computer in the first place. Also, use Firefox if you want more security.

There is also Spyware Guard made from the same people as spyware blaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html. It is basically like a real time spyware system protection. Like how antivirus guards pop up whenever you are infected, this pretty much does the same thing, but for spyware.

 

[EvilWayz]

someone in another thread suggested startin your computer up in safe mode then run your spyware & virus checkz.........i did this and it worked for me

 

[DJ LOON]

a program call hijackthis cleans alot of shit too...

search google for it

 

[xraidedloc831]

Go here to use trend micro virus scan. It will remove almost every virus out there if its on your computer.

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp


Next Get spysweeper works better than spybot and adaware
I have used both.

http://www.webroot.com/products/spysweeper/


If this doesnt work let me know I might know some other ways.

 

[Gringo Starr]

someone in another thread suggested startin your computer up in safe mode then run your spyware & virus checkz.........i did this and it worked for me

Yeah...try this out...usually this does the trick...

And us Pop-Up Killer...it works well....

 

[karloz]

Make sure you've updated the reference file in Ad-Aware. Just hit the GLOBE on the main window, and check for updates and install the newest reference file. Then restart into safe mode and run a scan.

Free pop-up software: http://www.download.com/Pop-up-Manager/3000-7786-10189471.html?tag=lst-0-1

Pop Up Manager // Right click it in the bottom left corner, get into the options or settings, and one of the tabs has an option that says you PAID for it already.

 

[Humboldt High]

i saw that safe mode post. how exactly do u start ur computer in safe mode??
shouldnt i always be in safe mode. some 1 school me on this. i am totally unclear on this.

i always update the refrence files.
right on yall thanks.

 

[karloz]

What version of Windows?

 

[mustynutz]

I USED


CWS SHREDDER

AD AWARE

SPYTBOT

I THINK I GOT THEM ALL FROM DOWNLOAD .COM...THEY WORKED GOOD

BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE NORTON AS WELL, ITS A TRUSTED ONE

 

[Gringo Starr]

i saw that safe mode post. how exactly do u start ur computer in safe mode??
shouldnt i always be in safe mode. some 1 school me on this. i am totally unclear on this.

i always update the refrence files.
right on yall thanks.

When your O/S is starting up(when the little bar races across the bottom of your screen) press F8...itll ask you how you wanna start it...choose the first choice...which is "Safe Mode"...itll take longer to load up...

And you cant run Norton in Safe Mode...

 

[EASTSIDELV702]

someone in another thread suggested startin your computer up in safe mode then run your spyware & virus checkz.........i did this and it worked for me

how do i do this???

 

[2-0-Sixx]

While your computer is booting up, type the letters S A F E M O D E. You gotta do it quick before windows loads. So if you fuck up, just restart and try again.

 

[R8DERHED5150]

Use Mozilla Firefox for a browser. Got a popup blocker built in and you aint gotta ad more spyware by installing a free program. Yeah it dont make sense but Firefox is a free program, but it aint got shit on it. Its the only browzer I use. But if you really want to stop all that shit, once you do a virus scan, run ad-aware and spybot, hard to do, but quit the porno sites. And you can't say it aint that. Trust me, I'm a certified tech and I get systems in every day with nuthin but porn in the bookmarks, and they dont know why they get flooded with popups.