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05-28-2008, 09:10 AM
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Spyware remover
What's a good spyware remover for cheap/free?
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05-28-2008, 09:30 AM
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spy bot and ad aware are both freeware. You should run both, in my view. There are others.
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05-28-2008, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Buckeyeskickbuttocks
spy bot and ad aware are both freeware. You should run both, in my view. There are others.
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05-28-2008, 09:51 AM
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From Clarity's stickied thread:
http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/1166379-post131.html
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Originally Posted by me
Unfortunately the threats have continued to evolve over the past few years but AdAware & SpyBot have not done a good job of evolving along with them. Luckily there are a number of new anti spy/scumware programs out there that have stepped up to the plate.
Arguably the best pay anti-spyware program is Spyware Doctor and even better there is also a free version of it available for download via Google Pack.
One thing that hasn't changed is that no single program picks up everything so a secondary program to run on demand scans is a smart bet.
The two I would recommend to back up Spyware Doctor are:
SUPERAntiSpyware
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Finally it can't hurt to go ahead and install Microsoft's anti-spyware app MS Defender. It may be a step down from the others but it has virtually no overhead and won't slow your machine down so better safe than sorry (especially since Microsoft gives you two free support calls with it).
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05-28-2008, 10:06 AM
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