willow said:
Hi, i am having a problem withnspyware. I am running the new spyware from
microsoft and i get rid of everything. upon start up though, things i
deleted are getting back on to my computer such as ist and other bad things.
how can i prevent them from ever returning?
Microsoft's Anti-Spyware tool is still in beta testing, which means
that it's not "ready for prime time," nor should it be relied upon, yet.
To deal with issues caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Smiley Central, Xupiter,
Bonzai Buddy, or KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately
(but without understanding the consequences) installed, two products
that are quite effective (at finding and removing this type of
scumware) are Ad-Aware from
www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search &
Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions.
It's even possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your
system against most future intrusions. I use both and generally
perform manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most common
varieties of scumware are available here:
PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
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