Help to choose the best adware, mal-ware, IE-hijacker remover?

[Lucy]

Hi all, Thanks to your previous help!

Now I can boot into the my old system.

But I still worry about those malicious softwares.

I removed some manually,

The stupid Windows Defender did not find any.

I still believe there are more residing in my system.

What is the best malicious/ad-ware remover?

I have seen a long list, but I cannot try all of these, because
installing all these ad/mal-ware remover may introduce more problem,
etc.

I need to know the best available ad/mal-ware remover...

Thanks again

 

[Lucy]

I meant spy-ware, ad-ware, mal-ware, hijacker, etc. all kinds of things
that made my system unrebootable previously...

Unfornately neither Windows Defender nor Symentic Antivirus detected
them or killed them... Stupid software!!!

 

[Small Potato]

I meant spy-ware, ad-ware, mal-ware, hijacker, etc. all kinds of things
that made my system unrebootable previously...

I can only give you a list of what I use, but I do not want to say which
is best, as everyone has his/her own opinions...

For Anti Spyware/Adwares...

1) Ad-aware
2) Spybot Search & Destroy
3) Spyware Terminator
4) Arovax AntiSpyware

For Anti Virus...

1) NOD32
2) Kaspersky
3) AntiVir
4) Avast!
5) McAfee

No specific order or preferences here...

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi all, Thanks to your previous help!

Now I can boot into the my old system.

But I still worry about those malicious softwares.

I removed some manually,

The stupid Windows Defender did not find any.

I still believe there are more residing in my system.

What is the best malicious/ad-ware remover?

I have seen a long list, but I cannot try all of these, because
installing all these ad/mal-ware remover may introduce more problem,
etc.

I need to know the best available ad/mal-ware remover...

Thanks again

In my view, the best one is an informed user. For software solutions,
malware writers generally figure out how to cirumvent them. Consequently
"best" is a moving target. I find that a variety of tools are necessary,
starting with keeping the temporary files and temporary internet files
folders clean.

HTH
-pk

 

[Glen]

Different people will tell you different things and there is no one right
answer. We all have our preferences. For my customers I put Avast Antivirus
on. For my own AV I use Symantec not Norton. Symantec AV is meant for
businesses and is less obtrusive. Spyware is a bit trickier. If you
understand what you are doing a combination of three or four programs is
needed.

Adaware Freeware
Spybot S&D Freeware
Windows Defender Freeware has real time protection (memory resident)
Ewido is a retail program with a 30 day trial so is good when cleaning an
infection.

Adaware and Spybot need to be run as they have no resident protection and a
lot of people simply don't understand this. Also many dont even update the
definitions.

For some of my customers if they want a simple approach where they dont have
to do anything I recommend Webroot's Spysweeper. I use it myself

A router is the best firewall defence. If you understand out going
protection then ZoneAlarm or one of the other free firewalls is great. If
you dont understand firewalls then Windows built in is fine.

Others will no doubt disagree with some of what I've written but I write it
after seeing how lots of people use their computers.

Choose a regimen that you can work with and understand.

 

[Zop]

Different people will tell you different things and there is no one right
answer. We all have our preferences. For my customers I put Avast Antivirus
on. For my own AV I use Symantec not Norton. Symantec AV is meant for
businesses and is less obtrusive. Spyware is a bit trickier. If you
understand what you are doing a combination of three or four programs is
needed.

Adaware Freeware
Spybot S&D Freeware
Windows Defender Freeware has real time protection (memory resident)
Ewido is a retail program with a 30 day trial so is good when cleaning an
infection.

Adaware and Spybot need to be run as they have no resident protection and a
lot of people simply don't understand this. Also many dont even update the
definitions.

For some of my customers if they want a simple approach where they dont have
to do anything I recommend Webroot's Spysweeper. I use it myself

A router is the best firewall defence. If you understand out going
protection then ZoneAlarm or one of the other free firewalls is great. If
you dont understand firewalls then Windows built in is fine.

Others will no doubt disagree with some of what I've written but I write it
after seeing how lots of people use their computers.

Choose a regimen that you can work with and understand.

Great advice, may I offer a couple addendum?

Ewido has a freeware version available. You don't get realtime
monitoring or automatic online updates and is not for commercial
use. Otherwise same as the paid product.

The free version of Spybot S&D does indeed offer realtime
monitoring. You have to select advanced mode to configure it.


--
Zop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people
who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.
---Mark Twain

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi all, Thanks to your previous help!

Now I can boot into the my old system.

But I still worry about those malicious softwares.

I removed some manually,

The stupid Windows Defender did not find any.

It is no more stupid than any other such program. None of these is perfect.

I still believe there are more residing in my system.

What is the best malicious/ad-ware remover?

I have seen a long list, but I cannot try all of these, because
installing all these ad/mal-ware remover may introduce more problem,
etc.

That's not normally an issue. You can't run them all, but you can, and
should, run several.

I need to know the best available ad/mal-ware remover...

There is no "best." As I said above, none is perfect, and you need multiple
products for adequate protection. Read
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm It states "as testing with these
anti-spyware applications has demonstrated, no single anti-spyware
application will remove everything. Therefore, users are advised to install
and use at least two anti-spyware applications."

I personally run
Windows Defender
Spyware Blaster
Spyware Guard
Spybot Search and Destroy
Adaware

 

[Guest]

You probably have made a selection by now....but along with Ken's
suggestions...
Windows Defender
Spyware Blaster
Spyware Guard
Spybot Search and Destroy
Adaware

I use Spyware Blaster, Spyware Guard, Lavasoft (never finds anything)

"WEBROOTS SPYSWEEPER" in my opinion is the BEST.
New version runs a LOT faster than older versions..
It too rarely finds anything because it 'blocks' before anything can get
into you computer!!!
I have found that once you purchase, you are offered renewal at discounted
prices.

There is a site that may offer discount on first purchase....post back and I
will find it for you.