here,s a link for getting rid of spyware on your computer its called spybot s-d its the best and its free http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

also a free firewall i,ve used for a couple of years now on widows 98 and xp

http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

If you can find ad-aware pro 6,say in panthip (wink wink)its much better than spybot IMHO

It isn't. It does a different job.

Also, it is now in it Adaware SE guise; Adaware SE

Both programs are freeware. (As long as it is for personal use in the case of Adaware SE)

SpyBot; I would say that this is a 'must have'. SpyBot Search & Destroy Include the Tea Timer when you install and read the tutorial. It's a useful piece of kit.

Ad-Aware SE Professional

$39.95

With the following software you will have a great protection against unwanted trackware and dangerous software that could attach while surfing the Internet

This is the copy I have.After I run this Spybot finds nothing.

That may well be the case..... but...

SpyBot is free and covers most everything Adaware SE Pro does.

hi'

hmm hmm, when you install spybot S&D ... there is a warning ...

if you have adaware, spybot may find adds backups ...

and it's a reality .. run adaware, find a few stuffs ... clean, there is a backup in the program files/adaware/backup ...

then run spybot ... it's going to find some more, and the backups of adaware ...

the version 1.3 of spybot has the tea-cooker (in the systray), and control any registry change ... even when you install or uninstall something ...

valentinoxxx is right, it's a must have and once you have it, adaware is useless

sorry to go against the pro-adaware, but spybot is from far the best of them all

and about firewalls ... only 2 retain my attention ... the most famous of them all, and the reputation is equal to the preformances, ZoneAlarm ... in version 5x for the user of Xp SP2

the other one is Norton Firewall ... those are the only leakless on the market !

for ZoneAlarm prefer the pro version.

I use ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1 and I registered it ... yes I did

cheers

francois

Edited September 18, 200421 yr by francois

"Steve Gibson posted this link to a superb test of about two dozen top Anti-Spyware programs: Eric L. Howes conducted the test over a two-week period in October. The results surprised me: only 3 ASW programs had a 'batting average' of better than .500 when it came to eradicating the broad range of spyware in the test. Freeware star Spybot Search & Destroy came in a distant 7th with an average of only .376. The top three? Giant Anti-Spyware, Spy Sweeper, and Ad-Aware. These test results are well worth your time."

thx slashdot.org

Another good site with decent reviews of all the major spyware programs is: Spyware Reviews. Be sure and read up on the rogue anti-spyware apps as they are actually spyware themselves.

Also imo S&D does not catch nearly enough scumware as one of the better commercial products.

IMHO, the best in this category is Webroot's SpySweeper. At $29.95 (MSRP) its a bargain. Current version checks for over 38,000 different malware. Bear in mind, there is not one antivirus, trojan detector, or spyware utility that "does it all". My personal feeling is one needs specialized software in each category, with the most important being the firewall.

If your on broadband, with a fixed ID, currently your best protection is a router with "firmware" firewall. If your on wireless, a "Wireless Firewall Router" is essential. If on "dial-up" then a software firewall such as Zone Alarm is you next best option (aside from never using the internet). Most dial-ups will show a different "address" each time you connect, thereby affording some protection against a hacker(s) who attempts to target you specifically. Those lucky enough to have broadband, are most vunerable, and a firewall of some type is mandatory.

Most virus's, trojans, adware, etc. are "actionably" acquired. By that I mean, one downloads an infected program, opens an infected email attachment or initiates some other action which allows the infection to install itself on your computer(s).

Currently, I utilize the following: (most are inactive and used for periodic system scanning, except for the firewall)

ZoneLabs "ZoneAlarm Pro"

Symantec's "Norton AntiVirus Pro"

Moosoft's "The Cleaner"

Webroot's "SpySweeper"

Lavasoft's "Ad-Aware SE Pro"

Spybot - Search & Destroy

eTrust's "Pest Patrol"

Remember the old saying, "Prevention is worth a pound of cure".

I'll second that,Webroot's SpySweeper,is the best one I,ve used,sits in the back ground and stops most before they get though.

"In the December, 2004 issue of PC World, the author of an article titled Poor Defenders concludes that most commercial anti-spyware software is ineffective. In tests using a fresh install of XP and 6 typical spyware infections the commercial software failed to stack up against freeware competitor Spybot Search and Destroy. Four out of seven commercial products failed to remove any of the infections. One product even installed 57 spyware files itself! Conclusion: Use freeware products like Spybot and Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE Personal."

thx to slashdot.org

"In the December, 2004 issue of PC World, the author of an article titled Poor Defenders concludes that most commercial anti-spyware software is ineffective. In tests using a fresh install of XP and 6 typical spyware infections the commercial software failed to stack up against freeware competitor Spybot Search and Destroy. Four out of seven commercial products failed to remove any of the infections. One product even installed 57 spyware files itself! Conclusion: Use freeware products like Spybot and Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE Personal."

thx to slashdot.org

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The PC World article talks about comparing MyNetProtector, NoAdware, PAL Spyware Remover, SpyAssault, SpyBlocs, Spyware Stormer, and XoftSpy.

Has anyone heard of those "antispy" programs they reportedly tested? Not me.

Interesting that the article (here) makes no mention of Lavasoft's Ad-Aware or Webroot's SpySweeper.

I run both Spybot S&D, Ad-aware, and Zone Alarm Pro. I've had no spyware get in since.

I still get about a dozen netbios probs a day though

Good advice Francois

cv

hi'

hmm hmm, when you install spybot S&D ... there is a warning ...

if you have adaware, spybot may find adds backups ...

and it's a reality .. run adaware, find a few stuffs ... clean, there is a backup in the program files/adaware/backup ...

then run spybot ... it's going to find some more, and the backups of adaware ...

the version 1.3 of spybot has the tea-cooker (in the systray), and control any registry change ... even when you install or uninstall something ...

valentinoxxx is right, it's a must have and once you have it, adaware is useless

sorry to go against the pro-adaware, but spybot is from far the best of them all

and about firewalls ... only 2 retain my attention ... the most famous of them all, and the reputation is equal to the preformances, ZoneAlarm ... in version 5x for the user of Xp SP2

the other one is Norton Firewall ... those are the only leakless on the market !

for ZoneAlarm prefer the pro version.

I use ZoneAlarm Pro 5.1 and I registered it ... yes I did

cheers

francois

.....I still get about a dozen netbios probs a day though 

Only 12? Sunday, I had 586 probs in less than 2 hours.

(You've got to give our friends in Taiwan and the Mainland credit for all the effort they expended. )

Thank you ZoneLabs.

I run Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware se, and Zone Alarm Pro.

I do, too.

Thank you ZoneLabs.

yes , zonelabs has the right idea - blocking the incoming is common dog &lt;deleted&gt;, but controlling the program to the port on the outgoing is well thought out.

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