Best spyware remover

[bugzy]

Ive used Ad Aware and Spybot

any others?

[RFIbanez]

Spybot works well for me. SpywareBlaster is pretty good too.

[creanium]

This is just a general statement to everyone, not just Lon ;)

An up-to-date Ad-Aware and Spybot do a very good job together.

SpywareBlaster is a good tool too, but it doesn't remove any spyware, it just prevents it from being installed in the first place. So if you have SpyWare installed now, it's not going to help in that regard.

If you aren't already, it would greatly help keep your computer clean if you were using Mozilla Firefox instead of IE. Since MS dropped support and further development of IE, you're not going to be seeing too much in the way of functional updates to the browser, and it's still going to be pretty full of holes that the ads can get through.

I scan abot once a week with both Ad-Aware and SpyBot and I've been running SpywareBlaster and using Firefox and I consisitently only turn up 10-15 spyware items, and they're always just tracking cookies, nothing too malicious.

Also, common sense dictates that you don't install anything you didn't ask to install. And also pay attention when you do install something as a lot of "free" programs now come bundled with spyware programs. If you still want to use IE, then refrain from installing any of those "cute" toolbars (with the exception of like Yahoo, Google, or MSN) as many of them are spyware and report back to the company with the sites you visit and other information.

[FunkTron]

what he said.

many people "use" adaware...but never remember to update it.

[tony2tru]

what he said.

many people "use" adaware...but never remember to update it.
Dang I use adAware and I never knew you had to update it.... stupid me.

[bugzy]

This is just a general statement to everyone, not just Lon ;)

An up-to-date Ad-Aware and Spybot do a very good job together.

SpywareBlaster is a good tool too, but it doesn't remove any spyware, it just prevents it from being installed in the first place. So if you have SpyWare installed now, it's not going to help in that regard.

If you aren't already, it would greatly help keep your computer clean if you were using Mozilla Firefox instead of IE. Since MS dropped support and further development of IE, you're not going to be seeing too much in the way of functional updates to the browser, and it's still going to be pretty full of holes that the ads can get through.

I scan abot once a week with both Ad-Aware and SpyBot and I've been running SpywareBlaster and using Firefox and I consisitently only turn up 10-15 spyware items, and they're always just tracking cookies, nothing too malicious.

Also, common sense dictates that you don't install anything you didn't ask to install. And also pay attention when you do install something as a lot of "free" programs now come bundled with spyware programs. If you still want to use IE, then refrain from installing any of those "cute" toolbars (with the exception of like Yahoo, Google, or MSN) as many of them are spyware and report back to the company with the sites you visit and other information.
Very true.

But my biggest concern is not for myself since i have pretty good practices.

The big concern is ad programs to protect a computer that is not for me, but a normal person.

Ive been helping this one shop with their computer and they seem to always muck up their computer every 3-4 months. Want to make the computer more automated.

[creanium]

Very true.

But my biggest concern is not for myself since i have pretty good practices.

The big concern is ad programs to protect a computer that is not for me, but a normal person.

Ive been helping this one shop with their computer and they seem to always muck up their computer every 3-4 months. Want to make the computer more automated.
The best first step would be to use SpywareBlaster and Spybot's Immunize function. It blocks a lot of stuff from being installed in the first place.

[sopolev]

Very true.

But my biggest concern is not for myself since i have pretty good practices.

The big concern is ad programs to protect a computer that is not for me, but a normal person.

Ive been helping this one shop with their computer and they seem to always muck up their computer every 3-4 months. Want to make the computer more automated.
Spybot provides advanced setups that with let you schedule both updates and scans.

The only problem I've seen is when they increment the version they don't warn you and also the update featues don't work. You have to download/install the new version manually.

Still not bad for free.

[madajb]

Quit going to porn sites.
-ajb