Best free spyware scanner?

"MAP" <mikepawlak2REM.DeleteThis@OVEhotmail.com> wrote:

>Kristi wrote:
>> (I run kerio firewall and Avast a/v.
>> Comcast cable, surfboard, Nvidia mobo NIC.
>> I block junk with mvps.org host file, and edexter.)
>> tia!
>> Kristi
>
>You really need more than 1
>
>LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
>Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
>Hijack this - http://majorgeeks.com/HijackThis_d3155.html
>Hijackthis tutorial -
>http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showtopic=165
>SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Also try the free Beta version of Microsoft Antispyware from
http://download.microsost.com
It is consistently rated among the best in independent reviews of
antispyware products.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
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I usually scan my computer with this http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/ (free spyware checker). It detected spyware on my computer when ad-aware didn't. So, i made conclusion that it is really good software.
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These are among the best:
http://www.broomeman.com/spyware/



"Kristi" <a RemoveThis @b.net> wrote in message
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> (I run kerio firewall and Avast a/v.
> Comcast cable, surfboard, Nvidia mobo NIC.
> I block junk with mvps.org host file, and edexter.)
> tia!
> Kristi
> --
> Shuttle AN35N Ultra, XP2600+Barton, GeF4Ti4200, 786mb
> XP Pro SP2+
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Kristi,
I agree with Ron's recommendation; however, the correct link is
http://download.microsoft.com/ . The Microsoft program serves as a spyware
blocker [you won't need Spyware Blaster] as well as a system scanner and
removal tool. It also monitors programs which attempt to add themselves to
your Start Menu, attempts to add items to Internet Explorers Favorites, etc.
You are given the opportunity to block or accept each one.
Gene K
PS: Sorry, Ron. I misspell words also.
"Ron Martell" <ron.martell.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "MAP" <mikepawlak2REM.RemoveThis@OVEhotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Kristi wrote:
>>> (I run kerio firewall and Avast a/v.
>>> Comcast cable, surfboard, Nvidia mobo NIC.
>>> I block junk with mvps.org host file, and edexter.)
>>> tia!
>>> Kristi
>>
>>You really need more than 1
>>
>>LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>>Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
>>Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
>>Hijack this - http://majorgeeks.com/HijackThis_d3155.html
>>Hijackthis tutorial -
>>http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showtopic=165
>>SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> Also try the free Beta version of Microsoft Antispyware from
> http://download.microsost.com
> It is consistently rated among the best in independent reviews of
> antispyware products.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
> http://aumha.org/alex.htm
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On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 20:32:25 -0400, Gene K wrote:

> Kristi,
> I agree with Ron's recommendation; however, the correct link is
> http://download.microsoft.com/ . The Microsoft program serves as a spyware
> blocker [you won't need Spyware Blaster] as well as a system scanner and
> removal tool. It also monitors programs which attempt to add themselves to
> your Start Menu, attempts to add items to Internet Explorers Favorites, etc.
> You are given the opportunity to block or accept each one.
> Gene K
> PS: Sorry, Ron. I misspell words also.
> "Ron Martell" <ron.martell DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:jo03k1d6qf7i58fc2fgoj3rc0sfkk1fclc@4ax.com...
>> "MAP" <mikepawlak2REM DeleteThis @OVEhotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Kristi wrote:
>>>> (I run kerio firewall and Avast a/v.
>>>> Comcast cable, surfboard, Nvidia mobo NIC.
>>>> I block junk with mvps.org host file, and edexter.)
>>>> tia!
>>>> Kristi
>>>
>>>You really need more than 1
>>>
>>>LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>>>Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
>>>Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
>>>Hijack this - http://majorgeeks.com/HijackThis_d3155.html
>>>Hijackthis tutorial -
>>>http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showtopic=165
>>>SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>>
>> Also try the free Beta version of Microsoft Antispyware from
>> http://download.microsost.com
>> It is consistently rated among the best in independent reviews of
>> antispyware products.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>> --
>> Microsoft MVP
>> On-Line Help Computer Service
>> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>
>> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
>> http://aumha.org/alex.htm

Thanks all!!! I will try them all!
Kristi
--
Shuttle AN35N Ultra, GeF4Ti4200, XP2600+Barton, 786mb
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"Kristi" <a RemoveThis @b.net> wrote in message news:oph96mc2jwcj$.dlg@krististuf.com...
> On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 20:32:25 -0400, Gene K wrote:
>
>> Kristi,
>> I agree with Ron's recommendation; however, the correct link is
>> http://download.microsoft.com/ . The Microsoft program serves as a
>> spyware
>> blocker [you won't need Spyware Blaster] as well as a system scanner and
>> removal tool. It also monitors programs which attempt to add themselves
>> to
>> your Start Menu, attempts to add items to Internet Explorers Favorites,
>> etc.
>> You are given the opportunity to block or accept each one.
>> Gene K
>> PS: Sorry, Ron. I misspell words also.
>> "Ron Martell" <ron.martell RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:jo03k1d6qf7i58fc2fgoj3rc0sfkk1fclc@4ax.com...
>>> "MAP" <mikepawlak2REM RemoveThis @OVEhotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Kristi wrote:
>>>>> (I run kerio firewall and Avast a/v.
>>>>> Comcast cable, surfboard, Nvidia mobo NIC.
>>>>> I block junk with mvps.org host file, and edexter.)
>>>>> tia!
>>>>> Kristi
>>>>
>>>>You really need more than 1
>>>>
>>>>LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>>>>Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
>>>>Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
>>>>Hijack this - http://majorgeeks.com/HijackThis_d3155.html
>>>>Hijackthis tutorial -
>>>>http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showtopic=165
>>>>SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>>>
>>> Also try the free Beta version of Microsoft Antispyware from
>>> http://download.microsost.com
>>> It is consistently rated among the best in independent reviews of
>>> antispyware products.
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>>> --
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> On-Line Help Computer Service
>>> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>>
>>> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
>>> http://aumha.org/alex.htm
>
> Thanks all!!! I will try them all!
> Kristi

I'd skip the BETA MS program if I were you.

Alias
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"Alias" <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote:


>
>I'd skip the BETA MS program if I were you.
>
>Alias
>

Why?

The MS Antispyware Beta has been in the top two or three products in
every recent comparative review of antispyware products.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
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Alias wrote:

> I'd skip the BETA MS program if I were you.

You obviously don't have a clue and your advice should be ignored.
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 23:55:53 +0200, Lars-Erik Østerud wrote:

> Ron Martell skrev:
>
>> The MS Antispyware Beta has been in the top two or three products in
>> every recent comparative review of antispyware products.
>
> But it most likely won't remove Alexa, right
> As that is installed with Internet Explorer

Hi all and thanks again. Yeah, I caught the misspelling, but thanks.

What I did was run AdAware first a few times. While running it, Avast
caught 3 "viruses" in //local/temp.... AdAware found a couple of
objectional cookies and some minor doc history stuff, all of which I
removed.

I tried to install Spybot S&D (I had used that and adaware a lot before),
but it had an insurmountable prob downloading it's updates - I bet the site
was down briefly. I seem to recall that it never could do an update on an
install - always later. But it would catch a couple things that adaware
didn't. We're talking a year ago here. (Been doing Linux)

I installed and ran the MS beta prog - it found nothing. I tried to set it
so that it wouldn't start on boot, but it insisted on uninstalling itself
in the taskbar, so I eventually uninstalled it. (this was also due to me
thinking that it was causing some "excluded" stuff to appear on PD)(it was
really Norton recycle bin which I forget about when I install Ghost) I use
firefox so the alexa thing is not of concern. I may well go back and try
it again, since I am current with updates. By the way, what is this new
validation thing that it does after a certain level in MS Update - somebody
hack updates??? ) I'm legal, so all works well - just curious!
Kristi
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On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:15:31 -0700, Ron Martell wrote:

> "MAP" <mikepawlak2REM.RemoveThis@OVEhotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Kristi wrote:
>>> (I run kerio firewall and Avast a/v.
>>> Comcast cable, surfboard, Nvidia mobo NIC.
>>> I block junk with mvps.org host file, and edexter.)
>>> tia!
>>> Kristi
>>
>>You really need more than 1
>>
>>LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>>Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
>>Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
>>Hijack this - http://majorgeeks.com/HijackThis_d3155.html
>>Hijackthis tutorial -
>>http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showtopic=165
>>SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> Also try the free Beta version of Microsoft Antispyware from
> http://download.microsost.com
> It is consistently rated among the best in independent reviews of
> antispyware products.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

Ron, I put the MS beta back up tonight and will leave it up. It does not
seem to scan anything other than the C:\ partition. Any way to make it
scan all partitions in my system?
tia
Kristi
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"Uncle Grumpy" <unclegrumpy RemoveThis @ameritech.net> wrote in message
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> Alias wrote:
>
>> I'd skip the BETA MS program if I were you.
>
> You obviously don't have a clue and your advice should be ignored.
>

Anybody that trusts a BETA is an idiot.

Alias
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On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 11:34:15 +0200, Alias wrote:

> "Uncle Grumpy" <unclegrumpy RemoveThis @ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:1128476660.137858.94900@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> Alias wrote:
>>
>>> I'd skip the BETA MS program if I were you.
>>
>> You obviously don't have a clue and your advice should be ignored.
>>
>
> Anybody that trusts a BETA is an idiot.
>
> Alias

I've been running Linux betas for the past year with little prob. XPRC1
and 2 were great. It'a the alphas that I find a tad risky. ))) Betas
are usually fine! So far, MS AntiSpyware has caused me no probs. It's also
very interesting to me to see if MS catches something that AdAware doesn't.
Besides, I back up my system with Ghost so if something untoward happens, I
lose very little.
hth
Kristi
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